On Saturday, March 15, join the Panama City Symphony and Conductor Sergey Bogza to celebrate the 80th anniversary of My Favorite Things: Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Take a symphonic journey from Oklahoma! to the South Pacific and experience the melodies of some of America’s most beloved Broadway music. This will be an evening of entertainment that will strike a chord with the young – as well as the young at heart!
The legendary Broadway musical writing team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II produced their final show together, The Sound of Music, nine months before Hammerstein passed away of cancer. Yet throughout all the songs of the show, there’s a great sense of hope and optimism. “My Favorite Things,” with its holiday imagery, and its reminder to remember one’s favorite things when times are hard, has been adopted and adapted by jazz artists and pop artists to this day.
Conductor Sergey Bogza’s passion for engaging and inspiring his audiences is evident in the exuberant bodies of music he chooses for the Symphony’s shows. The evening will include selections from the duo’s treasured musicals The King and I, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific, as well as Victory at Sea, The Sound of Music, and Carousel. Prior to intermission, the Symphony will perform a piece that honors five military branches, including an original arrangement for Space Force.
This concert will take place at The Barbara W. Nelson Fine Arts Center at Bay High School, 1200 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401; the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at PanamaCitySymphony.org.
