Symphony of the Americas Summerfest 2019 - Broward Center for the Performing Arts

Event Description

Sail Away on a Musical Journey with the sounds of Symphony of the Americas! As the longest running music festival in Florida, Summerfest brings the masterful sounds of its popular Chamber Orchestra, along with musicians and soloists from renowned orchestras throughout Europe to various south Florida venues to perform several styles of classical and popular music. With this year's sunny "Sail Away" theme, the schedule is anchored by a concert at its regular seasonal performance home, Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Traditionally, more than ten (10) different countries are represented on stage at Summerfest concerts, and this year's Summerfest cultural exchange includes musicians from the Opera Orchestra of Bulgaria, Mission Symphony of Switzerland and Orchestre Francais. Soloists are Angelo di Veroli (marimba~Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, Italy), Summerfest Concertmaster Orlando Forte of Cuba, Symphony of the Americas Principal Trumpet Claudio Osorio, Glenn Basham (Concertmaster of Naples Philharmonic), and acclaimed international organist Tim Brumfield, among others.