Have a flute player in the house?

The Greater Bridgeport  Symphony(GBS) will usher in the call of Spring with Flute Fusion on Saturday, March 16 at The Klein in Bridgeport, 8:00pm - get tickets HERE. The concert is the fourth installment of five in this season’s concert series, styled Building Bridges. 

In addition to these amazing musical experiences, the concert will highlight acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery’s “Coincident Dances.” She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence.  The concert will also showcase Paul Schoenfield’s “Klezmer Rondos,” another composition showing the magic of the flute.  Composed in 1989, Schoenfield integrated the traditional sounds of Ashkenazi Jewish celebrations with full orchestration.  “Growing up with Klezmer music surrounding my family’s joyful traditions and gatherings signified an emotional expression of our musical culture,” says GBS Executive Director Phyllis Cortese. 

The music of this concert is relatively young – two 20th-century pieces (1937 and 1989) and one from the late 19th.  “We are seeing a trend at GBS concerts with many young families discovering classical music for the first time, creating a unique, memorable, bonding experience that bridges the generations through music,” says Cortese.