Music of the Night

Music moves us all. We can soar away on the notes of a melody to different times and faraway places. Music has the power to transport, transform, transfix, and even translate emotion. In choosing this year’s theme for the Symphony Society’s Cabaret fundraiser, event Co-Chair JoAnn Frick says she selected “Music of the Night” because of her love for Phantom of the Opera and its music. It also appealed because it harkened back to the early days of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia when their major fundraiser was a cozy gathering with that same name.

EIL decided to draw on that idea of nostalgia we all feel for beloved musicals and the songs that stay with us. On these pages, in addition to JoAnn’s choice of Phantom of the Opera, you’ll find favorite Broadway musicals chosen by members of the Symphony Society, Coastal Symphony of Georgia, and EIL staffers. No matter what the music performed at Cabaret, we’re sure it will be wonderful, beautiful, and some enchanted evening!

CABARET 2019 - THE EVENT

What good is sitting alone in your room?

Come hear the music play

Life is a cabaret, old chum

Come to the cabaret.

The Symphony Society invites you to heed the call from that popular 1966 Broadway classic and come to Cabaret 2019 on February 2 at The Greenhouse on St. Simons Island. Your patronage of this event supports the Coastal Symphony of Georgia and its goal of providing world class music to the Golden Isles. The night will include a sumptuous three-course catered dinner and a sure-to-be-memorable musical performance in an intimate setting.

The night’s entertainment will be provided by California recording artist Nick Palance, who has been hailed by critics as the new “American Bocelli” for his vocal talent. No stranger to Broadway productions himself, Nick starred in the lead role of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  and has also toured with the Canadian Tenors. He will be performing a wide array of songs that will appeal to music lovers and stir those feelings of nostalgia. There’s even a very special and dramatic tribute to Phantom of the Opera planned that you won’t want to miss.

Of course, the live and silent auctions are always a huge attraction and highlight of this annual event. This year, the silent auction includes unique and eclectic offerings that include wonderful works of art, generous gift certificates, wines of the world, and a collection of top shelf bourbon that will allow you to take a trip down the Kentucky Bourbon Trail from the comfort of your own home. If real travel is what you’d prefer, there are trips to Tuscany and Capri in the live auction, as well as a “glamping” trip on Little Raccoon Key.

Reserve individual or patron seating by visiting coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org and join your friends in this evening of fun, fine food, and fellowship presented by the Symphony Society. With your support, the music of the night will continue to live on through the Coastal Symphony of Georgia.

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you

Hear it, fear it, secretly possess you …