PERFORMING ARTS
HOLIDAY 2022: 59
Rockapella in the coming months. Most concerts are
at the King Center. Brevard Veterans Center in Merritt
Island is home to Space Coast Jazz Society concerts.
The Space Coast is also home to several choral
ensembles, including Brevard Community Chorus
brevardcommunitychorus.org, the Indialantic
Chamber Singers indialanticchambersingers.org,
and the Brevard Chorale brevardchorale.org.
“Singing is the most intimate method of musicmaking
that exists,” said Robert Lamb, conductor of
Brevard Community Chorus, which celebrates the
holidays Dec. 10 with Gloria: a Christmas Celebration.
Indialantic Chamber Singers will present Sing We Now
of Christmas Dec.16 and 18 and offer a spring concert
in 2023. Brevard Choral will present A Ceremony of
Carols Dec. 5 at the Simpkins Auditorium of Eastern
Florida State College.
Ballet will also thrive next season in Brevard. Space
Coast Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, onstage
Dec. 3 at the King Center, features Brevard Symphony
Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky’s wonderful music,
principal dancers from top companies around the
world and sets imported from the Mariinsky Theatre
in Russia. In its 19th year, it has become a family
tradition for many.
Rob Kessler conducts the
Community Band of Brevard.
COMMUNITY BAND OF BREVARD
Galmont Ballet, resident company of Cocoa Village Playhouse, also
delights ballet fans with several performances during the year,
including an original American version of The Nutcracker, set in the
United States of the 19th century.
Galmont’s 20th Anniversary Gala Performance July 1 and 2, also at
Cocoa Village Playhouse, promises to be a dazzling evening of dance
and will feature international guest dancers along with the ballet’s
talented students.
Culture lovers have a busy season ahead.
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