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       Rex Recommends




      By Rex Hearn                                       delight you – “age shall not weary them.’’ How long have   The best Messiah my wife and I have heard locally in my 30
        December promises a                              these guys been around? Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. the dynamic New   years of reviewing was in Jupiter given by the Masterworks
      return to normal though it’s                       World Symphony Orchestra plays under the baton of Marin   Chorus of the Palm Beaches. Founded in 1979 by Dr. Jack
      wise to check ahead for the                        Alsop, one of the first women conductors to break the glass   Jones, who also began the symphony, this group of 50-plus
      protocols that are in place for                    ceiling as music director of the Baltimore Symphony, a major   singers gets it right. And the four soloists rank high above
      when you attend an event,                          American orchestra.                               all others. The small orchestra plays divinely, all led by the
      to avoid the disappointment                          The Tony Award-winning musical, Dear Evan Hanson   brilliant and charming Maestro Ken Taylor. Performances are
      of being turned away. And                          goes up for eight performances – Dec. 15 to 19. It’s a coming   on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in the First United Methodist
      please have a wonderful                            of age musical about a young man with social anxiety   Church, Indiantown Road, Jupiter. (masterworkschorus@
      holiday season with family                         disorders.                                        gmail.com). Tickets are $25 at the door.
      and friends. Share a visit                           Dec. 23 has Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, another   Palm Beach Symphony
      with them to one of my                             musical, at 1 p.m., especially for the kids. Please take them.     Celebrating their new home at the Kravis Center on Dec.
      recommendations. Support                           It’s nearly Christmas. Jan. 2, 2022 sees the great American   2 at 7:30 p.m., Palm Beach Symphony conducted by that
      the arts. And just have a darned good time.        Diva, Renee Fleming give a song and operatic recital of her   most distinguished of musicians, Maestro Gerard Schwarz,
      Kravis Center West Palm Beach                      favorites. I was privileged to interview her some time ago.   pays tribute to Mozart’s last year, 1791. The symphony plays
        A full entertainment program ranging from rock and   You will be captivated by her charm, as was I, and of course,   his Magic Flute Overture, Clarinet Concerto in A major,
      roll to symphonic music is bookended by two world-class   you will hear her very, very beautiful creamy rich soprano   Requiem in D minor and Ave Verum Corpus. Lots of soloists
      productions of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker. A fairly   voice. What a joy. Jan. 5 to 9 has eight performances of   and the Master Chorale of South Florida will make it a night
      new company, Ballet Palm Beach, performs their version   Summer – The Donna Summer Musical. On Jan. 17 one can   to remember. On Monday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. the orchestra
      Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. And Miami City Ballet   enjoy the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m., conducted   plays Liadov’s  Kikimora, and Rachmaninoff’s  Piano
      presents the Balanchine version on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. and Dec.   by Jader Bignamini. Call the box office at (561) 832-7469   Concerto No. 3, soloist the great Yefim Bronfman. He was
      30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Go to both and compare! On Dec.   for information.                           a judge at this year’s Artur Rubinstein Piano Competition,
      6 at 8 p.m., the brilliant French pianist, Jen-Yves Thibaudet   Messiah Jupiter                      won by a 28-year-old Spaniard, Juan Perez Floristan. The
      gives a recital; be sure to check the color of his socks, he     Handel wrote 36 oratorios and 38 operas during his time   Symphony No. 5 in D minor of Shostakovich crash-bangs
      often wears varied colors to match his playing! Then on   in London. The Messiah, which he wrote in order to provide   the evening to a thrilling end. Call the box office at (561)
      Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. The Four Tops and The Temptations will   funds for a Dublin orphanage is his most performed work.   281-0145 for information.
       Three Ways To Give The Gift Of Reading




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