Music lovers will feel like they’ve stepped into heaven this week. You’ve got quite the selection – from classical to jazz to pops.
It starts this Friday, Jan. 24, with the sound and fury of the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra performing a Rachmaninoff concerto performed by the award-winning Yury Favorin. One of those awards came from the Van Cliburn Competition. OK, that’s pretty impressive. Maestro Vladimir Lande conducts. Also on the program are electrifying works by Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Tickets are $90. The concert begins 7:30 p.m. at the Community Church of Vero Beach, 1901 23rd St. Call 772-778-1070 or visit IRSymphonic.org.
Catch your breath this Sunday, Jan. 26, with some exquisite chamber music presented by the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Small musical ensembles will perform lovely works by Debussy, Takemitzu, Piazzolla and Porter. Tickets are $35 and are sold out, but there’s always a chance you can score a ticket if you go there in person. The chamber music concert begins 3 p.m. at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, 3001 Riverside Dr. Call 772-460-0851 or visit AtlanticClassicalOrchestra.com.
There’s more: Mix music with art in this Sunday evening at the First Presbyterian Church of Vero Beach, 520 Royal Palm Blvd. A special art exhibit opens 5 p.m. The concert begins 6 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $10. Call 772-562-9088.
For something decidedly different, take in the “Hooray for Hollywood” concert when the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra performs movie music live with film clips. Music includes compositions from “Indiana Jones,” “The Magnificent Seven,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Titanic” and much, much more. The concert begins 3 p.m. this Sunday at Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Call 855-252-7276 or visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org.
The Annual Big Band Jazz Concert will showcase jazz bands from Vero Beach High School and those from Oslo, Gifford and Storm Grove middle schools. It begins 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, at the Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Center, 1707 16th St. Call 772-564-5537 or visit IndianRiverSchools.Tix.com. You can also email VBHSTickets@gmail.com.
Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits will perform 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Ave., Vero Beach. Tickets start at $40. Call 800-595-4849 or visit TheEmersonCenter.com.
Live theater will also help fill up your schedule. Both Riverside Theatre and the Vero Beach Theatre Guild have shows on their boards right now, and they’re certainly designed to entertain. “Always a Bridesmaid” runs through this Sunday at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild, 2020 San Juan Ave. This comedy is so popular, its three playwrights could almost retire … almost. It revolves, in part, around four women who have been friends since high school and promised to be at each of their weddings. No matter how many. The show performs 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, Friday, Jan. 24, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26. Tickets range from $15 to $30. Call 772-562-8300 or visit VeroBeachTheatreGuild.com. Riverside Theatre, meanwhile, has on its mainstage a truly delightful musical, “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” It’s peppy, fun and wonderfully choreographed. Tickets start at $35. For just pure fun and wacky comedy, consider “The 39 Steps,” which just opened and runs through Feb. 9 in Riverside’s smaller Waxlax Stage. Tickets for that are $65. There are student discounts. Riverside is at 3250 Riverside Dr. Call 772-231-6990 or visit RiversideTheatre.com.
Riverside Theatre for Kids will hold auditions 4 p.m. this Friday for its “Beat Bugs JV” theater program. There is no cost to audition. However, there is a cost, $250, to attend the program, if invited to do so. For more information, call the theater’s education office at 772-234-0852.