Matt Rogers was 5 years old when he got his first laugh.  “I was addicted to making people laugh. I wanted to be a comedian,” he confesses. Nearly 40 years later and this passionate, kind, and funny auctioneer/performer is still lighting up a room in hopes of making a difference.  Before this California native commanded […]

Sinfonia Youth Orchestra (SYO) has a new director … and plenty of opportunities for student musicians looking for top-shelf music education experience … and fun. More on that later. First, let’s meet Sinfonia’s newest music maker.  Loquacious, kind, and meticulous, 26-year-old Margaret Gordon was born and raised in Fort Walton Beach. Her passion for music […]

By Zandra Wolfgram  Morgan James is a classical trained vocalist, Broadway veteran and recording artist. She also is no stranger to the Sinfonia Gulf Coast Stage having wowed audiences with her sultry and soulful delivery of Broadway hits, American Songbook standards and even some of her own tunes. We caught up with the performer the […]

Holiday Pops has become a highly anticipated annual tradition. This year, Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s seasonal offering features The Doo Wop Project.  To prepare everyone to be “doowopified” this Friday, we share some fun facts about this special music genre. Doo Wop is a genre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large […]