Here's a listing of Spring Events for the Florida Orchestra.  If you're traveling south or are in Florida, please check out www.floridaorchestra.org for more information.  Educational opportunities are listed at the end of this article.

 

 March

Progress Energy Masterworks
Verdi Requiem

Stefan Sanderling, conductor
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
Richard Zielinski, music & artistic director

VERDI: Requiem

Sat, Mar 7, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Mar 8, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Sponsors: SunTrust, Fowler White Boggs
Media sponsors: St. Petersburg Times, WUSF, WEDU, Bay News 9

 

 

 

Holland America Line Coffee Concerts
Romantic Rhapsodies

Alastair Willis, conductor
Aza Torshkoeva, piano
(2008 TFO Young Artist Competition winner)

GRIEG: Concerto for Piano
GLINKA: Russlan and Ludmilla
KHACHATURIAN: Adagio from Spartacus

Thurs, Mar 12, 11 am
Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $24, $27, $32, $40

Sponsor: AAA
Media sponsor: Senior Connection

 

 

Raymond James Super Pops
Doc Severinsen: El Ritmo de la Vida

Doc Severinsen, trumpet & conductor
Gil Gutierrez, guitar
Pedro Cartas, violin
Kevin Thomas, bass
Luis Conte, percussion

Armed with charm, class, witty remarks, a flair for fashion and the soaring sounds of his trumpet, Doc is joined by a virtuoso ensemble from Mexico for a night of fiery pop tunes, gypsy jazz and Latin and Spanish favorites.

Fri, Mar 13, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall
Sat, Mar 14, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsor: WDUV

 

 

Progress Energy Masterworks
Ravel: Mother Goose

RAVEL: Mother Goose
FRANCK: Symphony in D minor

Fri, Mar 20, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall
Sun, Mar 22, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsors: WUSF, WEDU

 

 

Raymond James Super Pops
The Always Amazing John Williams

Richard Kaufman, conductor

Sure to be a high-energy night of everybody’s favorites by the always amazing John Williams…Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, E.T., Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Schindler’s List, Empire of the Sun, Hook and a few surprises from Williams’ personal music library.

Fri, Mar 27, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall
Sat, Mar 28 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Mar 29, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsor: WDUV

 

April

Progress Energy Masterworks
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5

Stefan Sanderling, conductor

BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 5

Fri, Apr 3, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsors: WUSF, WEDU

 

 

Progress Energy Masterworks
Schumann: Symphony No. 2

Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Katherine Young, oboe

SMETANA: The Moldau
MARTINU: Concerto for Oboe    
SCHUMANN: Symphony No. 2

Sat, Apr 18, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Apr 19, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsors: WUSF, WEDU

 

 

May

Progress Energy Masterworks
Brahms: Symphony No. 3

Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Karen Gomyo, violin

ADLER: The Fixed Desire of the Human Heart
SHOSTAKOVICH: Violin Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3    

Fri, May 1, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall
Sat, May 2, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, May 3, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Media sponsors: WUSF, WEDU

 

 

Progress Energy Masterworks
Resurrection

Stefan Sanderling, conductor
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay
Richard Zielinski, music and artistic director

MAHLER: Symphony No. 2, Resurrection

Fri, May15, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall
Sat, May 16, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, May 17, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Sponsor: Shumaker Loop & Kendrick
Media sponsors: St. Petersburg Times, WUSF, WEDU, Bay News 9

 

Special

Oz with Orchestra: The Wizard of Oz

Positioned directly under a movie theater-size screen, The Florida Orchestra will perform the Oscar award- winning score to the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz. In this special edition re-mastered version of the MGM film, the musical soundtrack was digitally removed to allow the orchestra to accompany the original dialog and songs of Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion on their fairytale journey to the fabled Emerald City.

Sat, May 23, 8 pm
Sun, May 24, 2 pm
Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: Adult $35 and $45; Children 12 and under $25 and $35

Sponsor: McNichols Company
Media sponsors: St. Petersburg Times, Bay News 9

Holland America Line Coffee Concerts
American in Paris

Alastair Willis, conductor

GERSHWIN: American in Paris
BERNSTEIN: Candide Suite
LOEWE: Suite from Gigi

Thurs, May 28, 11 am
Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $24, $27, $32, $40

Sponsor: AAA
Media sponsor: Senior Connection

 

Raymond James Super Pops
Broadway by Request

Richard Kaufman, conductor

It’s a night of Broadway stars belting out a bevy of best-loved songs from such hit musicals as My Fair Lady, Phantom, Chicago, Music Man, Evita, Mame and South Pacific.

Fri, May 29, 8 pm, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Ferguson Hall
Sat, May 30, 8 pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts – Mahaffey Theater
Sun, May 31, 7:30 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

For tickets call: 727.892.3337
www.floridaorchestra.org
Pricing: $19, $29, $40, $50, $65

Sponsor: McKibbon Hotel Management
Media sponsor: WDUV

 

 

 

Student Tickets: Students, teachers and education staff
members may purchase individual $10 tickets with a valid school I.D. to
most Florida Orchestra concerts, subject to availability. Limit two
tickets per concert. Some restrictions may apply. Tickets may be
purchased in advance exclusively through The Florida Orchestra Ticket
Center, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, at 244 2nd Avenue North,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Tickets may also be purchased in person on
concert nights1-1/2 hours prior to curtain at the given concert hall. 
Please call 727.892.3337 for more information.

Musicians in the Schools: The Musicians in the Schools
program offers orchestra musicians the opportunity to support high
school orchestra and band programs in Pinellas and Hillsborough County
schools by working as sectional coaches, providing private instruction
or conducting rehearsals depending on the director's need request.

Instrument Petting Zoo/Magical Music Box: This popular
activity is a project of The Florida Orchestra Tampa Guild and features
a collection of musical instruments that children can touch, blow,
pluck, and strike. Strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments
are all included in the Magical Music Box.

Young Artists Competition: The Florida Orchestra Young
Artists Competition recognizes extraordinary young talent in the
greater Tampa Bay area. The competition is open to students up to the
age of 22, with senior (16-22) and junior (15 and younger) divisions.
Free Youth Concerts: These specially designed 50-minute concerts are
targeted at fourth and fifth graders and are presented during the
school day at one of the major concert halls in the area. Each year
over 30,000 fourth and fifth grade students from Hillsborough and
Pinellas counties attend one of the orchestra’s youth concerts. These
concerts are open to all public and private schools, home schools, and
exceptional centers.

 

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