Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is Central Florida’s resident professional orchestra, composed of accomplished musicians recruited from around the world, appearing in more than 125 performances each season. Founded in 1993, the orchestra’s mission is to promote symphonic music through excellence in performance, education and cultural leadership. The Orlando Philharmonic has balanced its budget since its inception. The Orlando Philharmonic has the largest endowment of any arts institution in Central Florida. It is entering its 24th anniversary in the 2016-2017 season, led by Eric Jacobsen as Music Director.
The orchestra presents several different types of programming. The Super Series, which runs September through April, comprises ten concerts, including five classical concerts and five “pops” concerts. The pops series features music from Broadway musicals, the cinema and popular music. All super series concerts are performed at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in Orlando, FL.
The Philharmonic performs several chamber music concerts each year at The Plaza Live Theatre in Orlando, FL as part of its Focus Series. A summer version of this series, the Sounds of Summer Series, takes place during June, July and August, featuring programs compiled by the orchestra’s own musicians. Furthermore, the Orlando Philharmonic performs numerous full-orchestra outdoor during fall and spring community pops concerts, in partnerships with municipalities throughout the region and offered free to the public.
When the Orlando Opera closed its doors in 2009, the Philharmonic took on the responsibility of keeping opera alive in the Central Florida community. In 2010, the Philharmonic performed two Concert Operas, Carmen and Porgy and Bess. In 2011, the orchestra performed La Bohème. In 2012, the Philharmonic performed Rigoletto. The Orlando Philharmonic annually performs 30 Young People’s Concerts for over 60,000 Orange, Seminole, and Volusia County Public School, private, and home school students at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. The orchestra also offers a program for pre-school age children called Tiny Tots, now in its 11th season. Each spring, the Orlando Philharmonic hosts an annual Young Composer’s Challenge, open to aspiring composers ages between the ages of 13 and 18 throughout the United States. The National Young Composers Challenge provides students with an extensive workshop with renowned composers, followed by a composition challenge for orchestral and chamber works. Winning compositions are performed by the Orlando Philharmonic at the annual Composium, a concert and masterclass offered free to the public.
The Philharmonic initiates many community collaborations. Since its inception, the orchestra has partnered with the Orlando Opera, Orlando Ballet, the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Florida Young Artists Orchestra, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Bethune-Cookman University, the University of Central Florida, Stetson University, the “Negro Spiritual” Scholarship Foundation, Mad Cow Theatre, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, the Orange County Regional History Center and many other area organizations.
Let’s get better acquainted with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s Music Director (of one year), Eric Jacobsen, below:
- Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 (2:00 pm & 8:00 pm), at Bob Carr Theater–Albert George Schram (conductor), Christiane Noll & Doug LaBrecque (vocals): to hear some of the terrific classics by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and others, including “You’re the Top,” “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Embraceable You,” “Alexander’s Ragtime Band,” and many other beloved songs from the 1920’s to the 1950’s.
- Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 (12:00 pm), at Bob Carr Theater–2016 Young People’s Concerts: Once Upon A Symphony
- Monday, Nov. 14, 2016 (7:00 pm), at The Plaza Live–Eric Jacobsen (conductor): Glorious Schubert, with Schubert’s Symphony No.4 “Tragic”, (arr. C. Jacobsen) Brooks Lullaby, (Arr. Ljova) Gretchen am Spinnrade; Adams’ Shaker Loops; and Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Keep in mind that there are over 125 events this season. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to use the contact information listed below:
- Office Hours Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
- Box Office 407.770.0071
- General Office 407.896.6700
- Email info@orlandophil.org
- 425 North Bumby Ave, Orlando, FL 32803
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