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Afterthoughts: A precious season that defied the odds
Since The Florida Orchestra began playing music in 1968, no season has been like this…
A year in the making: All County Music Festival in the time of Covid
By TFO Teaching Artist Kaitlin Springer and Steve Harris, Seminole High School Director of Music…
Concert Afterthoughts: TFO gives orchestral gems new life onstage
The Florida Orchestra continues to adapt during this unusual season, and anyone who attended the…
Maestro Wilkins: ‘We’re seeing a fresh fervor for making and hearing music’
Thomas Wilkins is a busy guy these days, regardless of the setbacks Covid has made…
TFO to perform U.S. premiere of unique ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’
The Florida Orchestra is bringing the U.S. premiere of a wickedly fun version of Snow…
Multer on Mendelssohn: In pursuit of perfection
Jeff Multer has the toughest job in town this weekend. Why? He wants to craft…
John Shaw’s beat-by-beat preview of TFO’s Percussion concert
By John Shaw, TFO Principal Percussionist The percussion family often plays a supporting role in…
Serenity concert review: Exactly what we needed
My friends had been itching to get out of the house, to do something –…
In ‘Across the Calm Waters,’ composer finds hope in horror
Ahmed Alabaca, the young American composer featured on this week’s Masterworks program, believes in the…
One year later, TFO performs 50th live concert amid pandemic
One year after the coronavirus brought our world to a standstill, The Florida Orchestra has…