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Grant will help TFO musicians create new piece for harp, percussion

By Kelly Smith and Anna Kate Mackle, Principal Harpist For TFO harpist Anna Kate Mackle …

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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 …

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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 …

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Concert Afterthoughts: TFO gives orchestral gems new life onstage

The Florida Orchestra continues to adapt during this unusual season, and anyone who attended the …

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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 …

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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 …

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Multer on Mendelssohn: In pursuit of perfection

Jeff Multer has the toughest job in town this weekend. Why? He wants to craft …

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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 …

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Serenity concert review: Exactly what we needed

My friends had been itching to get out of the house, to do something – …