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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 …

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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 …

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To keep the music playing in Covid era, flexibility is key

Jeannette Sorrell had to scramble. She would be guest conducting this weekend’s TFO Masterworks program, …

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TFO plays 1991 national anthem to honor Whitney Houston, Bucs in video

Thirty years ago at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Whitney Houston walked onto the field …

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Art, music create fairy-tale world for Ravel’s ‘Mother Goose’

This weekend The Florida Orchestra will present its fourth multimedia collaboration with Visual Artist-in-residence Geff …

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Pianist embraces intimacy of Covid concert world

Many years ago, when TFO was playing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at the Mahaffey …

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Watch The Florida Orchestra on WEDU TV this Friday

The Florida Orchestra debuts on WEDU-PBS television this Friday (Dec. 18) at 9 pm with Inside …

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TFO streams annual Youth Concert on demand for Tampa Bay schools

TFO will not let the coronavirus pandemic stop our 50-year tradition of Youth Concerts for thousands of Tampa Bay students. For the first time, TFO is streaming its annual program on demand straight into the classroom.

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Unmasking Mozart while playing it safe

For soloists Clay Ellerbroek and Anna Kate Mackle, the pandemic brings new challenges for Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. But it’s worth it for “Mozart’s idea of heaven.”