The Florida Orchestra continues to adapt during this unusual season, and anyone who attended the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks program this past weekend got an unexpected twist under the baton…
Thomas Wilkins is a busy guy these days, regardless of the setbacks Covid has made on the arts, especially symphony orchestras.He should know. The former resident conductor of TFO from…
The Florida Orchestra is bringing the U.S. premiere of a wickedly fun version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Tampa Bay for its socially distanced Family Concert matinee…
Jeff Multer has the toughest job in town this weekend. Why? He wants to craft perfection on something already flawless. In three concerts at the Mahaffey Theater, TFO’s concertmaster tackles…
By John Shaw, TFO Principal Percussionist The percussion family often plays a supporting role in an orchestra. The endless variety of drums and other things you can strike, shake or…
My friends had been itching to get out of the house, to do something – anything – other than sit in quarantine in front of their televisions. The Covid lifestyle…
Ahmed Alabaca, the young American composer featured on this week’s Masterworks program, believes in the healing power of art. In his work, Across the Calm Waters of Heaven – A…
One year after the coronavirus brought our world to a standstill, The Florida Orchestra has hit a milestone filled with hope: We have now performed more than 50 concerts for…
Jeannette Sorrell had to scramble. She would be guest conducting this weekend’s TFO Masterworks program, which featured selections for soprano and orchestra, when suddenly everything had to change because of…
Thirty years ago at Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Whitney Houston walked onto the field with The Florida Orchestra and made history with an epic rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. Now…