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Read more about the article For TFO’s Dee Moses, ‘retirement’ is full speed ahead

For TFO’s Dee Moses, ‘retirement’ is full speed ahead

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:January 24, 2023
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This weekend is the end of an era in TFO’s bass section. After 47 seasons, Principal Bass Dee Moses is “retiring.” Well, more like “refocusing” his life to make more…

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Read more about the article The Florida Orchestra names Chelsea Gallo as assistant conductor

The Florida Orchestra names Chelsea Gallo as assistant conductor

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:April 27, 2022
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The Florida Orchestra has named rising star Chelsea Gallo as its new assistant conductor starting with the 2022-23 season in the fall. Gallo will lead TFO’s youth and community concerts,…

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Read more about the article Explosive. Intimate. Lush. TFO musicians shine in wildly different programs

Explosive. Intimate. Lush. TFO musicians shine in wildly different programs

  • Post author:Kurt Loft
  • Post published:April 7, 2022
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It doesn’t require a lot of evidence to prove The Florida Orchestra performs at a high level, always consistent and well-oiled, whether during a Masterworks program, a pops event or…

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Read more about the article Grant will help TFO musicians create new piece for harp, percussion

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

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:July 2, 2021
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By Kelly Smith and Anna Kate Mackle, Principal Harpist For TFO harpist Anna Kate Mackle and her percussionist husband, John Shaw, their mission to create new music is personal: “We…

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Read more about the article Multer on Mendelssohn: In pursuit of perfection

Multer on Mendelssohn: In pursuit of perfection

  • Post author:Kurt Loft
  • Post published:April 5, 2021
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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…

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Read more about the article John Shaw’s beat-by-beat preview of TFO’s Percussion concert

John Shaw’s beat-by-beat preview of TFO’s Percussion concert

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:March 16, 2021
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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…

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Read more about the article Unmasking Mozart while playing it safe

Unmasking Mozart while playing it safe

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:November 11, 2020
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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.”

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Read more about the article Daniel Black named resident conductor

Daniel Black named resident conductor

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:October 5, 2020
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We are thrilled to announce that Daniel Black is our new resident conductor, our first in more than a decade. He conducts, composes and – new skill! – makes virtual orchestra videos during pandemics. Congratulations, Dan!

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Read more about the article How the arts became essential in a pandemic world

How the arts became essential in a pandemic world

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:May 7, 2020
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Has the pandemic doomed orchestras and the arts, especially in the schools? No way. Not if we’re creative. A unique view from a TFO Teaching Artist during Teacher Appreciation Week.

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Read more about the article Suffrage song gets new life through technology

Suffrage song gets new life through technology

  • Post author:Florida Orchestra
  • Post published:April 24, 2020
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Conductor and composer Daniel Black found inspiration in his great-grandmother, a prominent suffragette in Wisconsin in the early 20th century, for his arrangement of Daughters of Freedom. Learn more about how the video was created, today on the blog.

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