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The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra Opens the 2004 ­ 2005 Focus Series with Felix Mendelssohn

Orlando, FL – August 9, 2004 - The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents the first concert in the 2004 - 2005 Focus Series, titled Mendelssohn, on Tuesday, September 21, 2004. The concert takes place at 7:00 PM in the Margeson Theater of the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins Street, Orlando. The Media Sponsor is The Orlando Sentinel.

The concerts in the Focus Series highlight the best of the chamber orchestra repertoire in an interesting “in the round” setting, bringing the audience right into the action. This exciting series features the talented musicians of the Philharmonic along with guest soloists and a lineup of enduring classics. Each program is devoted to the life and works of a single composer and includes a fresh and entertaining look at what makes that composer great.

Hal France, Music Director of the Orlando Philharmonic, conducts and hosts this first program, where he will look inside Mendelssohn’s vibrant 4th Symphony, the Italian. First performed in 1833, the Symphony No. 4 is Mendelssohn’s most popular symphony. The program is highlighted with insight from Maestro France as he poses the question, “what might we still get from Mendelssohn in the 21st century?”

Subscriptions and single tickets to the Focus Series are presently on sale. A three-concert subscription to the Focus Series is available for $72 and $56. Single tickets are $32 and $25. To purchase tickets, phone the Philharmonic’s Box Office at 407/896-6700, or visit the Philharmonic’s website at www.orlandophil.org.

This program is also being presented at the Community Presbyterian Church, 511 Celebration Avenue, Celebration, on Friday, September 17 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. To order tickets, phone the Celebration Foundation at 407-566-1234.

An additional presentation is held on Sunday, September 19 at 4:00 PM at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 2021 West SR 426, Oviedo. Admission to this performance is free. This performance is sponsored by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Oviedo and the Musician Performance Trust Fund.

The Focus Series continues this season with concerts highlighting the music of Georg Philipp Telemann on January 25, and Aaron Copland on March 22.

For further information, phone the Orlando Philharmonic at 407/896-6700 or visit www.orlandophil.org.

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