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Contact:
Public Relations Director
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Phone: 407/896-6700 x 223
Fax: 407/896-5512
gmiller@orlandophil.org
www.orlandophil.org |
Orlando,
FL – February
15,
2005 – The
Orlando
Philharmonic
Orchestra
proudly
announces
the
2005 – 2006
Darden
Family
Series. Sponsored
by
Darden
Restaurants
Foundation,
the
programs
in
the
Darden
Family
Series
are
designed
to
de-mystify
the
classical
music
experience
for
children
and
their
families. The
family-friendly
concerts
in
this
series
are
as
educational
as
they
are
entertaining. In
addition
to
a
fabulous
concert
presented
by
the
Orlando
Philharmonic,
participants
enjoy
a
variety
of
pre-concert
activities,
including
the
wildly-popular
conducting
station,
instrument
petting
zoos,
ensemble
performances,
and
a
variety
of
activities
that
complement
the
theme
of
the
concerts. Many
of
these
activities
involve
collaboration
with
organizations
throughout
the
Central
Florida
community.
The
generous
sponsorship
by
the
Darden
Restaurants
Foundation
has
enabled
the
Philharmonic
to
offer
this
three-concert
subscription
series
at
the
family-friendly
price
of
$21
for
children
and
$36
for
adults. Subscriptions
are
presently
on
sale. Be
sure
to
order
your
subscription
early,
as
these
concerts
sell
out
quickly,
and
the
auditorium
is
filled
from
front
to
back
as
orders
are
received.
(Season
subscribers
are
seated
first.) Single
tickets
are
$8
for
students
and
$15
for
adults,
and
go
on
sale
August
23.
Subscriptions
can
be
purchased
by
phoning
the
Orlando
Philharmonic
Box
Office
at 407/770-0071,
or
on
the
Philharmonic’s
website
at www.orlandophil.org. You
can
also
mail
your
order
with
checks
payable
to
the
Orlando
Philharmonic
Orchestra
812
E.
Rollins
Street,
Suite
300
Orlando,
FL
32803. All Darden
Family
Series concerts
are
held
on
Sundays
at
the
Bob
Carr
Performing
Arts
Centre,
401
W.
Livingston
Street,
Orlando.
The
2005 – 2006
Darden
Family
Series
schedule
is
as
follows:
Sunday,
October
23,
2005
Pre-concert
activities:
2:00
PM
Concert:
3:00
PM
Bob
Carr
Performing
Arts
Centre
Andrew
Lane,
Conductor
Music’s
important
role
in
movie
making
is
brought
to
the
forefront
in
this
entertaining
program.
The
Orlando
Philharmonic
performs
music
from
popular
movies
of
yesterday
and
today,
demonstrating
how
music
depicts
the
film’s
mood,
the
character’s
emotions
and
enhances
the
enjoyment
of
movies
throughout
the
world.
Sunday,
January
29,
2006
Pre-concert
activities:
2:00
PM
Concert:
3:00
PM
Bob
Carr
Performing
Arts
Centre
Andrew
Lane,
Conductor
Florida
Symphony
Youth
Orchestra
Concerto
Competition
Winner
Studies
have
proven
the
affirmative
powers
of
music
in
health,
education,
and
well
being;
the
music
of
Mozart
being
especially
influential.
This
program
highlights
the
music
of
Mozart
and
the
positive
influence
it
has
on
emotional
and
educational
development.
Families
will
enjoy
some
of
Mozart’s
most
comical
works
along
with
some
beloved
classics,
showing
that
classical
music
can
be
entertaining
and
fun!
Sunday,
May
7,
2006
Pre-concert
activities:
2:00
PM
Concert:
3:00
PM
Bob
Carr
Performing
Arts
Centre
Andrew
Lane,
Conductor
Connie
Kunkle,
Narrator
Members
of
the
Florida
Symphony
Youth
Orchestra
perform
side
by
side
with
the
Orlando
Philharmonic
This
concert
adventure
follows
a baby
grand
piano
on
its
travels
from
the
protection
of
its
concert
mother
grand
piano
in
a store
window,
to
its
new
home
on
the
concert
stage.
There,
the
baby
grand
piano
becomes
part
of
a new
orchestral
family.
This
delightfully
imaginative
tale
introduces
young
listeners
to
the
sounds
of
the
instruments
of
the
orchestra,
as
the
baby
grand
befriends
the
individual
instruments.
For
further
information,
phone
the
Orlando
Philharmonic
Orchestra
at
407/770-0071,
or
visit
the
Philharmonic’s
website
at www.orlandophil.org.
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