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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
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(Orlando, FL – February 28, 2007) - The Orlando Philharmonic announces the 2007-2008 season of its popular Focus Series. The programs of the Focus Series put the “focus” on musical themes and feature the work of a variety of composers, as they highlight the best of the chamber orchestra repertoire in an interesting "theater-in-the-round" setting. This series features the talented musicians of the Philharmonic along with guest soloists and a lineup of enduring classics all brought to life by esteemed conductors. The programs in the series are highlighted with discourse by the conductor, enhancing the music with an educational element. All Focus programs are held on Mondays at 7:00 PM in the Margeson Theater in the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins Street, Orlando.
Subscriptions to the four-concert Focus Series are presently on sale at two price levels. Level 1 seating is $128 for adults and $64 for students with valid ID. Level 2 seating is $84 for adults and $42 for students with valid ID. To order subscriptions, phone the Orlando Philharmonic Box Office at 407-770-0071, or visit our website at www.orlandophil.org. You can also mail your order with a check payable to: The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, 812 E. Rollins Street, Orlando 32803. Single ticket prices are $37 and $27. Single tickets go on sale Monday, August 27, 2007. The concerts in the 2006-2007 Focus Series have been sold out, so be sure to order your subscriptions early!
The 2007-2008 Focus Series is as follows:
Focus I: The Mozart Family Grand Tour: 1763-1766
Monday, October 8, 2007 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Laurent Bokoubza, Piano
Leopold Mozart: Sleigh Ride
Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Mozart: Symphony in F, K. 19a
J. C. Bach: Sinfonia for double orchestra in E-flat, op. 18 No. 1
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271, “Jeunehomme”
In 1763, the Mozart family left Salzburg on a journey that would last 3 ½ years. It took
them all the way to England, and to the all-important palace of Versailles. Seven year-old
Wolfgang completed his first symphonies; eleven year-old sister Nannerl joined him at the piano; and aristocratic society showered them with gifts and adulation. We offer a glimpse into the waning days of Imperial Europe, Mozart family dynamics, and one of the most
precocious creative minds in musical history.
Focus II: Splendors of the Baroque
Monday, December 10, 2007 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Tamas Kocsis, Violin
Don-Michael A. Hill, Bass
Gabrieli: Canzone for brass choirs
Couperin: Pièces de concert
Lasso: Echo Song for 2 brass choirs
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Boyce: Symphony No. 5 in D
Bach: Violin Concerto in E
Baroque music tends to be exuberant in spirit, with brilliant demonstrations of sound and virtuosity, in works often composed to the glory of God. Here is a kaleidoscopic display of dramatic, energetic, and ornate creations by Baroque masters, including polychoral brass canzonas of Gabrieli, Corelli’s setting of the Christmas passages from St. Luke’s gospel, and famous works of Bach and Handel.
Focus III: Copland Chronicles
Monday, March 10, 2008 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
Jones High School Concert Choir
Darlean Coleman, Director
Aaron Copland: Down a Country Lane, John Henry, The Tender Land (Highlights), Our Town and Old American Songs
The astonishing voices of the Jones High School Concert Choir join us for this exploration
of Aaron Copland’s treatment of rural American life, in partnership with the Orlando
Museum of Art’s “American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell.” Copland’s The Tender Land, once largely forgotten, is now venerated. Closely resembling Appalachian Spring, the music is filled with folksong, country dancing, and Copland’s signature style, which seems as natural as conversing on the front porch.
Focus IV: Petite Sweets
Monday, April 14, 2008 7:00 PM
Andrew Lane, Conductor
Gounod: Petite symphonie
Grieg: Holberg Suite
Dvorak: Serenade in D minor, op. 44
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
“Petite Sweets” is a program of chamber music of composers we normally associate with larger orchestral works. Gounod’s Petite symphonie, composed for nine wind instruments, is full of wit, beautiful melodies and delicate harmonies in the best French tradition. About Dvorak’s music, Johannes Brahms wrote, "Take a look at Dvorak’s Serenade for Wind Instruments; I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do...It would be difficult to discover a finer, more refreshing impression of really abundant and charming creative talent.” On Christmas Day of 1870, Cosima Wagner received an unusual and utterly romantic birthday present: she awoke to the sound of live music. Fifteen musicians stood on the staircase, playing a work composed by her husband. Wagner wrote the Siegfried Idyll not only as a present to his wife but also in thanks for the good health of their baby son Siegfried. Also included is Grieg’s beautiful Holberg Suite composed for strings.
For further information on the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s Focus Series, phone the Box Office at 407-770-0071 or visit the Philharmonic’s web site at: www.OrlandoPhil.org.
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