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The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents the 2008- 2009 Focus Series

(Orlando, FL – February 28, 2008) - The Orlando Philharmonic announces the 2008-2009 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. Discourse from the conductor enhances 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 $140 for adults and $70 for students with valid ID. Level 2 seating is $92 for adults and $46 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 tickets go on sale August 25, 2008.  Single ticket prices are Level 1: $39 for adults and $19.50 for students; Level 2: $28 for adults and $14 for students. 

The 2008- 2009 Focus Series is as follows: 

Focus 1: Schubertiade
Monday, October 13, 2008 | 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, conductor

Schubert  Marche militaire
Schubert Rosamunde: Entr’acte III  &  Balletmusik II 
Schubert Symphony No. 3 (1st mvt.)      
Schubert Symphony No. 5
Mozart  Eine kleine Nachtmusik:  Romanza
Salieri  Overture to  Il Ricco d’un giorno
Wolf   Italian Serenade

Focus 2: Mendelssohn
Monday, December 8, 2008 | 7:00 PM
Joel Revzen, conductor; Tamas Kocsis, violin

Mendelssohn:
Sinfonia No. 10, B minor
Double Concerto for Violin  & Piano in D minor 
Symphony No. 3, op. 56, A minor (Scottish)

Focus 3: Russian Dynasty
Monday, February 2, 2009 | 7:00 PM
Anthony Hose, conductor:  Tamas, Kocsis, violin

Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile  
Tchaikovsky Elegie  
Tchaikovsky Méditation for Solo Violin and Strings, op. 42, No. 1    
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Shostakovich Sinfonia for String Orchestra from String Quartet No. 8, op. 110

Focus 4: 1900: Romanticism’s Long Shadow
Monday, April 20, 2009  | 7:00 PM
Christopher Wilkins, conductor

Sibelius  Valse triste (1903)
Fauré  Elégie (1901)  
Fauré  Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite (1901)
Debussy  Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1894)
Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selected songs) (1892-1898)

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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