Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of the 2025/26 Florida Blue Classical Series premiere, Copland's Clarinet Concerto. Discover the inspiration behind Joel Thompson's To See the Sky. Explore the Brazilian influences in Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto. Travel through the triumphant movements of Serge Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5.
Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of Mozart & Tchaikovsky. Explore Mozart's unique childhood and the commission that compelled him to write for an instrument he "cannot bear." Discover how Poulenc's reawakened faith led to the composition on Gloria. Travel through the movements of Serenade for Strings as Tchaikovsky seeks to pay homage to his idol, Mozart.
Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of Appalachian Spring. Discover the collaboration between Aaron Copland and famed choreographer Martha Graham that led to one of the most cherished and enduring works in American classical music, Appalachian Spring. Unearth the history of the epic and national Lincoln Portrait, another Copland masterpiece. Finally, journey through the movements of Dmitri Shostakovich’s monumental Fifth Symphony.
Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of The Nutcracker & Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Discover the inspiration for Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Explore the sonic landscape of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Claude Debussy. Delve into the unique tales of Maurice Ravel’s Shéhérazade and finally, journey through Debussy’s longest orchestral composition La mer.
Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of Bruckner’s Majestic Eighth. Uncover how the humility and sincerity of Anton Bruckner’s faith shaped his music. Explore how Bruckner's personal life shaped this monumental work and journey though the movements of musical reflection on existential struggle.
Join Music Director Courtney Lewis for a deep dive into the program of Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky & Bernstein. Explore the timeless and heart wrenching melody of Nino Rota's Romeo and Juliet Love Theme. Journey from menacing melodies to quiet transcendence through the movements of Serge Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Discover the drama, romance and urban edge of Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story Symphonic Dances. Experience one of the most enduring and emotionally powerful orchestral works inspired by Shakespeare, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy.
Tianxu An Performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 Paired with Stravinsky, and Shostakovich
Alessio Bax Performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 Alongside Bach and Beethoven
Brahms' German Requiem and Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer
Courtney Lewis Conductor | Natasha Paremski Piano
Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony is a must for your symphonic journey.