Organization: THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA
Mission: INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE A DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC.
Activities: CONCERT PERFORMANCES:FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA (TFO) HAS BECOME TAMPA BAY'S LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION AND FLORIDA'S LARGEST PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA. A TYPICAL TFO CONCERT SEASON ENCOMPASSES THE FULL BREADTH OF SYMPHONIC REPERTOIRE WITH OVER 130 CONCERTS A SEASON FOR MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MUSIC DIRECTOR, MICHAEL FRANCIS. IN ADDITION TO STANDARD ORCHESTRAL WORKS, TFO PLAYS MUSIC FROM ROCK, POP AND BROADWAY, AND COLLABORATES IN PRODUCTIONS WITH LOCAL THEATER, CHORAL AND OPERA COMPANIES.(CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)SERIES INCLUDE: -TAMPA BAY TIMES MASTERWORKS: CORE CONCERT SERIES OF SYMPHONIC STANDARDS FROM BEETHOVEN TO STRAVINSKY. CONCERTS INCLUDE PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE MUSIC AND WEEKEND MATINEES FOR SELECT CONCERTS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY.-COFFEE CONCERTS: MORNING MATINEE SERIES OF LIGHT SYMPHONIC FAVORITES, WITH COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS AND PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION. -RAYMOND JAMES POPS: SERIES OF POPULAR STANDARDS FROM BROADWAY TO JAZZ INCLUDING WEEKEND MATINEES FOR SELECT CONCERTS.-SPECIAL CONCERTS: INCLUDING ROCK, FILM AND TFO'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA CONCERT WITH GUEST ARTISTS SUCH AS YO-YO MA, STING, ITZHAK PERLMAN, AND SEAL.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:TFO'S EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THE ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL TOTAL AUDIENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. THESE ACTIVITIES FOLLOW OUR COMMITMENT TO EDUCATE AND IMPACT A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND SOCIOECONOMIC MEANS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (CONTINUE ON SCHEDULE O)-CLASSICAL KIDS: OFFERS FREE MASTERWORKS TICKETS TO PATRONS AGES 5-18, AS WELL AS PROGRAM NOTES WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION AND IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ATTENDANCE BY FAMILIES AND CULTIVATE AN EARLY APPRECIATION OF LIVE SYMPHONIC MUSIC AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH.-YOUTH CONCERTS: TFO ENHANCED ITS YOUTH CONCERT PROGRAMMING BY IMPLEMENTING LINK UP, A PARTICIPATORY MUSIC CURRICULUM DEVELOPED BY CARNEGIE HALL'S WEILL MUSIC THAT CULMINATES IN A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE CONCERTS IN WHICH THE STUDENTS PERFORM ALONG WITH TFO.-FAMILY CONCERTS: THROUGH ITS PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN, COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY CONCERTS, TFO OFFERS INFORMAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES THAT PROVIDE SHARED MUSIC ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GRADES PRE-K-2.-SING OUT! TAMPA BAY: THIS FREE EVENT INVITES UP TO 250 TAMPA BAY RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES AND MUSICAL SKILL LEVELS TO SING ONSTAGE WITH THE ORCHESTRA AS MEMBERS OF THE TFO COMMUNITY CHORUS.-WOODSON CHAMBER CONCERTS: TFO HAS PARTNERED WITH THE DR. CARTER G. WOODSON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO PRESENT A CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT SERIES ONE SUNDAY PER MONTH. ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE WOODSON CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES WILL BENEFIT THE MUSEUM DIRECTLY IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO FURTHER DEVELOP ITS INFRASTRUCTURE.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education