“The mission of the Tampa Bay Symphony is to promote interest in classical music in the Tampa Bay area, to encourage and educate youth throughout Florida with a “Young Artist Competition” and by other means, to provide an opportunity for qualified volunteer musicians of all ages to perform challenging symphonic music and to enhance and enrich the artistic and cultural life of our community.”
Our Orchestra has grown to over 80 musicians, who contribute their time and talents to make the Tampa Bay Symphony the Bay area’s finest Community Orchestra. Come and experience the excitement of live classical music!
Our Orchestra has grown to over 80 musicians, who contribute their time and talents to make the Tampa Bay Symphony the Bay area’s finest Community Orchestra. Come and experience the excitement of live classical music!
2014-2015 Season
Our 2014-15 season promises to be a terrific one, packed with music that depicts the wide range of human emotion.
The Fall Concert Series is full of classic delights, beginning with Rossini’s Overture to La Gazza Ladra as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Bizet’s Fantaisie Brillante sur des airs de Carmen featuring flute soloist Clay Ellerbroek. The Winter Concert Series will take you to the British Isles, with Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy featuring violin soloist Ellen dePasquale, and A Somerset Rhapsody by Gustav Holst, Op. 21. Our Spring Concert Series features our 2014-15 Young Artist Competition winner, Copland’s Lincoln Portrait and the powerful Symphony No. 5 by Shostakovich, which concludes our season. Last season, we introduced “Symphonic Chats” before each series, which are held in Preis Hall at Opera Central in St. Petersburg and feature soloists, orchestra members, musical excerpts and fascinating insights into the works to be performed at the upcoming concerts. Be sure to come and take part in an entertaining and educational evening! This year, we now offer season subscription packages where you can save 20% off regular ticket prices. Your subscription gives you the flexibility to attend our concerts at whichever venue you prefer. Please consider joining us as a subscriber in our 28th season! - Mark Sforzini, Music Director |
TBS News
For its 2014-15 season, and for the second year in a row, the Tampa Bay Symphony has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Arts Education in American Communities program of the National Endowment for the Arts. There are three integral components of this grant:
Sectional Rehearsals, whereby each member of the Orchestra will participate in sectional rehearsals with a teaching professional musician from the Florida Orchestra. Master Classes, in which both of the professional musicians who will be soloists this season will lead master classes in which musicians from the Orchestra will perform and receive feedback from the professional. All Master Classes will be open to the public — check our website and the Winter program for more details. Community Engagement Programs, which feature our new “Symphonic Chats,” which are held in Preis Hall at Opera Central, 2145 First Ave S, St. Petersburg on the Thursday evening preceding the start of each concert series. The evening consists of a mixture of performance and lecture, with musical excerpts and fascinating insights into the works on the upcoming program, and features the guest soloist as well as members of the orchestra. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion. Be sure to come and take part in an entertaining and educational evening! press"The Tampa Bay Symphony is a marvelous community resource. Its more than 90 volunteer members are motivated by the love of music..."
John Fleming, Tampa Bay Times "Orchestra tunes up on enthusiasm" Kurt Loft, Tampa Tribune "A lasting and lyrical Brahms collaboration" Tampa Bay Times article about soloist Ani Kavafian |
Schedule & Tickets
2014-15 SEASON SCHEDULE
FALL SERIES -- “Classic Delights”
WINTER SERIES -- “Hooked on Britannia”
SPRING SERIES -- “Music for the People”
Full schedule and purchase tickets here .... Young Artist Competition
2015 Young Artist Competition information and entry form coming soon.
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