Jacksonville Symphony
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The Jacksonville Symphony is an orchestra based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Concert hall
As one of a handful of
Artistic background
Founded in 1949, Jacksonville's symphony is one of Florida's longest-standing orchestras and hosted renowned artists such as
The Jacksonville Symphony also performs in venues that vary from schools and senior citizen centers to stages throughout Florida and the
Performances
The Jacksonville Symphony offers a variety of live symphonic music reaching a large number of residents throughout Florida and an annual attendance exceeding 200,000.[3] Nearly one-third of these residents are children, who benefit from the Symphony's educational programs, including concerts, Jump Start Strings after-school enrichment, and the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra. In addition to a season schedule of approximately 130 concerts, Symphony musicians give educational ensemble performances in schools including Spring Park elementary and senior centers, reaching nearly 15,000 students and 1,500 seniors in the four-county area.
Music directors
- 1950–1952 Van Lier Lanning
- 1952–1962 James Christian Pfohl
- 1962–1969 John Canarina
- 1969–1970 Daniell Revenaugh
- 1971–1983 Willis Page
- 1984-1998 Roger Nierenberg
- 1999–2014 Fabio Mechetti[4]
- 2015–Present Courtney Lewis[1]
Radio broadcasts
Select concerts performed by the Jacksonville Symphony are broadcast Monday evenings at 7 p.m. on 89.9 FM WJCT Public Radio. "89.9 Presents the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra" is a one-hour program featuring performance highlights – recorded in Jacoby Symphony Hall – and conversation with Jacksonville Symphony musicians along with guest artists from the program's performance.[5]
Recordings
See also
References
- ^ Jax Daily Record. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "About". Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- Florida Times Union. Archived from the originalon 2016-07-09. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Collection M12-11". Thomas G. Carpenter Library. University of North Florida. 1961–2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "WJCT Presents The Jacksonville Symphony". WJCT. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Jacksonville Symphony's first CD is now on sale". The Florida Times-Union. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
Further reading
- Jean, Betty B. (1999). The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra: Fifty Years of Great Music. Jacksonville: Jacksonville Symphony Association. ISBN 1-879894-18-1
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