
CLASSICAL SERIES
MasterWorks #1 featuring Stravinsky’s FIREBIRD SUITE
October 30, 2010 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
RICHARDS: 'Ecce Cecilia' World Premiere commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the SWFLSO
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
(Steven Mayer, soloist)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: O Clap Your Hands
STRAVINSKY: Firebird Suite (1919 Suite)
MasterWorks #2 featuring Prokofiev’s CLASSICAL SYMPHONY
January 29, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
HAYDN: Symphony no. 103 “Drumroll”
TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations
(Mihai Marica, soloist)
JC BACH: Cello Concerto in C minor
(Mihai Marica, soloist)
PROKOFIEV: Symphony no. 1 'Classical'
MasterWorks #3 featuring Beethoven’s SYMPHONY NO. 5
A recreation of the orchestra’s very first concert program from 1961
February 26, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
KODALY: Intermezzo from Harry Janos Suite
SCHUBERT: Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished"
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 5
MasterWorks #4 featuring Mahler’s “RESURRECTION SYMPHONY”
March 26, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
MAHLER: Symphony no. 2 'Resurrection' (with the SWFLSO Chorus)
MasterWorks #5 featuring Sibelius’ SYMPHONY NO. 2
April 16, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture
STEPHENSON: Pandora's Waltz - a concerto for flute (William Larsen, soloist)
SIBELIUS: Symphony no. 2
POPS SERIES
Carl Topilow Returns – When Swing was King
January 7 & 8, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
Carl Topilow is renowned worldwide for his versatility, whether he is holding a conductor's baton or his trademark red clarinet. This compilation of selections from the Dixieland and Swing eras includes energetic music and lively audience
interaction.
5 by Design – Stay Tuned (A Salute to TV Variety Shows of the
50’s and 60’s)
February 18 & 19, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
If variety is the spice of life, then Five by Design’s ‘Stay Tuned’ will set your taste buds tingling. The cameras are rolling and the stage is set for an evening of music, humor, novelty acts and quick-change artists. In a word: vaudeville.
Spectrum – A Salute to 50 Years of Motown
March 4 & 5, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
SPECTRUM draws upon the talent of four radiant voices and diverse personalities to form a first class vocal quartet. After spending six years recreating the sound and style of The Four Tops in Las Vegas, the group has developed the versatility to credibly cover the music of groups from The Platters to The Temptations.
Ellis Island– The Dream of America
Includes Side-by-Side Selections with the Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
April 8 & 9, 2011 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at 8pm
Boyer’s most ambitious work to date, celebrates the American immigrant experience and the American dream. Innovative in its format, the work brings elements of the theatre and multimedia into the concert hall, employing actors and projected historical images from the Ellis Island archives.
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