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      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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