? THREE TO SEE
A trio of musical highlights selected by Orlando Sentinel arts writer Matthew J. Palm.
NO. 5, AN OPERA ABOUT COCO CHANEL: Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel revolutionized women’s fashion — becoming the only fashion designer to make Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Known for his immersive operas and experimental films, Mexican-American composer Nathan Felix has turned his attention to Chanel in a 75-minute opera about her life and — ooh, la, la! — her lovers. Molly Ann Anderson will play Chanel for the production, Oct. 1 at Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. in Orlando. More information: timucua.com
MESSIAH TIMES TWO: Nothing unites like music and not one, but two, community celebrations of Handel’s “Messiah” reach a major milestone this year — 50 years of singing “Hallelujah!”
The Messiah Choral Society will celebrate its golden anniversary with a free performance Nov. 20 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Accompanied by full orchestra, the singers will be conducted by John Sinclair of the Bach Festival Society. Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation for Second Harvest Food Bank.
Want to sing? Rehearsals start in September. More information: messiahchoralsociety.org
The Jones High School Foundation is also celebrating the 50th anniversary of its “Messiah,” accompanied this year by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by music director Eric Jacobsen. Talk about a community celebration: Also participating are the Jones High School Concert Choir, directed by Andrea Green; the Jones High School Alumni and Community Choir, directed by Cicily Youngblood; and the University of Central Florida Singing Knights and Orlando Choral Society, both directed by Jeffery Redding.
The concert will be Dec. 8 at Jones High School, 801 S. Rio Grande Ave. in Orlando. More information: supportjoneshigh.com
CHORAL FESTIVAL: In its second choral festival Orlando Sings has a day of music that stretches from the Renaissance to the reaches of our galaxy.
The afternoon program, “Star Light” explores galactic mythology through Timothy C. Takach’s “Helios,” accompanied by visual projections in it regional premiere. Then in the evening, “Visionary Light” offers Ottorino Respighi’s “Botticelli Triptych,” inspired by Renaissance paintings; Jake Runesad’s “Into the Light,” inspired by the Reformation, and Jocelyn Hagen’s “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci,” a multimedia presentation with da Vinci’s astounding words and drawings.
In between concerts, a catered dinner will be served.
The festival is May 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church, 142 E. Jackson St. in Orlando. More information: orlandosings.org
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ALTERITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The group will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a concert at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive in Orlando. More information: alterityco.org
DIVERGENT PULSATIONS: Sept. 17. Conductor Juan Trigos leads the musicians through four works, including the U.S. premiere of his own “Suite for Ensemble” and the world premiere of a double concerto for flute and guitar by Alberto Rodríguez Ortiz.
BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK
Except where noted, concerts take place either in Knowles Memorial Chapel or Tiedtke Concert Hall at Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter Park. More information: bachfestivalflorida.org
Choral Masterworks
This series features the Bach Festival Society Choir and Orchestra.
VERDI’S REQUIEM: Nov. 6 at Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando
A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS: Dec. 10-11
PURSUIT OF PEACE: April 29-30, 2023; Sir Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” and other works seeking harmony.
88th Annual Bach Festival
PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN: Feb 3, 2023
SPIRITUAL SPACES: Feb. 4, 2023; soothing music to calm the soul.
VENUS ASCENDING!: Feb. 11-12, 2023; a program of only female composers, spanning 300 years, including Mozart contemporary Marianna Martines and Amy Beach’s 20th-century “Canticle of the Sun.”
CONCERTOS BY CANDLELIGHT: Feb. 17-18, 2023
LISA TERRY, VIOLA DA GAMBA & JOANNE KONG, HARPSICHORD: Feb. 25, 2023.
J.S. BACH’S ST. MATTHEW PASSION: Feb 26, 2023. featuring the Bach choir and orchestra
Bach Vocal Artists
Performances by a choir of professional guest artists.
HAYDN, HUMMEL, & HENSEL: Oct 6
ST. CECILIA MASSES BY HANDEL, PURCELL, & BRITTEN: Feb. 5, 2023 (part of the festival)
MARRIAGE OF MUSIC AND POETRY: May 18, 2023
Insights & Sounds Series
These informal concerts feature educational commentary about composers and musical styles along with the performances.
SUBLIME SCHUBERT: Oct 27
ASPEN TRIO WITH JOHN HARBISON, LECTURER: March 23, 2023
THE SPIRITUAL: April 6, 2023. A look at the African-American art form.
Visiting Artists Series
JIJI: Oct 30. South Korean virtuoso guitarist.
A VOCTAVE CHRISTMAS: Dec 20 at Steinmetz Hall. The a cappella group will close out a holiday tour with a hometown performance.
THE KING’S SINGERS: Feb 10, 2023 (part of the festival). The British a cappella all-male group makes its first local visit, performing arrangements by Voctave’s Jamey Ray.
ITAMAR ZORMAN, VIOLIN & ADAM GOLKA, PIANO: Feb 19, 2023 (part of the festival). The acclaimed favorites perform together.
TAKÁCS QUARTET WITH JEREMY DENK, PIANO: March 25, 2023. Two more favorite visiting artists team for the first time.
Special Events
These performances are free and in various locations.
CHUCK SEIPP, TRUMPET & RANDALL SHEETS, ORGAN: Nov. 8 in Knowles Memorial Chapel
CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK: Dec. 1 in Central Park, Winter Park.
BASILICA CONCERT SERIES
Concerts are at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave. in Orlando. All concerts are free. More information: maryqueenoftheuniverse.org
ADAM J. BRAKEL, ORGAN: Oct. 28. The artist, called “one of the most talented organists in the world” by the Chicago Tribune, plays the Schoenstein pipe organ.
CHRISTMAS WITH THE BASILICA CHOIR: Dec. 9. Holiday music, including an audience sing-along.
HANDEL’S MESSIAH: May 12, 2023. The immortal masterpiece.
BREVARD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Concerts will be presented at the King Center for the Performing Arts, 3865 N. Wickham Road in Melbourne. More information: 321-242-2219 or brevardsymphony.com
OPENING NIGHT SONG AND DANCE: Oct. 15. Bizet, Falla, Copland and Puccini; the Brevard Community Chorus sings Brahms.
TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHÉTIQUE: Nov. 12. Also, trumpeter Tom Macklin plays “Arutiunian.”
INSPIRED BY BACH: Jan. 21, 2023. Soprano Kyaunnee Richardson sings Bach’s Symphony No. 4.
COMEDY TONIGHT: Feb. 4, 2023. The program includes “The Pink Panther” theme, Sondheim’s “Comedy Tonight” and music from “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
MENDELSSOHN AND BEETHOVEN: March 11, 2023. Plus, violinist Julian Rhee plays Prokofiev.
AMERICAN DREAM: April 15, 2023. Cellist Mark Kosower plays Dvorak.
CELEBRATION FOUNDATION CONCERT SERIES
Concerts take place at the venues throughout Celebration. More information: 407-566-1234 or celebrationfoundation.org
BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: Dec. 17 at Community Presbyterian Church, 511 Celebration Ave.
ZOE TYLER: Jan. 27, 2023, at Community Presbyterian Church. British West End star and Royal Philharmonic soloist.
FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA: Feb. 18, 2023, at the Celebration Community Field Complex, 305 Campus St.
VOCTAVE: March 11, 2023, at Community Presbyterian Church. Professional a cappella group.
JACLYN HAYDEN: April 22, 2023, at Lakeside Park, 631 Sycamore St. Singer-songwriter.
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY ARTS
Multiple orchestras and choirs, for children and adults, make up the organization’s music program. More information: 407-937-1800 or cfcarts.com
HERE COMES THE FUN, FUN, FUN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES AND BEACH BOYS: Aug. 26 at Northland Church, 522 Dog Track Road in Longwood. With the CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
CECE TENEAL’S ICONS: Sept. 17 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. With the CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra. A celebration of 20 years of Cece Teneal and Soul Komotion and the blues and soul music scene.
CLASSIC(AL) ROCK: Nov. 19 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center. With the CFCArts Symphony Orchestra
A BIG BAND CHRISTMAS: Dec. 2-3, location TBA. With the CFCArts Big Band.
WINTER WONDERLAND: Dec. 15-16 at Northland Church in Longwood. With the CFCArts Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra.
CENTRAL FLORIDA VOCAL ARTS/OPERA DEL SOL
The organizations perform in the Pugh Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando.
HANSEL & GRETEL: Oct. 28-29. Eric Pinder directs a spooky staging of Engelbert Humperdinck’s version of the fairy tale.
OPERA ON A TRAIN: Various December dates. Aboard Sunrail, travelers will be treated to carolers, hot chocolate and a musical production.
THE SECRET GARDEN: May 5-7, 2023. A plucky young girl upends life for a grieving man and his ill son in this musical version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 story.
CLERMONT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
3700 S. Highway 27 in Clermont. More information: 352-394-4800 or clermontperformingarts.com
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Dec. 17. The Florida Philharmonia, a 50-piece orchestra conducted by Pasquale Valerio, plays seasonal favorites.
THE MIKADO: March 4, 2023. The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players present the comic operetta about love gone awry in the nonsensical town of Titipu.
SPRING POPS CONCERT: April 15, 2023. Conducted by Pasquale Valerio, the Florida Philharmonia plays popular favorites.
DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The downtown arts center, at 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando, presents the Great American Orchestra Series in Steinmetz Hall. The choir performance is in the Pugh Theater. More information: drphillipscenter.org
Great American Orchestra Series
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA: Jan. 22, 2023. Franz Welser-Möst conducts Schubert’s 8th Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”).
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA: Feb. 17, 2023. Gil Shaham solos on Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the program, which also includes Dvorák’s “New World” Symphony.
CHICAGO SYMPHONY: Feb. 28, 2023. Riccardo Muti conducts Mussorgsky’s “Pictures from an Exhibition,” along with works by Beethoven and Anatoly Lyadov.
Choral performance
SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR: Dec. 17. Works by Billie Holiday, James Brown, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin celebrate South Africa’s freedom movement and the U.S. civil-rights movement in a program titled “Hope — It’s Been a Long Time Coming.”
FLORIDA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
The organization performs at various venues throughout Central Florida. More information: 407-999-7800 or fsyo.org
CARLO AND WISE BANDS: Oct. 8. A jazz performance at the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, 1905 Kentucky Ave. in Winter Park.
66th ANNUAL SEASON CLASSICAL OPENER: Oct. 9. FSYO Classical Orchestras play at the First United Methodist Church of Orlando, 142 E. Jackson St. in Orlando.
66th ANNUAL SEASON CONCERTO COMPETITION-FINALIST RECITAL: Oct. 29. A concerto-competition performance accompanied by FSYO’s Symphonic Orchestra at the UCF School of Performing Arts Music Building, 12488 Centaurus Blvd. in Orlando.
MIRACLE AT MEAD: Dec. 11. A holiday concert performed by all FSYO Classical Orchestras at Mead Botanical Garden, 1300 S. Denning Drive in Winter Park.
HOWEY MANSION MUSIC SERIES
All concerts are held at the Howey Mansion at 1001 Citrus Ave. in Howey-in-the-Hills. More information: 407-385-0646 or howeymusicseries.org
LATIN EXPRESSION SALSA ORCHESTRA: BAILARÉ: Nov. 13. A salsa and Latin jazz performance on the mansion lawn.
LINDA COLE AND THE MARCO BOJORQUEZ QUARTET: Dec. 7. A Christmas jazz performance in the great hall.
BACH IN TIME: Feb. 1, 2023. With pianist Stijn De Cock, in the great hall.
BEST OF BIG BAND: March 19, 2023. An Orlando Jazz Orchestra performance on the lawn.
MUSIC OF MENDELSSOHN, RAVEL AND MORE: April 12, 2023. Featuring the trio of pianist Helen Huang, violinist Rimma Bergeron-Langlois and cellist Grace Bahng Gavin, in the great hall.
MESSIAH CHORAL SOCIETY
The organization begins rehearsing in September for its annual concert, this year in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. More information: messiahchoralsociety.org
MESSIAH: Nov. 20. The performance of Handel’s oratorio is free, but bring a nonperishable item for Second Harvest Food Bank.
METROPOLITAN OPERA LAFFONT COMPETITION
The Florida District event takes place at Trinity Preparatory School, 5700 Trinity Prep Lane in Winter Park. More information: Email SwantjeKLevin@gmail.com
COMPETITION: Jan. 21, 2023. Hear singers vie to advance to the Met’s next competitive round in this free day of music.
MILLENNIUM MASTER CHORALE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Concerts are performed at the Morrison United Methodist Church at 1005 W. Main St. in Leesburg. More information: 352-787-3705 or mmccentralflorida.com
RADIANT LIGHT: Nov. 18. With Dan Forrest’s “Lux, The Dawn from on High,” with choir, chamber orchestra and the Morrison United Methodist Church’s Aeolian Skinner organ.
SPIRIT AND HOPE: March 31, 2023. With Paul Basler’s “Songs of Faith,” written for choir and horn solo.
OPERA ORLANDO
Mainstage productions are presented in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. More information: operaorlando.org
Mainstage
THE MAGIC FLUTE: Oct. 28 and 30. Mozart’s whimsical fairy tale about finding one’s place in the world will unfold like a graphic novel, inspired by Japanese animé art. Sung in German with new English dialogue by Grant Preisser and English supertitles.
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914: Dec. 23-24. Using actual accounts from soldiers, this moving work details the real-life Christmas Eve cease-fire between German and Allied troops hunkered down in the European trenches of World War I. An additional performance will be Dec. 10 at the Ritz Theater, 201 S. Magnolia Ave. in Sanford.
THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT: April 21 & 23, 2023. In this family-friendly mix of comedy and romance, orphan Marie is raised by French soldiers — unaware of her noble birthright.
On the Town
GIANNI SCHICCHI/THE BILL OF MARRIAGE: March 31, 2023, at Bella Collina, the luxury recreation community in Montverde. A site-specific comic double bill.
BASEBALL: A MUSICAL LOVE LETTER: May 19 and 21, 2023 at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive in Orlando. A salute to America’s pastime.
ORLANDO CHORAL SOCIETY
The community choir performs throughout Orlando and Winter Garden. More information: 803-999-7464 or orlandochoralsociety.org
BROADWAY ON MAGNOLIA: Oct. 8. Showtunes with additional performances by University of Central Florida choirs in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Dec. 11. A holiday performance at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St. in Winter Garden.
MLK CONCERT: YOU ARE ENOUGH — DELAYED BUT NOT DENIED: Feb. 18, 2023. A Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert with additional performances by the Winter Garden Community Choir, Voci del Cuore, University of Central Florida choirs, Bethune-Cookman College Concert Chorale, Evans and Jones High Schools, St. Mark AME Episcopal Church and Tuskawilla United Methodist Church in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center.
THE REUNION: 15/25 — TOGETHER IN UNITY: May 27, 2023. The reunion concert includes performances by the Orlando Choral Society’s Winter Garden Community Choir, Voci del Cuore and alumni of the West Orange choirs.
ORLANDO CONTEMPORARY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The group champions works by contemporary composers. More information: occomusic.com
LET ME BE PEACE: Aug. 27 at Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre, 600 N. Lake Formosa Drive in Orlando. The VoxOCCO singers will join the musicians for this peace-promoting concert, featuring four world premieres.
ORLANDO GAY CHORUS
Concerts are at various venues across Central Florida. More information: ogc@orlandogaychorus.org or orlandogaychorus.org
SMALL GROUP ENSEMBLES: Oct. 9 at Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. in Orlando.
UNCUT CABARET: Oct. 16 at the Renaissance Theatre, 415 E. Princeton St. in Orlando. Music for those 18 and older.
HOLIGAY CONCERT: Dec. 7 at the First United Church of Christ, 4605 Curry Ford Road in Orlando, and Dec. 15 at the Ritz Theater, 201 S. Magnolia Ave. in Sanford.
HOLIGAY SPECTACULAR: Dec. 10-11 at the Rosen Event Center, 11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Road in Orlando.
LOVE IS … CABARET BRUNCH: February 2023 at the First United Church of Christ, 4605 Curry Ford Road in Orlando. (Specific date TBA).
ONE-DERLAND: A STORY OF ONE HIT WONDERS: March 11, 2023, at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando, 1901 E. Robinson St. in Orlando. Music by bands that scored only one hit song.
A BROADGAY TOUR: May 19, 2023, at the Ritz Theater in Sanford. Broadway tunes.
A BROADGAY SPECTACULAR: May 24, 2023 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando.
ORLANDO LUTHERAN TOWERS
The “Sunday Live!” series, featuring notable Central Florida entertainers and organizations, is free and open to the public. Concerts are at 3 p.m. in the Chapel at Orlando Lutheran Towers, 300 E. Church St. in Orlando. More information: foundation@orlandoseniorhealth.org
PIANIST CAROL STEIN: Aug. 28. The longtime upbeat Disney entertainer.
ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Sept. 18, 2022, and May 7, 2023.
BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY CHOIR: Oct. 16
ORLANDO BALLET: Nov. 6
UCF CONCERT CHOIR: Dec. 4
DEVIN EATMON: Jan. 15, 2023. Tenor vocalist.
HARP SOCIETY ENSEMBLE: Feb. 5, 2023.
OPERA ORLANDO: March 5, 2023.
UCF FLYING HORSE BAND: April 2, 2023.
ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Classics and Pops concerts are in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. Focus concerts, the Symphony Storytime Series programs for children and the Resonate Festival are at The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave. in Orlando. More information: orlandophil.org
Classics Series
THE PLANETS: Oct. 1-2. Holst’s masterwork; Adele Anthony plays Tchaikovsky; world premiere of James Lee III’s “Beyond Sensorial Portals.”
ORLI SHAHAM PLAYS MOZART: Oct. 15-16. Also, Mendelssohn’s “Italian” symphony; world premiere of David Robertson’s piano concerto.
VOGLER & VIENNA: Nov. 12-13. Jan Vogler solos on Dvorák’s Cello Concerto in B minor; Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6.
YUJA WANG PLAYS RACHMANINOFF: Jan. 14-15, 2023. The pianist plays the Russian composer’s Piano Concerto No. 1; also, music by Debussy
RIMMA PLAYS BRUCH: March 4-5, 2023. Concertmaster Rimma Bergeron-Langlois solos on Bruch’s Violin Concerto; also, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 — a statement by the Russian composer on Stalin’s tyranny — and the Florida premiere of “Pasajes (Passages)” by Cuban American composer Tania León.
MAHLER’S FIFTH: May 6-17, 2023. Mahler’s tour de force; Inon Barnatan solos on Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1; a world premiere from Orlando composer Stella Sung.
Pops Series
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Nov. 26. Festive music of the season.
SONGS OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN: Jan. 28, 2023. Conductor Jeffrey Redding celebrates the musical-theater legends.
CHRIS THILE IN CONCERT: Feb. 25, 2023. The American mandolin player guests.
SPIES, LIES & TREBLE CLEFS: March 25, 2023. Chelsea Gallo is guest conductor.
LET’S MISBEHAVE: THE SONGS OF COLE PORTER: May 13, 2023. Guest conductor Michael Krajewski salutes the great American composer with help from vocalist Tony DeSare, trumpet player Bria Skonbert and tap dancer John Manzari.
Focus Series
CELEBRATING PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE: Oct. 24, 2022. With guest conductor/violinist Guillermo Figueroa and flute player Nestor Torres.
HOLIDAY BRASS & PERCUSSION: Dec. 5, 2022. With guest conductor Lyman Brodie.
RIMMA PLAYS MOZART: Feb. 6, 2023. Concertmaster Rimma Bergeron-Langlois leads selections from Mozart, Schnitke and Grieg.
STARS OF THE OPO: March 13, 2023. Vincent Kiray solos on Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3, Nikolay Blagov takes the lead on Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No 1.
DVORAK’S 6TH: April 17, 2023: Guest artist Kelly Hall-Tompkins solos on Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 2; also, Dvorák’s Symphony No. 6.
Symphony Storytime Series
SPOOKY SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: Oct. 22-23.
HOLLY JOLLY SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: Dec. 10-11.
JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO: Feb. 11-12, 2023
PETER RABBIT: April 29-30, 2023.
Special Events
MESSIAH 50: Dec. 8 at Jones High School, 801 S. Rio Grande Ave. in Orlando The Philharmonic plays for the 50th-anniversary Celebration of the Jones High School Choir community performance of Händel’s “Messiah.”
RESONATE: Feb. 16, 18 and 20, 2023. Clarinetist Anthony McGill will headline the festival, which will feature six concerts over three nights. An orchestra performance opens each evening, followed by a more intimate chamber-music recital.
ORLANDO SINGS
The professional choral organization features a Symphonic Choir and the Solaria Singers, a smaller chamber ensemble. New this year is the organization’s chamber ensemble of musicians. The organization’s concerts are at various venues, noted below. More information: orlandosings.org
RAVISHING BAROQUE: 4 p.m. Sept. 25 at Park Lake Presbyterian Church, 309 E. Colonial Drive in Orlando. TheThe Solaria Singers joined by the Solaria Players chamber orchestra, perform the Vespers of 1610 by Claudio Monteverdi, a pioneering composer of his day.
SPIRIT OF SOUTH AMERICA: 8 p.m. Nov. 4 at First United Methodist Church, 142 E. Jackson St. in Orlando. Accompanied by South American folk instruments, the Symphonic Chorus performs the iconic Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramírez and works by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and Venezuelan composer Alberto Grau.
A SOLARIA SOLSTICE: Dec. 21 at Timucua Arts Foundation, 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. in Orlando. The Solaria Singers perform songs of the season, including new works.
QUEEN OF INSTRUMENTS: Feb. 17, 2023, at First United Methodist Church of Orlando. Works for choir and pipe organ, with Michael Ging at the keyboard.
MESSIAH: March 30, 2023, in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. The Symphonic Chorus presents the iconic work.
Choral Festival
I BELIEVE: May 18, 2023, at First United Methodist Church of Orlando. Works by African-American composers, including Margaret Bonds’ “Credo,” a setting of W.E.B. Du Bois’ prose poem of racial equality, and the uplifting gospel-style Mass of André J. Thomas.
STAR LIGHT: May 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church of Orlando. Accompanied by projections, Timothy C. Takach’s “Helios” explores the galaxy.
VISIONARY LIGHT: May 20, 2023, at First United Methodist Church of Orlando. On the program: Ottorino Respighi’s “Botticelli Triptych,” Jake Runesad’s Reformation-inspired “Into the Light” and a multimedia presentation of Jocelyn Hagen’s “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci.”
PERFORMING ARTS MATTER
The organization’s Maitland Market Music bands perform Sundays at the Maitland Farmers Market at Lake Lily Park from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. More information: 407-339-5984 ext. 219 or pamaitland.org
LYNNE GIBSON PROJECT: Aug. 28.
JORDAN FOLEY: Sept. 4.
CHRISTINA VUKEL: Sept. 11.
RUST BUCKET: Sept. 18.
BANGERS & MASH: Sept. 25.
THE RITZ THEATER
The venue, at 201 S. Magnolia Ave., Sanford, hosts plays, children’s productions and other events in addition to concerts. More information: 407-321-8111 or ritztheatersanford.com
ORLANDO BIG BAND: Oct. 23. With Nestor Torres.
SANFORD JAZZ ENSEMBLE HOLIDAY CONCERT: Dec. 4.
ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914: Dec. 11. Opera Orlando performance uses actual accounts from soldiers to detail the real-life Christmas Eve cease-fire between German and Allied troops hunkered down in the European trenches of World War I.
ORLANDO GAY CHORUS: HOLIGAY CONCERT: Dec. 14.
ORLANDO BIG BAND: HOLIDAY FAVORITES: Dec. 18.
SANFORD JAZZ ENSEMBLE: SALUTE TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Feb. 19, 2023.
SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE JAZZ NIGHT: March 28, 2023.
ORLANDO GAY CHORUS: A BROADGAY TOUR: May 19, 2023.
SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE JAZZ NIGHT: May 21, 2023.
ROLLINS COLLEGE
Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are at the Tiedtke Concert Hall on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter Park. More information: 407-646-1517 or rollins.edu/music-department
FACULTY RECITALS: Sept. 8 with saxophonist Scott Devlin; Sept. 15 with clarinetist Erik Cole; Oct. 4 with soprano Caitlin Mohr; and Jan. 29, 2023, performer TBA.
MUSIC AT MIDDAY: Oct. 13, 18, 20, 25 and 27; Nov. 1; March 21, 23, 28 and 30, 2023; April 4, 2023.
STRING ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Oct. 13; April 13, 2023.
ORCHESTRA CONCERT: Oct. 18; May 2, 2023.
CHORAL CONCERT: Oct. 20. Featuring choral ensembles.
VISITING ARTISTS: Nov. 8. Organist/pianist Randall Sheets and trumpeter Chuck Seipp in Knowles Memorial Chapel, 1000 Holt Ave. in Winter Park.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 10.; April 25, 2023.
MUSIC FROM THE STAGE: Nov. 11.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Nov. 12. Fall recital performances.
FLUTE AND SAXOPHONE ENSEMBLES: Nov. 13; April 16, 2023.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 15.; April 11, 2023.
JAZZ COMBO CONCERT: Nov. 16.; April 12, 2023.
INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 17; April 20, 2023
COMPOSITION CONCERT: Nov. 20; April 30, 2023.
ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 20; April 23, 2023.
WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 22; March 28, 2023.
CHRISTMAS VESPERS: Dec. 2-4. A holiday concert in Knowles Memorial Chapel.
VISITING ARTIST: Organist Paul Jacobs in Knowles Memorial Chapel.
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE: April 7, 2023, in Knowles Memorial Chapel.
CHORAL CONCERT: April 18, 2023. Featuring the Rollins Singers and Women’s Vocal Jazz.
CHORAL CONCERT: May 1, 2023. Featuring Rollins and Women’s Choirs.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC: May 7, 2023. Featuring piano honor student recitals.
ST. LUKE’S CONCERT SERIES
Concerts are presented at the church, 2021 W. S.R. 426 in Oviedo, and streamed online at the St. Luke’s Concert Series Facebook page and YouTube channel. More information: 407-365-3408 or sllcs.org
BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: Sept. 9.
UCF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Nov. 18.
BRASS BAND OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: Dec. 2.
ORLANDO CONCERT BAND: Jan. 20, 2023
UCF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Feb. 18, 2023
ORLANDO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: April 28, 2023
SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE
Concerts are at various venues throughout Central Florida. More information: 407-708-2040 or seminolestate.edu/arts/events/concerts
FACULTY RECITAL: Oct. 6. Music by Native American composer Louis W. Ballard.
JAZZ NIGHT: Oct. 25 at the Ritz Theater, 201 S. Magnolia Ave. in Sanford. With Nestor Torres; also, March 28 and May 21, 2023 at the Ritz Theater.
FALL CHORAL CONCERT: Nov. 1.
STUDENT RECITAL: Nov. 8.
MESSIAH SINGALONG: Nov. 15 at Holy Cross Lake Mary, 780 N. Sun Drive in Lake Mary.
HOLIDAY GALA CONCERT: Nov. 29 at Lyman High School, 865 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Longwood. It’s suggested to bring a donation to Toys 4 Tots.
STEINWAY SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
The nonprofit organization provides pianos and music lessons to children. Performances are at Steinway Piano Galleries at Ashby Square, 520 W. State Road 436, Suite 1140 in Altamonte Springs, except where noted. More information: 407-339-3771 or steinwaysocietyorlando.com
DIVAS IN CONCERT: Sept. 11 at Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave. in Orlando. Carol Stein, Jacqueline Jones, Michelle Amato, Michelle Mailhot and Suzy Park raise money to bring music to underserved children in this high-spirited concert, with light dinner buffet and drinks.
FALL CONCERT: Sept. 25. Featuring performances by Jacqueline Jones, Gale Murphy and students.
HOLIDAY CONCERT: Dec. 11. The holiday performance includes a visit by Santa Claus, the Dickens Carolers and student pianists.
STETSON UNIVERSITY
Classical music concerts are performed at Lee Chapel in Elizabeth Hall at Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand and venues throughout Central Florida. The Jazz Ensemble performances are held at the Athens Theatre, 124 N. Florida Ave. in DeLand. More information: 386-822-8950, music@stetson.edu or stetson.edu/portal/music
HORN PLAYER THOMAS JÖSTLEIN: Sept. 2
FLUTIST JILL FELBER AND PIANIST DIANNE FRAZER: Sept. 6.
PIANIST ARTINA McCAIN: Sept. 7
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT: Sept. 9. Soloist Jamie Clark, cello.
FACULTY RECITAL: Sept. 10. Violinist Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, pianist Sean Kennard.
FACULTY RECITAL: Sept. 13. Clarinetists Lynn Musco and Jessica Speak, guest artist Eric P. Mandat.
ORGANIST THOMAS INGUI: Sept. 18.
FACULTY RECITAL: Sept. 23. Flutist Tammara Phillips, pianist Kristie Born.
FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC: Sept. 24.
FACULTY RECITAL: Sept. 28. Oboist Dione Chandler, pianist Kristie Born.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Oct. 5.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT: Oct. 14. Soloist Routa Kroumovitch-Gomez, violin.
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC BAND AND CONCERT BAND: Oct. 21.
FACULTY RECITAL: Oct. 26. Cellist Jamie Clark, pianist Hannah Sun.
HOMECOMING CONCERT: Oct. 28. Pianist Marina Lomazov.
DIDO AND AENAES: Nov. 4-5. Opera Theatre and Chamber Orchestra present the Henry Purcell work.
SOUNDS NEW XXXIII: Nov. 8. Stetson faculty composers.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Nov. 9.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Nov. 11. Concerto Competition winners.
STETSON SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT STEINMETZ HALL: Nov. 12. Ensemble performances at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando.
PIANIST JORGE LUIS PRATS: Nov. 16.
31st ANNUAL FLORIDA BANDMASTERS ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME WEEKEND: Nov. 19 with a concert by the Southern Winds, and Nov. 20, with a concert by the University Symphonic Band.
CHORAL UNION CONCERT: Nov. 22 at Stetson Baptist Church, 1025 W. Minnesota Ave. in DeLand.
CHRISTMAS CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: Nov. 30-Dec. 2. With the Concert and Hatter Choirs, Stetson Chorale, Stetson Chamber Orchestra members and organist Boyd Jones. Also, Dec 3 at First United Methodist Church, 142 E. Jackson St. in Orlando.
STETSON BANDS HOLIDAY CONCERT: Dec. 4.
VIOLINIST MIKHAIL KOPELMAN: Jan. 17, 2023. Featuring violinist Mikhail Kopelman.
YING QUARTET: Jan. 22, 2023. In residence.
MIKHAIL KOPELMAN Jan. 28, 2023.
FACULTY RECITAL: Jan. 31. Bass-baritone Chadley Ballantyne.
BLACK COMPOSERS CONCERT: Feb. 7, 2023.
SOUNDS NEW XXXIV: Feb. 10, 2023. Loadbang Ensemble residency.
FACULTY RECITAL: Feb. 12, 2023. Clarinetist Lynn Musco, pianist Sean Kennard.
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC AND CONCERT BANDS: Feb. 17, 2023.
ORGANIST RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE: Feb. 19, 2023.
CLARINETIST MICHAEL NORSWORTHY: Feb. 23, 2023.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: March 8, 2023.
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN: March 10 and 12, 2023, at DeLand High School, 800 N. Hill Ave. in DeLand. Opera Theatre and Chamber Orchestra present the Leo Janácek work.
PIANIST JASMIN ARAKAWA: March 11, 2023.
ALUMNI TROMBONE CHOIR: March 19, 2023.
ORGANIST BOYD JAMES: March 21, 2023.
STETSON AND BETHUNE-COOKMAN CONCERT: March 24, 2023. The two university choirs team.
FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC: March 28, 2023.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT: April 4, 2023.
STETSON CONCERT CHOIR CONCERT: April 14, 2023.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: April 19, 2023.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT: April 21, 2023.
UNIVERSITY SYMPHONIC, CONCERT AND ALUMNI BANDS CONCERT: April 22, 2023.
STETSON CHORALE AND HATTER CHOIR: April 23, 2023.
CHORAL UNION CONCERT: April 25, 2023, at Stetson Baptist Church in DeLand.
TIMUCUA ARTS FOUNDATION
Most programming is both online and in person at 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. in Orlando. More information: 321-234-3985 or timucua.com
DON SOLEDAD AND JOHN OLEARCHICK: Aug. 26. Flamenco guitarist and jazz pianist.
JAMES ZITO TRIO: Aug. 27. Guitar-led ensemble.
CATHERINE BRITT: Sept. 2: Country guitarist and songwriter.
HIROYA TSUKAMOTO: Sept. 3. Electic-impressionist songwriter-guitarist.
ANITA GRAEF AND JULIAN GRAEF: Sept. 10. The cellist and violinist will play Mozart and more.
NO. 5: Oct. 1. A 75-minute opera by Nathan Felix on the life and lovers of fashion designer Coco Chanel, played by Molly Ann Anderson.
MARTIN BEJERANO TRIO: Oct. 7. Latin-jazz piano.
FERNWOOD STRING QUARTET: Nov. 12. Music by indigenous composers.
CLIVE CARROLL: Nov. 19. British guitarist plays everything from country to funk.
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS: Dec. 17. Gian Carlo Menotti’s holiday opera.
KEVIN HARRIS KWANZAA CONCERT: Dec. 27.
ULYSSES STRING QUARTET: Jan. 13, 2023.
DIETER HENNINGS AND PAUL VAILLANCOURT: Jan. 28, 2023. The guitar and percussion duo performs works by Mexican composers Juan Trigos and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and Latin American classics by Antonio Lauro and Alirio Díaz.
I AM WOMAN: March 8, 2023. Written by Keri Lee Pierson, featuring solo voice compositions by Cathy Berberian, Meredith Monk, Susan Botti, Kamala Sankaram and Pamela Z.
OPERA WITH SASHA VARGAS: March 10, 2023. Mozart and Salieri selections.
MAHARAJAH FLAMENCO TRIO: May 12, 2023.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Unless otherwise noted, concerts are at the UCF Rehearsal Hall on the main campus, 4000 Central Florida Blvd. More information: 407-823-1500, boxoffice@ucf.edu or arts.cah.ucf.edu
CLARINET FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL: Sept. 11.
JAZZ CHAMBER GROUPS: Sept. 20, Nov. 15 and Nov. 29.
JAZZ ENSEMBLE II CONCERT: Sept. 27, Oct. 4 and Nov. 22.
FLYING HORSE BIG BAND: Sept. 30 at the UCF Nicholson School of Communication and Media auditorium.
CONCERT BAND AND JAZZ ENSEMBLE II: Oct. 2 at the UCF Visual Arts auditorium.
WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONIC BAND: Oct. 6 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in Orlando. Also, Dec. 1. at the UCF Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom.
VIOLINIST AYAKO YONETANI: Oct 6.
BROADWAY ON MAGNOLIA: Oct. 8 in Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center. Featuring the Orlando Choral Society and UCF Singing Knights.
FLYING HORSE BIG BAND: Oct. 9. A performance during the Winter Park Autumn Arts Festival, 150 W. Morse Blvd. in Winter Park.
PERCUSSIONIST ANDY HARNSBERGER: Oct. 14.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Oct. 15 at Lake Nona High School, 12500 Narcoossee Road in Orlando.
COMPOSITION STUDIO RECITAL: Nov. 10 and 12.
UCF OPERA SCENES PROGRAM: Nov. 12 and 13 at the UCF Visual Arts auditorium.
CHAMBER WINDS: Nov. 20 and April 20, 2023.
CONCERT BAND: Nov. 20 at the UCF Visual Arts auditorium.
KNIGHTS SEASON OF JOY: Dec. 3. Holiday concert in the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center.
GUEST ARTIST JACOB SENTGEORGE: Jan. 29, 2023.
SYMPHONIC BAND: Feb. 19, 2023, at the UCF Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom.
CONCERT AND UNIVERSITY BANDS CONCERT: Feb. 19, 2023, at the UCF Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom.
WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT: Feb. 23, 2023, at the UCF Student Union’s Pegasus Ballroom.
33RD ANNUAL UCF CLARINET DAY: Feb. 25, 2023. On-campus performance.
VALENCIA MUSIC
Concerts are at the performing-arts center on Valencia College’s East Campus, 701 N. Econolockhatchee Trail in Orlando, unless otherwise noted. More information: 407-582-2332 or valenciacollege.edu/campaign/arts
SYMPHONIC BAND HALLOWEEN CONCERT: Oct. 27 on the School of Arts and Entertainment outdoor stage.
HOUSE BAND CONCERT: Nov. 16 on the outdoor stage. Also, April 5, 2023, at the performing-arts center.
WINTER CHORAL CONCERT: Nov. 17r.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOLIDAY SHOW: Nov. 22.
JAZZ CONCERT: Nov. 29.
FALL OPERA THEATRE WORKSHOP: Dec. 1-3 at the Black Box Theater in Building 3.
MASTER MUSIC SERIES: Feb. 28-March 3, 2023.
ART AND MUSIC CONCERT: Feb. 21, 2023.
SPRING JAZZ BAND CONCERT: April 4, 2023.
SPRING CHORAL CONCERT: April 11, 2023.
SYMPHONIC BAND COMMUNITY CONNECTION CONCERT: April 13, 2023.
SPRING OPERA THEATRE WORKSHOP: April 20-22, 2023.
— Listings compiled by Sandra Carr and Matthew J. Palm
