FSYO Presents The Second Annual Play-a-thon

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Join Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras for a day jam packed with music and fun. In the culmination of the organization's fundraising efforts in partnership with United Arts of Central, all of the talented ensembles will perform for the community at the Main Stage of the Winter Park Central Park. Get ready for major works including Raider's March by John Williams, selections from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet, and Clapping Music by Steve Reich.

Come support the local arts community of Orlando on this day of celebration!

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Time: 12:30 PM

Location: Central Park Main Stage - Winter Park Central Park (251 S Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789)

Admission: Free Admission for Everyone. Come out to support the local arts community in Orlando. 

FSYO Hosts its Second Annual Invitational

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Every year, FSYO hosts nationally acclaimed guest artists in Central Florida with the main purpose being music education. These ensembles work with FSYO members and students in the surrounding area's school music programs. This year, FSYO is thrilled to announce that as part of its community outreach initiative, the renowned Miro Quartet will be joining us to provide a unique educational experience at our second annual Invitational Weekend. This exceptional opportunity allows budding musicians to learn from and be inspired by world-class performers in the intimate setting of a string quartet. Over a few days, the visiting quartet will conduct interactive workshops and masterclasses while sharing their expertise, knowledge, and passion for music with the students. From exploring the intricacies of ensemble playing to delving into the interpretation of classical compositions, these sessions will offer invaluable insights into the art of orchestral performance.

Concluding the invitational, Miro Quartet will join FSYO students with a day of workshops to prepare them for FSYO's Spring Classics Concert.

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 through Saturday, March 9, 2024

Miró Quartet at Timucua Arts Foundation

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The Miró Quartet is one of America's most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. Based in Austin, TX, and thriving on the area's storied music scene, the Miró takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of chamber music. The Miró celebrates its 25th anniversary this season, performing a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the string quartet and also looks to the future of chamber music and string quartet playing in the U.S. In honor of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, the Quartet concludes its recording cycle of Beethoven's complete string quartets, with a box set released on Pentatone and performs the composer's complete string quartets at Chamber Music Northwest. The Miró continues its Archive Project​, honoring the American string quartet tradition by recreating historic programs by the Flonzaley, Kneisel, and Kolisch Quartets, with performances at Carnegie's Weill Hall and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and in other cities. The Miró also premiered a new work, written for them, by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts at Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Detroit, and Chamber Music Tulsa. Since 2003, the Miró has served as faculty string quartet-in-residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, Austin. In 2005, the Quartet became the first ensemble ever to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Program:

  • Antonín Dvořák: Selections from "Cypresses" (with spoken poetry)
  • Franz Schubert: Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" II. Andante con moto
  • Caroline Shaw: Microfictions, Volume 1 (commissioned for the Miró Quartet)
  • Brahms: Quartet in C minor, Op. 51, No. 1

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM - 9 PM

Location: Timucua Arts Foundation (Timucua 2000, S Summerlin Ave, Orlando, FL 32806)

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FSYO Presents The 67th Season's Spring Classics Concert ft. Miro Quartet

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Join FSYO for a performance of beloved orchestral classics. Pieces featured on this concert include the show stopping work Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland, Overture to Colas Breugnon by Dimitri Kabalevsky, Selections from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet, and Lyrics for Strings by George Walker.

This year's Spring Classics Concert will be one to remember with two phenomenal feature performers. As a closing to FSYO's Invitational and the time learning from the guest artists, the Miro Quartet will be featured with the Symphonic Orchestra. This experience will be an inspiring moment for the audience and performers alike. Along with the Miro Quartet, the audience will be honored with a performance by one of the 2023 Concerto Competition winners, Garikoitz Gainza.

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Time: 3 PM

Location: Windermere High School (5523 Winter Garden Vineland Rd, Windermere, FL 34786)

Admission: Tickets for the event are $20 General Admission with special pricing for Children, Students, Seniors (65+), and Military patrons. Tickets can be purchased through the FSYO website, www.fsyo.org, or at the door. As always, Academic and Music Educators receive complimentary admission to this concert.

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Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras is sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts. FSYO is also funded in part by United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts. 

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Thank you to our 2023-2024 Scholarship sponsor, Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation.

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Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras is a proud member of the League of American Orchestras and the Edyth Bush Institute.

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