Bringing a Season to Life
A symphony season takes shape through the dedication and guidance of a few key people. Together, they plan, they negotiate, they tweak. And ultimately they arrive at a performance series that’s balanced, exciting and artistically optimized.
How Do You Top a Record-setting Season?
The Jacksonville Symphony celebrated its 2015-2016 season by entertaining a record 201,000 people, registering a nine percent increase in tickets sold over the previous year and an eleven percent increase in ticket revenue.
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
With the last Jacksonville Symphony performances over the Memorial Day weekend, the members of the orchestra look forward to their summer break. They won’t be back in Jacoby Symphony Hall until September 30 for the start of the 2016-2017 season, but they all will be busy.
Movie Magic: When Film and Music Combine
As you sit in a darkened theatre and wait for the opening credits and music to set the mood, it probably doesn’t cross your mind that at the turn of the last century movies were silent. Music was provided live by a musician playing a piano or organ.
Every Child Deserves to Learn Classical Music
Imagine an educational program that gives children a music education while teaching them teamwork, leadership, how to bring their best and to be part of something bigger. That’s what Jump Start Strings, a Jacksonville version of El Sistema, the national children’s music program of Venezuela, does as part of the Communities in Schools Team-Up After School Program.
A Season of Firsts
The 2015–2016 Jacksonville Symphony season will be known as the season of firsts. First up are three free community concerts. These free concerts – scheduled for the St. Augustine Amphitheatre on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., Unity Plaza on October 2 at 8 p.m. and Jacoby Hall in the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts on October 3 at 8 p.m. – are the perfect entré to a season full of fun and excitement.
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