Conductor

Music Director

Concertmaster Adelya Nartadjieva takes center stage for Vaughan Williams’ soaring The Lark Ascending. Elgar’s love letter to Italy and its musical traditions opens the program with its sunny, Mediterranean-inspired themes. In a powerful conclusion, the bold and innovative use of orchestral color in Walton’s First Symphony draws this dynamic program to a sonorous, thrilling close.

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Adelya Plays The Lark Ascending

Jacoby Symphony Hall

Graceful dancers from the Florida Ballet return to the Jacksonville Symphony, joined by the Jacksonville Dance Theatre, for a breathtaking, harmonious fusion of dance and symphonic art.  

Seasoned listeners and those new to symphonic music will be equally entertained by the Symphony in 60 Series. Enjoy a casual and fun cocktail hour before the 60-minute concert, introductions to each musical piece by the conductor and a chance to make new friends. This series provides an exceptional experience for all.

At the Ballet II - Symphony in 60

Graceful dancers from the Florida Ballet return to the Jacksonville Symphony, joined by the Jacksonville Dance Theatre, for a breathtaking, harmonious fusion of dance and symphonic art.  

Mix and mingle with coffee, tea and cookies while enjoying the stirring music of our Coffee Series concerts, which feature a wide variety of abbreviated performances from select classical and pops concert programs.

At the Ballet II - Matinee

Join Music Director Courtney Lewis and the Symphony in closing this blockbuster season with one of Jacksonville’s favorites: Berlioz’s wildly imaginative Fantastic Symphony. A bedrock of the Romantic Era, this saga uses music to paint a love-stricken artist’s journey from a serene countryside to a whirling dervish conclusion. The program opens with another storytelling work: gripping orchestral music from Thomas Adès’ masterpiece opera, The Exterminating Angel.

Courtney Lewis

Conductor, Music Director

Events

17 - 18 May, 2024

Adelya Plays The Lark Ascending · Jacksonville Symphony

May 23, 2024

At the Ballet II - Symphony in 60 · Jacksonville Symphony

May 24, 2024

At the Ballet II - Matinee · Jacksonville Symphony

7 - 8 Jun, 2024

Symphonie Fantastique · Jacksonville Symphony

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