The 49th Season Begins this Weekend for the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

November 8th, 4pm

Stained Glass Concert, Natural Wonder-Redux

Pre Concert Discussion: 3:15

Peace Lutheran Church

15840 McGregor Blvd. Fort Myers

Back by popular demand with some new surprises!

Nature in all her splendor comes alive through music and pictorial images inspired by Florida’s on natural Wonder. Musical setting so poetry by Robert Frost, Anne Morrow Lindbergh and the whimsical Ogden Nash celebrate nature’s majestic beauty.

Whitachre: Animal Crackers & Seal Lullaby, Walker: Three Days By The Sea, Thompson: Frostiana (Settings of Robert Frost)

Tickets: $15.00

November 10th, 7pm

Youth Orchestra Concert, “Pride and Patriotism”

A collaboration with the Lee County School District

Barbara B. Mann Performing Art Hall

The Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, in partnership with the School District of Lee County, presents the seventh annual Pride & Patriotism: Youth Celebrating the Arts and Honoring Veterans concert.. The event celebrates the artistic talents and achievements of area youth through music, art, and an essay contest promoted by the School District of Lee County. The evening features the Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Michael Hall. North Fort Myers High School Band and the Cape Coral Elementary Chorus will also perform. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased in advance by calling the Symphony Box Office 418-1500 and will also be available at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall the day of the event.

Tickets $7.00

November 13, 7:30 pm

Chamber Concert/Sanibel Concert, “Playfully Yours”

Faith Presbyterian Church

4544 Coronado Pkwy., Cape Coral

November 15, 7 pm

Schein Hall, BIG Arts on Sanibel

Special Guest: Concertmaster Reiko Niiya

Three enormously popular works are showcased including: Mendelssohn’s masterpiece and Beethoven’s Symphony # 8. Reiko Niiya’s brilliance shines in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto which is both profoundly expressive and demanding to play.

Rossini: Overture to ‘The Silken Ladder’ Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Reiko Niiya, violin) Beethoven: Symphony # 8

Tickets: $18-$25

November 21, 8pm

Southwest Florida Symphony Classical Season Opener

Classical Concert “Made in America”

Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

Special Guest: Timothy Fain

Experience the intoxicating violins and electrifying brasses as we celebrate the melting pot that is America. Included in this passionate program is Dvorak’s “New World Symphony.”

TICHELI: Shooting Stars BARBER: Violin Concerto (Timothy F

Tickets: $16-$52

For Ticket information contact the Box Office 239-418-1500 or visit our website www.swflso.org.

The Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra is the Only professional orchestra in Lee County presenting our 49th season..

Source: Southwest Florida Symphony