Each Sarasota Orchestra Flex Pass is as unique as the patron who holds it. Of the 134,217,349 possible Flex Passes, a certain few of our 75th Anniversary Season’s concert combinations sparkle with personality. Which one of these concertgoing types resembles your special brand of Sarasota Orchestra fandom?
Box Office Blockbuster
This Flex Pass holder whips up their very own feast of classical music’s greatest masterpieces—the music that has "gone viral" over the centuries and serves to remind us why we adore the orchestral art form in the first place.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Masterworks 1: Beethoven’s Eroica
Great Escapes 3: By Special Arrangement
Masterworks 6: Rhapsody in Blue @ 100
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
Sarasota Orchestra celebrating the centennial of Gershwin's timeless Rhapsody in Blue on our sixth Masterworks concert, with Michelle Cann at the piano.
Image: Daniel Jordan, concertmaster, and Chung-Yon Hong, violin (Great Escapes 4)
Soaring High
These concert-goers expect pure excitement from a listening experience. They love to feel uplifted on a high-energy current of sound as they whirl with Sarasota Orchestra across a vast expanse of different musical landscapes.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Special Concert: Star Wars: A New Hope
Masterworks 4: Titans
Great Escapes 6: Fantastic Voyage
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
The moment in Great Escapes 6: Fantastic Voyage when Daniel Jordan, celebrating 25 years as Concertmaster, takes the soloist's spotlight on Johan Svensden’s Romance for violin and orchestra.
Feel All the Feels
This patron finds their happy place where the senses are lavishly engaged by music, and almost-forgotten memories surge to the surface. They like to have someone next to them whose hand they may squeeze at the most potent moments in a concert.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Masterworks 3: Friends and Inspirations
Pops 1: Broadway Showstoppers
Masterworks 5: Smoke and Fire
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
"Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations—the ultimate piece of music for hand-holding—on Masterworks 3: Friends and Inspirations.
Image: Capathia Jenkins, vocals (Pops 3)
Dancing Queen
You’ve seen them—perhaps you’ve even wished you were brave enough to join them! They’re the impossible-to-miss audience members who always tap their toes, pat a knee, and sway along in time to the music. That is, if they haven’t already gotten up from their seats to dance!
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Discoveries 2: Cheers to the Music of Dance
Great Escapes 5: Luck of the Irish
Pops 3: She’s Got Soul
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
Brahms’ swirling Hungarian Dance No. 5 on Discoveries 2: Cheers to the Music of Dance.
Image: Beethoven T-shirt design
Beethoven or Bust
This Beethoven devotee cherry-picks all the concerts in Sarasota Orchestra’s 2023-2024 season that feature the music of the legendary, revolutionary composer. This Flex Pass holder will definitely wear their new favorite Sarasota Orchestra T-shirt to performances.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Masterworks 1: Beethoven’s Eroica
Chamber Soirée 3: Beethoven and Berio
Great Escapes 4: Revolutionary Music
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
The profound second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 on Masterworks 1: Beethoven’s Eroica.
Curious Cat
These adventurous souls keep one finger permanently pressed on the pulse of the arts. They live on the leading edge, and a concert where they can meet and befriend new music is one of their favorite ways to spend an evening.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Masterworks 2: The Scottish
Discoveries 3: Becoming Tchaikovsky
Masterworks 7: Yang Plays Mozart
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
The Van Wezel reverberate with the sound of Sarasota Orchestra kicking up its heels during STOMP by John Corigiliano, featured on Masterworks 2: The Scottish.
Image: Sir Stephen Hough, piano (Masterworks 3)
Sampler Platter
An open mind is this music-lover’s best feature. They’re hungry to try new things, sample a smorgasbord of musical flavors, and experience all of what a classical music concert can be.
Their Flex Pass Looks Like:
Discoveries 1: London Calling
Chamber Soirée 2: A Soldier’s Tale
Masterworks 3: Friends and Inspirations
They Can’t Wait to Hear…
Richard Strauss’ Serenade for Winds paired with Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and Strings on Discoveries 1: London Calling.
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*To be eligible for Flex Pass benefits, tickets must be purchased in one transaction. Offer not valid for Celebrate 75, Thrill of a Lifetime, Outdoor Pops, and Classical Conversations. Also not valid on previously purchased tickets
