Great Escapes
One of our most popular series, often selling out, offers a mix of light classics and toe-tapping pops in themed concerts. Four conductors split the six concerts, providing variety and personal warmth at each concert.
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Great Escapes 1
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Friday, October 13, 2017 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Saturday, October 14, 2017 | 8:00pm | Holley HallMuch of the music we love was composed for small ensembles or even a solo piano. This concert explores how arranging music for a full orchestra can enhance sonic colors and impact. This diverse program features popular selections from classical composers, the Beatles, and the Broadway smash Hamilton.
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Chris Confessore, conductor
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Home for the Holidays
Great Escapes 2
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Thursday, December 21, 2017 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Friday, December 22, 2017 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Saturday, December 23, 2017 | 8:00pm | Holley HallWe're all dreaming of a White Christmas, even in Florida. This concert provides a range of sentimental experiences, from a Miracle on 34th Street to March of the Toys to the music from Frozen. Join us for a musical Sleigh Ride, enjoy Klezmer King Wenceslas and Corelli’s special Christmas Concerto.
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Andrew Lane, conductor
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Mozart in the Jungle
Great Escapes 3
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Thursday, January 25, 2018 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Friday, January 26, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Saturday, January 27, 2018 | 8:00pm | Holley HallThe TV program Mozart in the Jungle provides a sometimes messy but always touching perspective of the making of music and the stories of the musicians. In this concert, we experience Mozart and Beethoven, Berlioz and Puccini, Bernstein and Queen. Yes, it's the Queen of Bohemian Rhapsody!
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Stefan Sanders, conductor
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It's Been Reel
Great Escapes 4
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Thursday, February 15, 2018 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Friday, February 16, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 8:00pm | Holley HallMovies and their musical scores go hand in hand. Gone with the Wind, The King and I and Raiders of the Lost Ark all are as memorable for their music as their lasting lines and compelling stories. We won't need a movie screen in this orchestral concert to say Hooray for Hollywood.
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Andrew Lane, conductor
Program Details TBA
The Sound of Music
Great Escapes 5
SOLD OUT | Wednesday, March 21, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
SOLD OUT | Thursday, March 22, 2018 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
SOLD OUT | Friday, March 23, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
SOLD OUT | Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 8:00pm | Holley HallWe all love the Sound of Music! Strike up the Band for our Flight to Neverland as we travel Over the Rainbow. Enjoy a Star Wars theme from a new movie and the classic score from To Kill a Mockingbird. The Pomp and Circumstance of this concert will remind us of some of our favorite things.
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Chris Confessore, conductor
Program Details TBA
Mavericks of Rhythm
Great Escapes 6
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Thursday, April 12, 2018 | 7:30pm | Holley Hall
Friday, April 13, 2018 | 5:30pm | Holley Hall
Saturday, April 14, 2018 | 8:00pm | Holley HallThis concert showcases the mavericks who de ned the distinctive rhythms of American music. You’ll experience popular American composers such as Bernstein, Copland, Mancini and Ellington, as well as a few lesser known, but no less intriguing and accessible pioneers of the American sound.
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Jacomo Bairos, conductor
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There's no doubt, audiences are thrilled by the Sarasota Orchestra's new music director, Anu Tali. She's brought an intense energy from the orchestra in previous performances and we found this yet again in a downright thrill ride of an encounter...
Literally gripping the arms of my seat, I was not the only one propelled on this rollercoaster of delightful music.
Every section and soloist within the orchestra played their role with strength and beauty; every tree proud and tall. Tali served as an excellent guide leading the forces with assured confidence. The overall sound was lush and, yes, intense just where it needed to be.
The Sarasota Orchestra was brimming with bubbling energy...
A lifetime of musical moments, cinematic in scope, gave every section of the orchestra a leading role at one time or another. Chief among them was the virtuosic solo of concertmaster Daniel Jordan.
It was a thrill ride resulting in an explosion of audience enthusiasm.
Tali conveyed a clear vision for the dramatic outline of this symphony, carefully pacing the darker, searching character of the music with pastoral conversations among voices in the orchestra.
If you haven’t seen Tali yet, this will be a great introduction to the skyrocketing conductor who’s quickly becoming a household name around the world. You’ll see why we feel we’re lucky to have her here.
Andrew Lane, the Orchestra’s Principal Pops Conductor, knows how to program a winning event and this concert had something for everyone. It also brought in a whole new audience that seemed dazzled by the performances.
The Sarasota Orchestra played a program this past weekend filled with so much color, it was like visiting the Louvre.
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