Capathia Jenkins and Tony DeSare return for a wonderful concert that will take you on a journey of American popular song featuring staples from Broadway, pop, jazz and more.

Grab some friends and co-workers and join us for happy hour and 60 minutes of symphonic music. This abbreviated concert experience is great for first-timers or for those who want to enjoy symphony concerts and still make it in time for dinner with friends. Happy hour begins at 5:30 PM and the concert starts at 6:30 PM. Join us for the Symphony in 60 After-Party at Bellwether!

A program with optimism coursing through the notes, this program begins with the Jacksonville Symphony’s commission and world premiere of a work by Courtney Bryan. Jennifer Koh makes her Jacksonville debut with Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto, a piece filled with triumph and joy. Rachmaninoff’s hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 2 contains themes of hope, redemption and the hallmark romance that made the composer famous.

Rachmaninoff’s hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 2 is filled with the hallmark romance that made the composer famous, along with themes of hope and redemption. The Russian’s largest work takes the listener from a dark and brooding introduction, through meditative religiosity, to a destination of triumph over darkness.