Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky & Bernstein Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet Nino Rota (1911-1979) World premiere: Zeffirelli’s film was released on March 4, 1968 in London Rota was like an Italian … Read More
Bruckner’s Majestic Eighth Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890 revised version) Anton Bruckner Born September 4, 1824 in Ansfelden, Austria | Died October 11, 1896 in Vienna World premiere December 18, 1892 … Read More
The Nutcracker & Sorcerer’s Apprentice Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. L’apprenti sorcier [The Sorcerer’s Apprentice] Paul Dukas Born 1 October, 1865 in Paris, France | Died 17 May, 1935 in Paris, France World premiere: May 18, 1897 in … Read More
Appalachian Spring Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Suite from Appalachian Spring [Original Instrumentation] Aaron Copland Born November 14, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York | Died December 2, 1990 in North Tarrytown, New York Appalachian Spring is Copland’s … Read More
Mozart & Tchaikovsky Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, K.299 Wolfgang Amadè Mozart Born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria | Died December 5, 1791 in Vienna, Austria World premiere: … Read More
Copland’s Clarinet Concerto Program Notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2025. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. To See the Sky: Exegesis for Orchestra (2023) Joel Thompson Born December 17, 1988 in the Bahamas Thompson was born in the Bahamas to Jamaican parents who later … Read More
The Jacksonville Symphony Celebrates Different American Voices with Gershwin, Simon and Copland By Matt Bickett The Jacksonville Symphony celebrated the close of its historic seventy-fifth season on June 6 and 7 with an all-American program under Music Director Courtney Lewis’s baton. Presenting programmatic works by George Gershwin and Carlos Simon along with Aaron Copland’s third symphony, the Symphony’s celebration reassured as it … Read More
The Jacksonville Symphony Takes on Mozart’s Classics with Nartadjieva and Kuo By Matt Bickett “Classical music” has always held a handful of meanings. Your middle school chorus teacher was likely quick to remind you that it’s not just a genre on Spotify. “Classical refers to the period in music history after the Baroque and before the Romantic,” she might say, distinguishing … Read More
Gershwin & Copland Program Notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2024. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. George Gershwin’s An American in Paris World Premiere December 13, 1928; New York, New York 16 Minutes George Gershwin’s father immigrated from Russian in 1890, changing his … Read More
