Barber & Mendelssohn Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2026. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Toward the Unknown Region (1904-06) Ralph Vaughan Williams Born October 12, 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England · Died August 26, 1958 in London 14 minutes World premiere … Read More
Mozart & More: Concertos for Two Pianos Program notes Program Notes by Laurie Shulman © 2026. Reproduction of all or part of these notes without explicit written permission from the Jacksonville Symphony is strictly prohibited. Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict Hector Berlioz Born December 11, 1803 in La-Côte-Saint-André, Isère, France Died March 8, 1869 in Paris If the names … Read More
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
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
Conrad Tao & Rite of Spring 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. Claude Debussy’s Nocturnes World Premiere October 27, 1901; Paris, France 25 Minutes Nocturnes was one of Debussy’s earliest orchestral compositions to secure a niche … Read More
