As winter approaches in Jacksonville, there’s a magical transformation taking place at the heart of the city. The Jacksonville Symphony is gearing up to celebrate a holiday season that promises to be extraordinary. Every December, the Symphony enters the most exciting part of its annual calendar, orchestrating 17 concerts for an audience of 21,000 patrons who all gather to experience … Read More
Arts Organizations Are A Good Community Investment
We are still in the midst of a global pandemic and the sheer magnitude of the lives affected by COVID-19 is hard to fathom. As we all know, great news has arrived with the approval of several vaccines and thus we know there is light at the end of the tunnel, provided that enough people receive both doses of the … Read More
Music Is Made For Hard Times Like These
Steven Libman says the Jacksonville Symphony is doing what needs to be done to survive the quarantine. As I write this it’s almost incomprehensible that I started a new job on Feb. 1, 2020, as president and CEO for the Jacksonville Symphony. Less than 30 days later, the world changed as the COVID-19 crisis fell upon us. We have had … Read More