Ocala Symphony Orchestra kicks off new season with a concert celebrating Independence Day

OCALA, Fla. — The Ocala Symphony Orchestra has launched its 2023-2024 season with a special concert called “Red, White and Ocala Symphony Blue.”

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The July 2 concert celebrating the nation’s 247th birthday will take place at the Reilly Center.

Subscription performances will begin in October and feature timeless masterworks, two-world premieres and stellar soloists.

The organization said Maestro Matthew Wardell will be the orchestra conductor.

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The upcoming season will also feature six subscription concerts and eight special events consisting of three multimedia performances.

“You have a superbly talented orchestra playing mind-blowingly exciting core repertoire from composers like Mahler and Tchaikovsky alongside new works by preeminent living composers, like Stella Sung and Paul Richards,” Wardell said in a news release.

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