This project is funded in part by Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.
Anita Graef, CelloJulian Graef, Violin Program Passacaglia for Violin and Cello (after a theme by Handel), Johann Halvorsen (1864-1935)Duetto after W.A. Mozart K. 457 & 475, Alexander Uber (1783-1824)Selections from 8 Pieces for Violin and Cello, Op. 39, Reinhold Glière (1874-1956)I. PreludeIII. BerceuseIV. CanzonettaV. IntermezzoVIII. EtudeDuo for Violin and Cello (2015), Jessie Montgomery (1981-)Duo for […]
Alterity Chamber Orchestra returns for their fifth anniversary concert! Led by internationally renowned conductor and composer Juan Trigos, Alterity presents a program of contemporary works of great beauty and dazzling virtuosity. Featuring the world premiere of the Double Concerto for flute and guitar by composer Alberto Rodríguez Ortiz (Puerto Rico) with soloists Eladio Scharrón (guitar) […]
Award-winning composer Nathan Felix presents the premiere of a new 75 minute opera in 5 acts about the life and lovers of fashion designer Coco Chanel. Starring Molly Ann Anderson as Coco Chanel. Nathan Felix (born 1981) is a Mexican-American music composer known for his immersive operas and experimental films. His music has premiered in […]
For nine years, Central Florida Composers Forum (CF2) has been offering its members a first-come, first-on, get-er-done-yerself opportunity to present work to the Orlando/Central Florida public. The composers themselves perform or arrange for the performers. That always means a wider variety of sonic possibilities than a more typical, curated CF2 concert featuring a unified instrumentation. […]
Personnel: Christina Bouey, ViolinRhiannon Banerdt, ViolinColin Brookes, ViolaGrace Ho, Cello The Ulysses Quartet has been praised for their “textural versatility,” “grave beauty” and “the kind of chemistry many quartets long for, but rarely achieve” (The Strad), as well as their “avid enthusiasm ... chops to back up their passion” (San Diego Story), “delivered with a […]
Cuban-American solo musician and composer Manuel Paneque Lahenz began his studies in his native Cuba graduating in music with a specialization in Lute and conducting musical ensembles. In Havana, he worked in both radio and television where he had the opportunity to accompany the most recognized Cuban singers, Omara Portuondo, Elíades Ochoa, Compay Segundo, among […]
This unique program celebrates the power of music to heal and bring people together. Violin virtuoso Brian Bak is an in-demand chamber music player and soloist who has won numerous competitions, appeared at international festivals, and graduated with degrees from Juilliard, Yale, and Stonybrook (DMA). While preparing for a recital at Timucua, Bak learned that […]
"Elevated themselves into those elite ranks alongside Yarn/Wire, Sō Percussion, Tigue, Iktus and Ensemble Et Al", as described by the New York Music Daily, Pathos Trio (consisting of percussionists Marcelina Suchocka, Felix Reyes, and pianist Will Healy) is a two percussion and piano trio committed to combining aesthetics of contemporary classical music with their interests […]
Joseph Kingma, winner of the American Liszt Society’s 2017 Liszt International Piano Competition, enjoys an active national and international career as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Eager to share the beauty of music with a wide audience, he maintains a busy and varied performance schedule in multiple genres. As a recitalist, his solo invitations […]
Baroque and BeyondA Performing Arts Matter group, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra starts with CPE Bach in the Baroque, then strays into the Beyond with Chilean composer Alfonso Leng, finishing strong with Papa Haydn's "The Bear". Made of community members with a passion for music, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra brings string players from the Maitland Symphony […]
New York City-based new music chamber group loadbang is building a new kind of music for mixed ensemble of trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and baritone voice. Since their founding in 2008, loadbang has been praised as ‘cultivated’ by The New Yorker, ‘an extra-cool new music group’ and ‘exhilarating’ by the Baltimore Sun, ‘inventive’ by the […]
Celebrate Black History Month with Samone Hicks, soprano, and Rose Grace, pianist. The title is: "Songs of Hope and Inspiration". The program will include Art Song Cycles by Black composers, including Nkeiru Okoye, Undine Smith Moore, Florence Price, Adolphus Hailstork, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The the program consists of beautiful and powerful songs and rarely performed, […]
Joy-Filled Noise: A Musical Celebration of Black History Music Director Kevin Harris leads a vocal and instrumental ensemble of some of the region's top talent in a survey of Black American Music, from the South African hymn Siyahamba, to African American Spirituals, Jazz, Blues, and Gospel songs old and new. Expect original arrangements, stirring performances […]
Joy-Filled Noise: A Musical Celebration of Black History Music Director Kevin Harris leads a vocal and instrumental ensemble of some of the region's top talent in a survey of Black American Music, from the South African hymn Siyahamba, to African American Spirituals, Jazz, Blues, and Gospel songs old and new. Expect original arrangements, stirring performances […]
This International Womens Day concert will feature solo voice compositions written by female composers Cathy Berberian, Meredith Monk, Gilda Lyons, Susan Botti, Kamala Sankaram & Alex Temple. These works, all for solo performer, were chosen for their ability to empower and represent the talents of female singers. The concert aims to celebrate the strength and […]
Personnel: Dieter Hennings, guitarPaul Vaillancourt, percussion Works by Mexican composers Juan Trigos and Ricardo Zohn with added Latin American classics from Antonio Lauro and Alirio Díaz The musical endeavors of Dieter Hennings Yeomans span from new music on guitar to early music for lute, baroque guitar, and theorbo and can be heard on the Nonesuch, […]
Timucua Arts Foundation presents Musique en Plein Air on Sunday, March 19th, 2023, at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival! Experience the festival from the Central Park Bandstand in the heart of scenic downtown Winter Park. Musical performances by: Don Soledad Group1-1:45pm Gerald Law and the Clutch2:15-3pm April Brown and the After 5 Band3:30-4:45pm Everyone […]
Musical Traditions Inc. presents A Night at the Opera! Personnel Aleksandra Vargas, Soprano Natalie Doliner, Soprano Angeliz Bula, Mezzo-Soprano Jose Manuel Lopez, BaritoneSergei Kossenko, Piano Program: Rossini - The Cat DuetAldonza - Man of la ManchaLoesser - Marry the Man Today from Guys and DollsMozart- Prendero from Cosi fan tutti Mozart - Smanie implacabilePuccini - […]
Don't miss the Opus 5 Woodwind Quintet's enthralling concert, featuring the ingenious jazz arrangements of acclaimed American clarinetist Allan Vaché! Born into a family of jazz musicians, Vaché has shared the stage with legends like Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Pete Fountain. The ensemble will perform pieces by Scott Joplin, Leonard Bernstein, Dave Brubeck, Lennon […]
Join us for a night of exquisite music as we welcome Carlos Serrano to our stage. Born in Colombia, Carlos is a talented musician who holds a Master's degree in Classical Guitar from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has achieved notable success in his career, winning the 19th Annual FIU Concerto Competition and receiving an […]
Come and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a musical performance featuring Orlando's very own Sergei Kossenko, Aleksanda Vargas, Tom Dietz, Jerry Bravo, Daniel Cortez, and Jose Manuel Lopez. The performance will highlight tango, boleros, and Latin Jazz, with original music by pianist Sergei Kossenko's. We invite you to experience the roots of Tango, as we […]
Timucua presents Global Peace FIlm Festival Live: A Performance, Talk and Film with Hannah Sun on Chopin in War Ravaged Places Experience pianist Hannah Sun performing Chopin live, her take on the music, and a film screening of Joanna Kaczmarek’s 2020 film 'Chopin: I am Not Afraid of Darkness'. The film, created during the pandemic, […]
The Helena Collective presents a concert of two song cycles: Schumann’s “Frauenliebe und Leben” performed by soprano Samantha Barnes Daniel and Dominick Argento’s “From the Diary of Virginia Woolf” performed by mezzo soprano Sarah Purser. Schumann’s beloved song cycle contains eight movements which describe the course of a woman's love for her partner, from first […]
This recital will showcase cherished pieces from the classical saxophone repertoire, in duo sax settings. The concert will reach its climax when Valentin is joined by Scott Devlin and his students, culminating in a double quartet performance that promises to be a dazzling finale with a particularly striking piece. Valentin Kovalev is a passionate and […]
Timucua and the Alterity Chamber Orchestra returns with new music by JG Thirwell, commissioned and written for Alterity. This performance is free and open to the public. Program: Exulansis (Alterity orchestra)Hernea (wind quintet)Magnus Morbus (Alterity orchestra) JG Thirlwell, hailing from Melbourne and currently based in Brooklyn, NY, is a versatile composer, producer, and performer. In […]
Okapi is an avant-rock duo from Asheville, NC that employs upright bass, cello, and voice. Their raw and intricate songwriting is cathartic but inviting, carrying honest and satirical messages that aim to stimulate a universal confrontation with reality, while encouraging consciousness, healthy growth, and individual empowerment in the curious and attentive observer. Started in Chicago […]
The Lyric Arts Trio of Kansas City (Elena Lence Talley, clarinet; Daniel Velicer, piano; and Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano) have delighted audiences throughout the Midwest with their technical and artistic abilities and wonderful musicianship. They project a warmth and pleasure in performing concerts crafted around a central theme, complemented by informal remarks about the music […]
Matthew Cohen, violist of the Formosa Quartet, and Zhenni Li-Cohen, Steinway Artist join forces as the award-winning Li-Cohen duo. In addition to their individual solo and chamber music performances, the husband-and wife duo has performed recitals together in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boulder, Portland (OR), Helsinki, and Zhuzhou (China); their upcoming duo performances for the […]
Composed in memory of Dr. Camille Glazer Camille Glazer lived a short but incredibly productive life. Her father, Benoit, sought to compose a concert for the instruments that she played, inspired by the music she loved, and performed by the teachers who taught her. The Concert features a short piano piece based on Debussy’s Gradus […]
Made of community members with a passion for music, the Baroque Chamber Orchestra brings string players from the Maitland Symphony Orchestra together under the direction of Dr. Alvaro Gomez to put the best works of the Baroque period on today’s stage. The group has a lot of heart, and they play at Timucua every year. […]
R&B / Jazz / Soul – Voices of Justice: From the time of slavery, through the Civil Rights Movement, to Black Lives Matter, music has been an important element historically for Black Americans. These songs passed through generations, express moments and movements of the time, and show the importance that music and song have played […]
Get your tickets now, this show sells out every year! Music Director Kevin Harris leads a vocal and instrumental ensemble of some of the region's top talent in a survey of Black American Music, from the South African hymn Siyahamba, to African American Spirituals, Jazz, Blues, and Gospel songs old and new. Expect original arrangements, […]
Join our community's most influential arts leaders for a panel discussion on the role of the arts as a catalyst for social dialogue and positive change. Moderated by Chevalier Lovett of Florida Rising, this panel will include Vicki Landon (Vice President of Development & External Affairs, Central Florida Community Arts), Eric Pinder (Artistic Director, Central Florida Vocal Arts), Ayò Jeriah Demps (Theater Educator, […]
The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. Based in Austin, TX, and thriving on the area’s storied music scene, the Miró takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of […]
Contemporary Classical / Live at Timucua: Keri Lee Pierson is a classically trained soprano, contemporary musician, and music educator. She currently is a Doctor of Musical Arts student at Bowling Green State University where she collaborates regularly with her colleagues and instructors and The MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. Musiva Concert series is an Orlando-based […]
Opera / Live at the Dr. Phillips Center: Hailed as “a dream come true” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg), a “perfect…jewel” (Opera Today), and “the kind of opera that should be everywhere” (OperaWire), Scalia/Ginsburg is a one-act operatic comedy by composer-librettist Derrick Wang about the unlikely friendship between U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin […]
Classical Series / Live at Timucua: Dive into the enchanting world of Igor Stravinsky's timeless masterpiece, "Histoire du soldat"! Experience the magic as our talented ensemble, featuring some of the original performers from the unforgettable Timucua rendition, takes you on a mesmerizing journey. With captivating narration by the renowned Charlie Griffin, we'll immerse you in […]
The Central Florida Composer’s Forum is proud to present its 10th annual Composer’s Salon Concert on Sunday, March 24th, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at the Timucua. Local Central Florida composers will feature original compositions and world premieres in a diverse array of musical stylings. Salon concerts originated with princes and other royalty holding music concerts […]
Classical Series / Live at Timucua: Scott Devlin and his students joined Valentin Kovalev in a great concert last December at Timucua. Now, Scott and his students take center stage and play a concert of classical saxophone with piano and an exciting finale as a saxophone quartet. Special pricing is available for members, students, teachers, […]
Classical Series / World Music Weekends / Live at Timucua: Italian violinist Luca Ciarla draws a new musical route in the Mediterranean with a loop pedal, his voice and a few toy instruments. He performs in solo and strictly live all his band score, playing the violin also like a guitar, a cello or a […]
SongStringer and Mudita America Inc. present “Songs for Change”: Songwriters in the Round with the Mudita Collective Orchestra Join us on Saturday, June 1st, at Timucua Arts Foundation for an exciting afternoon of cross-genre collaboration featuring a Nashville-style songwriter’s round accompanied by the Mudita Collective Orchestra! Song Stringer and Mudita America explore a new form […]
Contemporary Classical / Experimental: Berlin-based composer and pianist Apollonio Maiello will present new music off his upcoming EP entitled ‘’beneath blue roses’’. Located between contemporary classical music, minimal music and jazz, Maiello’s work has been described as ‘’compositions (that) take the listener on a journey within; to thoughts that are difficult to pronounce.’’ (Die Rheinpfalz […]
Classical Series / Live at Timucua: When Chopin debuted movements of his piano concerto in his family's apartment at the University in Warsaw, he would have done so in a setting much more intimate than the bombastic performances that we can hear today in concert halls filled with hundreds or even thousands of people. Timucua […]
Classical Series / Live at Timucua: The Fernwood String Quartet is a classical string quartet based in Orlando, Florida, with two central goals: Performing music by living composers, and keeping the wonderful repertoire of classical, romantic and modern string quartet music alive in Central Florida. About the program: On September 4, 2024, Anton Bruckner would […]
Contemporary Classical / Live at Timucua: An intimate musical exploration of the resonating experiences of exile, displacement, and the dreamlike impermanence of existence through the poetic lens of the Spanish-speaking world. This powerful concert by the Central Florida Composers Forum (CF2) features six newly commissioned works bringing to life poetry by pillars of Hispanic literature […]
International Guitar Festival / Live at Timucua: Prepare to be captivated by the sheer expanse of expression as classical stylings intertwine with innovative multimedia, rock fusions, jazz improvisations, and audacious new tonal territories. Three consummate guitarist-composers—Nate Chivers, Nick Scout, and Troy Gifford —converge on one stage, united by their passion for the guitar, but each […]
