Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is one of Orlando's three unrelated per-service professional orchestras, the others being the Orlando Symphony Orchestra
and the Bach Festival
Society in residence at Rollins College
. The OPO is based in Symphony Square at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida
, and appears in more than 125 performances each season. Established in 1993, after the demise of the full-time, salaried, Florida Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra was founded as Music Orlando. Its first Music director
was Hal France
. The OPO celebrated its 18th anniversary in the 2010-2011 Season, led by Christopher Wilkins in his fifth season as music director.
Orlando Symphony Orchestra
Orlando Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Orlando, Florida. It was founded in 1990 as "Central Florida Friends of Music". The group collaborates with many cultural and religious organizations. Orlando Symphony also provides large ensembles for corporate conventions in the area...
and the Bach Festival
Bach Festival
Bach Festivals are annual classical music festival held to celebrate the memory of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Various locations throughout the world held a festival dedicated to Bach...
Society in residence at Rollins College
Rollins College
Rollins College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Winter Park, Florida , along the shores of Lake Virginia....
. The OPO is based in Symphony Square at Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, and appears in more than 125 performances each season. Established in 1993, after the demise of the full-time, salaried, Florida Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra was founded as Music Orlando. Its first Music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
was Hal France
Hal France
Hal France was the first musical director of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, and was formerly the principal director of the Omaha Opera. He lives in Orlando, Florida. He was formerly married to noted soprano Sylvia McNair.-References:...
. The OPO celebrated its 18th anniversary in the 2010-2011 Season, led by Christopher Wilkins in his fifth season as music director.