Concerts and Events.
2022 - 2023 Season
Red, White and Ocala Symphony Blue
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Sunday, July 3, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Spellbinding Beginnings
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, October 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 30, 2022 - 3:00 PM
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Dukas
Francesca da Rimini - Tchaikovsky
Night on Bald Mountain - Mussorgsky
The Golden Spinning Wheel - Dvorák
Symphony Under the Lights
Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Ocala Youth Symphony
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Jenkins Open Air Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, December 2, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Pops! Goes the Holidays
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 4, 2022 - 3:00 PM
EMMA Concert Association - 44th Season
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Lewis Auditorium - St. Augustine, FL
Saturday, February 4, 2023
La Gazza Ladra - Rossini
Francesca da Rimini - Tchaikovsky
Pines of Rome - Respighi
Bowie and Glass
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and The Voltron Collective
Matthew Wardell, conductor
BIG ARTS - Sanibel Island, FL
Friday, February 10, 2023
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes" - Glass
Selections from the catalogue of David Bowie
Bowie and Glass
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and The Voltron Collective
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall - Ft. Myers, FL
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes" - Glass
Selections from the catalogue of David Bowie
Bowie and Glass
Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and The Voltron Collective
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Charlotte Performing Arts Center - Punta Gorda, FL
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes" - Glass
Selections from the catalogue of David Bowie
The Sounds of Hollywood
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre
Saturday, February 25, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 26, 2023 – 3:00 PM
Max Steiner
Maurice Jarre
Hans Zimmer
Bernard Herrmann
John Williams and more
Youthful Renderings
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Winners of the 32nd Annual OSO Concerto Competition
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Die Zauberharfe - Schubert
Rendering - Berio
(Pop) Music America
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Elizabeth Graham, soprano
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Phantom of the Opera Symphonic Suite - Webber
Selections from Porgy and Bess - Gershwin
Kohola: Spirit of the Ocean - Stella Sung
Fifteen: Symphonic Fantasy on the Art of Andy Warhol - Michael Daugherty
Symphony Under the Stars
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ocala Golf Club - Ocala, FL
Sunday, May 14, 2023 - 7:00 PM
2021 - 2022 Season
Beethoven's 9th and Relevancy
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Gainesville, FL
Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 7:00 PM
A Little Night Music
University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Constans Theatre - Gainesville, FL
Friday, October 22, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 24, 2021 - 4:30 PM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Friday, October 29, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 30, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 31, 2021 - 4:30 PM
Sondheim - A Little Night Music (staged)
Coffee with the Conductor
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, November 5, 2021 - 10:00 AM
Subject: Variation Form, Ives, Rachmaninoff, and Elgar
Variations on Opening Night
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Jasmin Arakawa, piano
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, November 20, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 21, 2021 - 3:00 PM
Ives - Variations on America
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme / Enigma Variations
Symphony Under the Lights
Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Ocala Youth Symphony
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Jenkins Open Air Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Cerulli - Once Upon a December
Williams - Santa at the Symphony
Silvestri - Polar Express
Herbert - March of the Toys
Kinkel - Mad Russian's Christmas
Anderson - Christmas Festival Overture
Hayman - Carol of the Bells
Chase - Around the World at Christmas Time
Anderson - Sleigh Ride
Hayman - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Holcombe - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Sayre - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Stephenson - Holly Jolly Sing-Along
Pops! Goes the Holidays
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center - Ocala, FL
Saturday, December 4, 2021 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 5, 2021 - 3:00 PM
Anderson - Christmas Festival Overture
Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel Overture
Blake - The Snowman (full score with film)
Coleridge-Taylor - Christmas Overture
Hayman - Carol of the Bells
Stephenson - Silent Night
Holcombe - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Stephenson - A Charleston Christmas
Stephenson - Holly Jolly Sing-Along
Coffee with the Conductor
Matthew Wardell & Raymond Chobaz, lecturers
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Subject: The Four Temperaments in Music
The Four Temperaments
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, January 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 30, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Paul Richards - Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Selves" *World Premiere* (Live Recording w/ Score)
Nielsen - Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments"
Coffee with the Conductor
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Subject: Film Music, John Williams, JAWS, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A John Williams Celebration
University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, guest conductor
First Presbyterian Church - Gainesville, FL
Sunday, February 13, 2022 - 4:00 PM
Williams - Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
90 Years of John Williams
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Main Title from Star Wars: A New Hope
Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Marion’s Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Theme from Schindler’s List
Han Solo and the Princess from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Shark Theme from JAWS
The Crystal Spell from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Theme from The Lost World: Jurassic Park
A Whirl Through Academe from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Buckbeak’s Flight from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Jedi Steps and Finale from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Coffee with the Conductor
Matthew Wardell and Adam Volpe, lecturers
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, February 25, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Subject: David Bowie and Phillip Glass
University of Florida Campus Visit
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
UF School of Music - Gainesville, FL
Friday, April 8, 2022 - 5:00 PM
Subject: Symphony Orchestra: Dead or Alive?
Bowie and Glass
Ocala Symphony Orchestra and The Voltron Collective
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, March 5, 2022
Symphony No. 4 "Heroes" - Glass
Selections from the catalogue of David Bowie
Cosi fan tutte
Ocala Symphony Orchestra and University of Florida Opera Theatre
Matthew Wardell, conductor
University Auditorium - Gainesville, FL
Friday, April 1, 2022 - 7:20 PM
Saturday, April 2, 2022 - 7:20 PM
Mozart - Cosi fan tutte (staged)
Coffee with the Conductor
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, April 8, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Subject: Missy Mazzoli, Michael Daugherty, Mason Bates and the Anthology of Fantastic Zoology
21st Century Anthology
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Danielle VanTuinen, tuba
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 10, 2022 - 3:00 PM
Missy Mazzoli - River Rouge Transfiguration
Michael Daugherty - Reflections on the Mississippi
Mason Bates - Anthology of Fantastic Zoology
UF Concerto Competition Winners
University of Florida Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
University Auditorium - Gainesville, FL
Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 7:20 PM
Tomasi - Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
Symphony Under the Stars
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ocala Golf Club - Ocala, FL
Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 7:00 PM
Highlights from West Side Story
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Princess Leia’s Theme
Curtain Up!
Adventures on Earth from E.T.
Suite from Hamilton
Moon River
It’s About Time
Love Is All You Need
Grease!
Imperial March
Stars and Stripes Forever