Concerts and Events.
Upcoming Events and Performances
Mary Lyon Concert: Musical Mavericks
Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Abbey Memorial Chapel - South Hadley, MA
Thursday, November 30, 2023 - 8:00 PM
The Phoenix Rising - Stella Sung
Symphony No. 3 in C minor - Florence Price
Pops! Goes the Holidays
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Music and Mystery
New England Philharmonic
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Tsai Performance Center at Boston University - Boston, MA
Sunday, December 10, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, 1st movement - Mozart
Violin Concerto in D minor, first movement - Sibelius
Mystery of the Missing Music - Jordan Kuspa
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 1923 Silent Film with Live Orchestra
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, January 20, 2024 - 7:30 PM
The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Matthew Wardell & Bradley DeLoatche
Rhythmic Tides
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Danielle Moreau, marimba
Joshua Mazur, organ
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, February 24, 2024 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 25, 2024 – 3:00 PM
Adagio for Strings and Organ - Tomaso Albinoni
KOHOLA: Spirit of the Ocean - Stella Sung
*Premiere performance of revised score with projected video by Annie Crawley
Concerto for Marimba and Strings - Emmanuel Séjourné
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Ralph Vaughan-Williams
Night Music
Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Abbey Memorial Chapel - South Hadley, MA
Friday, March 1, 2024 - 8:00 PM
D’un soir triste - Lili Boulanger
Night on the Bare Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky
El Rostro de la Luna - Arturo Rodriguez
From Hogwarts to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 10, 2024 – 3:00 PM
Season Finale: Mendelssohn, Bruckner and Beethoven
Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Abbey Memorial Chapel - South Hadley, MA
Friday, April 19, 2024 - 8:00 PM
The Hebrides Overture - Felix Mendelssohn
Three Pieces for Orchestra - Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 7 in A Major - Ludwig van Beethoven
To the End of the Earth
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Jackie Glazier, clarinet
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024 – 3:00 PM
Short Ride in a Fast Machine - John Adams
Fin de la Tierra - Jenni Brandon
*World Premiere*
Manfred Symphony - Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Symphony Under the Stars
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ocala Golf Club - Ocala, FL
Sunday, May 12, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Past Performances
Monsters' Ball
Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Chapin Auditorium - South Hadley, MA
Saturday, October 28, 2023 - 8:00 PM
On the Beautiful Blue Danube - Johann Strauss Jr.
The Crystal Spell: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - John Williams
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - Klaus Badelt
The Wild Dove - Antonin Dvorak
Shark Theme from JAWS - John Williams
Tales from the Vienna Woods - Johann Strauss Jr.
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite - John Williams
Mahler and the Breath of Life
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Anthony Offerle, baritone
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, October 21, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 3:00 PM
The Breath of Life - Paul Richards
*World Premiere*
Symphony No. 1, "Titan" - Gustav Mahler
A New Season!
Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Leona Chen, piano
Rodef Shalom - Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, September 9, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Hommage á Mozart - Anna Clyne
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K.466 - Mozart
Symphony No. 41 K.551 “Jupiter” - Mozart
Red, White and Ocala Symphony Blue
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Sunday, July 2, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Symphony Under the Stars
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ocala Golf Club - Ocala, FL
Sunday, May 14, 2023 - 7:00 PM
Back to the Future Suite - Alan Silvestri
A Tribute to Henry Mancini - Calvin Custer
Pirates of the Caribbean - Klaus Badelt
Themes from 007 - arr. Calvin Custer
Hollywood Blockbusters - James Horner
Beauty and the Beast - Alan Menken
My Fair Lady - Frederick Loewe
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite - John Williams
Moon River - Henry Mancini
Music from Aladdin - Alan Menken
Star Trek Through the Years - arr. Calvin Custer
Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa
Pop Music Americas: From Rio to the Big Apple
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, April 29, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 30, 2023 - 3:00 PM
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
Danzón No. 2 - Arturo Marquez
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7 - Heitor Villa-Lobos
Fifteen - Michael Daugherty
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
Tzigane - Ravel
Viola Concerto - Walton
Rendering - Berio
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
The Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster - Franz Waxman
The Wizard of Oz Concert Suite - Harold Arlen and Herbert Stothart
Casablanca Suite - Max Steiner
Vertigo Suite - Prelude, The Nightmare, Scéne d'amour - Bernard Herrmann
Lawrence of Arabia Overture - Maurice Jarre
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts - John Williams
Out of Africa: Main Title - John Barry
Aladdin Orchestral Suite - Alan Menken
Interstellar Suite - Hans Zimmer
Back to the Future Suite - Alan Silvestri
Bowie and Glass - Ticket Link
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
EMMA Concert Association - 44th Season
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Kristin Stoner, flute
Stewart Kitts, violin
Lewis Auditorium - St. Augustine, FL
Saturday, February 4, 2023
La Gazza Ladra - Rossini
Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra - Hue
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Dukas
Zigeunerweisen - Sarasate
Francesca da Rimini - Tchaikovsky
New Works Recording Project
Ocala Symphony Orchestra
University of Florida Composition Studio
Matthew Wardell, Music Director and Conductor+
Joshua Mazur, Conductor*
Reilly Arts Center, Mainstage Theatre - Ocala, FL
Saturday, January 21, 2023
esTrANGO - Rafael Abdalla+
Cope - Michael Sauer+
glitchpop I for Orchestra - Gabriel Gekoskie+
Harold of Dawn - Pho*
Lethologica for Orchestra - Emelia Ulrich+
Film Score 1990 - Shelton*
Phantom Connections - Brock Nofsinger+
Gravitational Dances - Townsend+
A Young Man's Journey - Castro*
lineage for Orchestra - Brendan Sweeney+
It Starts with L - Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova)*
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
Holiday Fanfare Medley No. 1 - Stephenson
In the Bleak Midwinter - Stephenson
A Christmas Scherzo - Sebesky
'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Holcombe (Rickie Santiago, narrator)
Russian Christmas Music - Reed
Minor Alterations No. 2 - Lovrien
The Little Drummer Boy - White
Night Star - Hardin
The Twelve Days of Christmas - Lavender
A Holly Jolly Sing Along - Stephenson
Sleigh Ride - Anderson, Leroy
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
With Combined Groups:
Christmas at the Movies - Krogstad, Bob (arr.)
A Bach Christmas - Christiansen, Susan (arr.)
All is Calm, Based on Silent Night - Smith, Robert W. (arr.)
Holiday Mash-Up - Roszell, Patrick (arr.)
Christmas Classics - O'Reilly, John (arr.)
OSO Alone:
Holiday Fanfare Medley No. 1 - Stephenson
The Bells of Christmas - Krogstad
Sleigh Ride - Anderson, Leroy
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - Sayre
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Gold
Jingle Bells Forever - Smith
A Holly Jolly Sing Along - Stephenson
Georgia Tech Concert Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ferst Center for the Arts - Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 - 7:30 PM
The Moldau - Smetana
Slavonic Dances Op. 46, No. 2 & 3 - Dvorak
Symphony No. 7 - II. Allegretto - Beethoven
Sarka - Smetana
Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ferst Center for the Arts - Atlanta, GA
Monday, November 14, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Hansel and Gretel Overture - Humperdinck
Czech Delights
The Gainesville Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, Santa Fe College - Gainesville, FL
Friday, November 11, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Overture to the Bartered Bride - Smetana
The Noon Witch - Dvorák
Symphony No. 8 - Dvorák
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
Georgia Tech Concert Orchestra
Matthew Wardell, conductor
Ferst Center for the Arts - Atlanta, GA
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM
Symphony in D minor (Reformation) I. - Mendelssohn
Othello Suite - Coleridge-Taylor
Star Trek Through the Years - Custer (arr.)
John Williams Composer Focus
Ocala Symphony Community Music Conservatory Lecture
Reilly Arts Center - Ocala, FL
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Beginnings of Film Music
Ocala Symphony Community Music Conservatory Lecture
Reilly Arts Center - Ocala, FL
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 10:00 AM
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
Esprit de Corps - Robert Jager
The Patriot - John Williams
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" - Antonin Dvorak
II. Largo
IV. Allegro con fuoco
American Salute - Morton Gould
Victory at Sea Suite - Richard Rodgers
God Bless America - arr. Healey
Armed Forces Salute - arr. Lowden
Musical Storytelling
Ocala Symphony Community Music Conservatory Lecture
Reilly Arts Center - Ocala, FL
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Development of the Symphony
Ocala Symphony Community Music Conservatory Lecture
Reilly Arts Center - Ocala, FL
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 10:00 AM
2021 - 2022 Season
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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 & Raymond Chobaz, lecturers
Marion Theatre - Ocala, FL
Friday, January 14, 2022 - 10:00 AM
Subject: The Four Temperaments in Music
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
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
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
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
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)
Beethoven's 9th and Relevancy
Matthew Wardell, lecturer
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts - Gainesville, FL
Thursday, October 7, 2021 - 7:00 PM