The Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra presents six symphonic programs during the school year in addition to community outreach concerts. The orchestra has attained a professional level of performances and earned tremendous public support. Since the 2014-2015 season, Guillermo Figueroa has served as the Conservatory’s music director. Past music directors include Arthur Weisberg and George Schram, and Jon Robertson, Gunther Schuller and John Nelson have served as the orchestra’s guest conductors. The Lynn Philharmonia Orchestra has performed with world-renowned artists, such as Elmar Oliveira, Timothy Cobb, Mark Kaplan, and Yael Weiss.
The Philharmonia collection showcases program booklets from past concerts.
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2024-2025 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Youbeen Cho, Ana-Maria Uzunova, Yilian Concepcion, Jon Cruz, and Caroline Drantal
Concert Date & Tims: November 9, 2024 ay 7:30 PM and November 10, 2024 at 3:00 PM
2024 Concerto Competition Winners
- Poem for Flute and Orchestra / Charles Tomlinson Griffes - Youbeen Cho, flute
- Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127 / Bela Bartok - Ana-Maria Uzunova, piano
- Concerto in A Minor for Violin, Violoncello, and Orchestra, op. 102 ("Double Concerto") / Johannes Brahms - Yilian Concepcion, violin and Jon Cruz, cello
- Rhapsody in Blue / George Gershwin - Caroline Dratnal, piano
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2024-2025 Philharmonia Season Program
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon H. Robertson, Kenneth Amis, Andres Cardenes, Sheila Browne, Jon Manasse, Whitney Crockett, and Tim Brumfield
Lynn University Wind Ensemble
- Date & Time: September 14, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
- Kenneth Amis, conductor
Philharmonia No. 1
- Date & Time: September 28, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and September 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
- Date & Time: November 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and November 10, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
- Featuring the winners of the 2024 Concerto Competition
Philharmonia No. 3
- Date & Time: January 18, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and January 19, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
- Jon Robertson, conductor
- Andrés Cárdenes, violin
Philharmonia No. 4
- Date & Time: February 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and February 9, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
- Sheila Browne, viola
Philharmonia No. 5
- Date & Time: March 22, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and March 23, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
- Jon Manasse, clarinet
- Whitney Crockett, bassoon
- Tim Brumfield, organ
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2023-2024 Philharmonia No. 5
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Philharmonia No. 5
- April 6. 2024 at 7:30 PM and April 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor
- Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90 / Johannes Brahms -- Don Juan, TrV 156 / Richard Strtauss -- El sombrero de tres picos (Three-cornered Hat), Suite No. 2 / Manuel de Falla
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2023-2024 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Philharmonia No. 4
- February 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM and February 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor
- Sinfonietta, mov. 1 / Robert Luke Benedict -- Petrouchuka (1947 version) / Igor Stravinsky -- Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, op. 70, B. 141 / Antonin Dvorak
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2023-2024 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon H. Robertson
20th annual Gingerbread holiday concert presented by Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Music. Sponsored by Boca Magazine.
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2023-2024 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Conservatory of Music
Philharmonia No. 3
- November 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM and November 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor ; Miriam Smith, violin, Lauren Washburn, clarinet ; Angela Fiedler, violin ; Aneliya Novikova, piano
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, op. 19 / Sergei Prokofiev -- Clarinet Concerto / Aaron Copland -- Poeme for Violin and Orchestra, op. 25 / Ernest Chausson -- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21 / Frederic Chopin
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2023-2024 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Concert Date & Time: September 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM & October 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Program
- Philharmonic Fanfare / Gina Gillie
- Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta / Béla Bartók
- Vitality for Orchestra / Gala Flagello
- Symphonic Dances, op. 45 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
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2023-2024 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, Carol Cole, David Cole, and Roberta Rust
Philharmonia No. 1
- September 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM and September 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM
- Dr. Jon Robertson, conductor; Carol Cole, violin; David Cole, cello; Dr. Roberta Rust, piano
- Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, and Piano ("Triple"), op. 56 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 43 / Jean Sibelius
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2022-2023 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Timothy Cobb
Concert Date & Time: March 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM | March 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Program
- Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90 ("Italian") / Felix Mendelssohn
- Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor / Giovanni Bottesini (Tim Cobb, double bass)
- Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan") / Gustav Mahler
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2022-2023 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, Miguelangel Garcia Marquez, Benjamin Shaposhnikov, Jafet Diaz, Clair Ives, Kenton Campbell, Mark Severeniuk, and Gioia Gedicks
19th annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University Friends fo the Conservatory of Music and sponsored by Boca Magazine.
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2022-2023 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Frederic Renaud, Gioia Gedicks, Miguelangel Garcia Marquez, and Jr Medina
Concert Date & Time: November 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM | November 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM
2022 Concerto Competition Winners
Program
- Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hebraic for Violoncello and Orchestra / Ernest Bloch | Frederic Renaud, cello
- Violin Concerto, op. 14 / Samuel Barber | Gioia Gedicks, violin
- Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra, op. 45, no. 7 / Lars-Erik Larsson | Miguelangel Garcia, trombone
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, op. 103 / Camille Saint-Saens | Carlos Fernando Jr Medina Romero, piano
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2022-2023 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Lisa Leonard
Philharmonia No. 2
- October 29, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. | October 30, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
- Dr. Jon Robertson, conductor ; Lisa Leonard, piano
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 / Johannes Brahms -- Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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2022-2023 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Lynn University Philharmonia, and Guillermo Figueroa
Philharmonia No. 1
- September 24, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. and September 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor
- blue cathedral / Jennifer Higdon -- Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration), op. 24 / Richard Strauss -- Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 72 / Ludwig van Beethoven
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2021-2022 Tanglewood at Boca West: Salute to Boca West
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
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2021-2022 Philharmonia Strings
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Program
- Insula Tropical: Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra / Ernesto Cordero
- Serenade for Strings, op. 20 / Edward Elgar
- Starburst, for String Orchestra / Jessie Montgomery
- Serenade in C major for Strings, op. 28 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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2022-2023 Philharmonia with the Master Chorale of South Florida
Lynn University Philharmonia, Brett Karlin, Master Chorale of South Florida, Robyn Marie Lamp, Linday Kate Brown, Atruto Chacóon-Cruz, and Richard Ollarsaba
Concert Dates & Time
- March 30, 2023, 8:00 P.M. at the Parker, Fort Lauderdale
- April 1, 2023. 8:00 P.M. at the Wold Performing Arts Center
- April 2, 2023. 8:00 P.M. at the Wold Performing Arts Center
Program
- Messa da Requiem / Giuseppe Verdi
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2021-2022 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Guillermo Figueroa, and David Cole
Philharmonia No. 4
- March 26, 2022 at 7:30 PM and March 27, 2022 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor ; David Cole, cello
- Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, op. 104 / Antonin Dvorak -- The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra / John Adams -- Suite from the Miraculous Mandarin, op. 19 / Bela Bartok
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2021-2022 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Kevin Ross
18th annual Gingerbread holiday concert presented by Lynn University Friends of the Conservatory of Music
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2021-2022 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Guillermo Figueroa, Aaron Small, Yance Zheng, Katherine Riley, and Yue Yang
Philharmonia No. 2
- November 20, 2021 at 7:30 PM and November 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music directory and conductor ; Aaron Small, trombone ; Yance Zheng, piano ; Katherine Riley, flute ; Yue Yang, violin
- Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra / Henri Tomasi -- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Concertino for Flute and Orchestra / Cécile Chaminade -- Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 77 (99) / Dmitri Shostakovich
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2021-2022 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Guillermo Figueroa, and Sheng Yuan Kuan
Philharmonia No. 1
- October 23, 2021 at 7:30 PM and October 24, 2021 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, music director and conductor ; Sheng-Yuan Kuan, piano
- Overture to Tannhäuser / Richard Wagner -- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73 ("Emperor") / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 70 / Dmitri Shostakovich
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2019-2020 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon Robertson, Sherezade Panthaki, Rebecca Robinson, Robert Stahley, Adrian Smith, Brett Karlin, and Master Chorale of South Florida
Concert Date & Time: February 22, 2020 at 7:30 pm and February 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Program
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine / John Adams
- Lincoln Portrait / Aaron Copland
- Jon Robertson, narrator
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
- Rebecca Robinson, mezzo-soprano
- Robert Stahley, tenor
- Adrian Smith, baritone
- The Master Chorale of South Florida
- Brett Karlin, artistic director
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2019-2020 Philharmonia at Huntington Pointe: From Beethoven to Ellington
Lynn University Philharmonia and Terence Kirchgessner
