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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2019-2020 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Kevin Ross
17th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory of Music.
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2019-2020 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Fabiola Hoyo, Yana Lyashko, Zulfiya Bashirova, Klyde Ledamo, and Askar Salimdjanov
Concert Date & Time: November 9, 2019 at 7:30 pm and November 10, 2019 at 4:00 pm
2019 Concerto Competition Winners
Program
- Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Fabiola Hoyo, bassoon
- Concierto de Aranjuez for Harp and Orchestra / Joaquín Rodrigo
- Yana Lyashko, harp
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 / Johannes Brahms
- Zulfiya Bashirova, violin
- Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 / Robert Schumann
- Klyde Ledamo, piano
- Carmen Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra / Franz Waxman
- Askar Salimdjanov, violin
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2019-2020 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Jon Nakamatsu
The Conservatory 20th Anniversary Concert Series
Concert Date & Time: October 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM & October 27, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 / Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Jon Nakamatsu, piano
- Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 / Hector Berlioz
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2019-2020 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon Robertson, and Hugo Valverde Villalobos
The Conservatory 20th Anniversary Concert Series
Concert Date & Time: September 21, 2019 at 7:30 PM & September 22, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Rêverie et Caprice for Violin and Orchestra, H. 88 / Hector Berlioz
- Guillermo Figueroa, violin
- Jon Robertson, conductor
- Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 11 / Richard Strauss
- Hugo A. Valverde, horn (B.M. 2016)
- Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100 / Sergei Prokofiev
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2018-2019 Philharmonia with Master Chorale of South Florida
Lynn University Philharmonia and Master Chorale of South Florida
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 6
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Rebecca Robinson
Concert Date & Time: April 13, 2019 at 7:30 PM & April 14, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Cléopâtre: Scène lyrique / Hector Berlioz
- Rebecca Robinson, mezzo-soprano
- Concerto for Orchestra / Béla Bartók
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2018-2019 Philharmonia at the Loxahatchee Club - Loxahatchee Meets Broadway
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 5
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon Manasse, Rafael Davila, Master Chorale of South Florida, Brett Karlin, and Girl Choir of South Florida
Concert Date & Time: February 23, 2019 at 7:30 PM and February 24, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Concerto for Clarinet, Strings and Harp / Aaron Copland
- Te Deum, op. 22 / Hector Berlioz
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Gregory Miller
Concert Date & Time: January 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM and January 27, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 / Johannes Brahms
- Adagio for Strings / Samuel Barber
- Phoenix for Horn and Orchestra / Anthony DiLorenzo
- Gregory Miller, horn
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven
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2018-2019 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
16th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory of Music
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Kayla Williams, Melanie Riordan, Lydia Roth, and Bailey Michelle Collins
Concert Date & Time: November 10, 2018 at 7:30 PM and November 11, 2018 at 4:00 PM
2018 Concerto Competition Winners
Program
- Concerto for Viola and Orchestra / Béla Bartók
- Kayla Williams, viola
- Violin Concerto / Alban Berg
- Melanie Riordan, violin
- Flute Concerto No. 1 / André Jolivet
- Lydia Roth, flute
- Piano Concerto in F / George Gershwin
- Bailey-Michelle Collins, piano
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Carol Cole
Concert Date & Time
- Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Program
- BinarIi / Matthew Carlton (*Winner of the 2018 Composition Competition)
- Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Carol Cole, violin
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 ("Organ")
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2018-2019 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Elmar Oliveira, and Dan Satterwhite
Concert Date & Time
- Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Gathering of the Armies from Lohengrin for Brass Ensemble / Rihcard Wagner ; Jay Friedman, arr.
- Dan Satterwhite, guest conductor
- Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K. 364 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Elmar Oliveira, violin
- Guillermo Figueroa, viola
- Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, op. 74 ("Pathetique") / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 6
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Nestor Torres, and Mariano Morales
Concert Date & Time
- Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 / Ludiwg van Beethoven
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra / Mariano Morales (*World Premiere)
- Nestor Torres, flute
- Danzón No. 2 / Arturo Márquez
Commissioned Work
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Mariano Morales. The full score is displayed in the Creative Works collection.
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2017-2018 Philharmonia at Boca West: Great Hits of the '60s
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 5
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Marc Reese
Sponsored by Arlyne and Myron Weinberg
Concert Date & Time: February 24, 2018 at 7:30 PM and February 25, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Egmont Overture / Ludwig van Beethoven
- Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo / Johnn Baptist Georg Neruda
- Marc Reese, trumpet
- Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl maria von Weber / Paul Hindemith
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 68 / Johannes Brahms
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2017-2018 Festival of the Arts Boca
Lynn University Philharmonia, Constantine Kitsopoulos, and Kathleen Battle
Program
- Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, op. 68 / Johannes Brahms
- Summertime / George Gershwin
- By Strauss / George Gershwin
- Embraceable You / George Gershwin
- "Vilija" from the Merry Widow / Franz Lehár
- "A Real Slow Drag" from Treemonisha / Scott Joplin
Please contact the Archives (archives@lynn.edu) if you would like to see the entire program booklet.
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Deborah Fleisher
Concert Date & Time: January 27, 2018 at 7:30 PM and January 28, 2018 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Overture to Tannhäuser / Richard Wagner
- Never Far Awar / Bright Sheng
- Deborah Fleisher, harp
- Symphony No. 2 in C Major, op. 61 / Robert Schumann
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2017-2018 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
15th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory of Music
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Khosiyatkohn Khusanova, Sergei Skobin, Tamas Markovics, and Michael Puryear
Concert Date & Time: November 11, 2017 at 7:30 PM and November 12, 2017 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major / Franz Joseph Haydn
- Khosiyathkhn Khusanova, cello
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra / Alfredo Schnittke
- Segei Skobin, piano
- Concerto for Bass Trombone Thom Ritter George
- Tamás Markovics, trombone
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, op. 107 / Dmitri Shostakovich
- Michael Puryear, cello
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Concert Date & Time: October 21, 2017 at 7:30 PM and October 22, 2017 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Overture to Don Giovanni / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Caracas: A Symphonic Poem to the Idea of a City / Alfredo Cabrera (*Winner of the 2017 Composition Competition)
- Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor / Gustav Mahler
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2017-2018 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Elmar Oliveira
Concert Date & Time: September 23, 2017 at 7:30 PM and September 24, 2017 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Symphony No. 88 in G Major / Franz Joseph Haydn
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Richard Sortomme
- Elmar Oliveira, violin
- Selections from Swan Lake / Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky