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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2014-2015 Philharmonia No. 5
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Edward Atkatz, and Marshall Turkin
Concert Date & Time: March 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM | March 22, 2015 at 4:00 PM
Program
- In Memoriam / Marshall Turkin (*World Premiere)
- Der Geretette Alberich: Fantasy for Solo Percussion and Orchestra / Christopher Rouse
- Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55 ("Eroica") / Ludwig van Beethoven
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2014-2015 Philharmonia at Huntington Pointe
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Chen Liang
The Claire and Seymour Smith Concert Series: the Concert Series Committee of Huntington Pointe presents the Lynn University Symphonia Under the Baton of Maestro Guillermo Figueroa
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2014-2015 Philharmonia No. 4
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jeffrey Khaner, and Ralph Fielding
Concert Date & Time: February 7, 2015 at 7:30 PM | February 8, 2015 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Märchen von der schönen Melusine (The Fair Melusina), op.32 / Felix Mendelssohn
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2013) / Behzad Ranjbaran
- Harold en Italie: Symphonie en 4 Parties, op. 16 / Hector Berlioz
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2014-2015 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, and Seanna Pereira
12th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory
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2014-2015 Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Alla Sorokoleova, Anastasia Tonina, Munkhshur Enkhbold, Vijeta Sathyaraj, Trace Johnson, and Chen Liang
2014 Concerto Competition Winners Concert
Concert Date & Time: November 15, 2014 at 7:30 PM | November 16, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Concerto for Two Flutes in D Minor / Franz Doppler
- Alla Sorokoleova, flute and Anastasia Tonina, flute
- Piano Concerto in G Major / Maurice Ravel
- Munkhshur Enkhbold, piano
- Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, op. 102 / Johannes Brahms
- Vijeta Sathyaraj, violin and Trace Johnson, cello
- Rhapsody in Blue / George Gershwin
- Chen Liang, piano
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2014-2015 Philharmonia No. 2
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Anna Brumbaugh, Carlos Ortega, and Jackqueline Gillette
Concert Date & Time: October 25, 2014 at 7:30 PM | October 26, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Program
- Overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), K. 384 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Triple Play: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra / Harold Farberman
- Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, op. 27 / Serge Rachmaninoff
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2014-2015 Philharmonia No. 1
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
Concert Date & Time: September 27, 2014 at 7:30 PM | September 28, 2014 at 4:00PM
Program
- ínsula Tropical for Violin and Strings / Ernesto Cordero
- Cockaigne (In London Town) Overture, op. 40 / Edward Elgar
- Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, op. 98 / Johannes Brahms
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2013-2014 Philharmonia at Huntington Pointe
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
The Claire and Seymour Smith Concert Series: Performing Arts at Huntington Pointe presents the Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra
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2013-2014 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Guillermo Figueroa
11th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert sponsored by Bank of America, presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory
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2013-2014 Lynn Philharmonia Season Program
Lynn University Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Jon Robertson, Kenneth Amis, Carol Cole, David Cole, Doniyor Zuparov, Anna Brumbaugh, Vladislav Kosminov, Timothy Nemzin, Brenton Caldwell, Master Chorale of South Florida, Brett Karlin, Abigail Santos, and Gabriela García
Wind Ensemble
- September 15, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- The Wind Symphony, Movement 2
- Kenneth Amis, director and conductor
- Symphonie Militaire / François Joseph Gossec -- Sinfonietta, op. 188 (1873) / Joseph Joachim Raff -- "La Vita" Symphony in Three Scenes (1998) / Yasuhide Ito -- Symphony for Winds and Percussion / Donald Grantham
Philharmonia No. 1
- October 5, 2013 at 7:30 PM and October 6, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Jon Robertson, guest conductor
- Crown Imperial March / William Walton -- Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 ("Prague") / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major (1888 version) / Anton Bruckner
Philharmonia No. 2
- October 26, 2013 at 7:30 PM and October 27, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Jon Robertson, guest conductor
- Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 ("Classical") / Sergei Prokofiev -- Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, op. 95 ("From the New World") / Antonín Dvořák
Philharmonia No. 3
- November 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM and November 17, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- 2013 Concerto Competition Winners
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor ; Doniyor Zuparov, cello ; Anna Brumbaugh, clarinet ; Vladislav Kosminov, piano ; Timothy Nemzin, trumpet ; Brenton Caldwell, viola
- Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23 / Hector Berlioz -- Concerto in E Minor for Violoncello, op. 61 / Edward Elgar -- Concerto Fantasia on Motives from Verdi's Opera Rigoletto / Luigi Bassi, orchestrated by Kenneth Lee Richmond -- Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34 / Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov -- Concerto No. 1 in C Minor for Piano, op. 35 / Dmitri Shostakovich -- Concerto for Viola (1962 version) / William Walton
Philharmonia No. 4
- January 18, 2014 at 7:30 PM and January 19, 2014 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor ; Carol Cole, violin ; David Cole, cello
- Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A Minor, op. 102 / Johannes Brahms -- Fandangos / Roberto Sierra -- Suite from Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), op. 59 / Richard Strauss
Philharmonia No. 5
- February 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM and February 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
- Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) / Gioachino Rossini -- Don Juan, op. 20 / Richard Strauss -- Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, op. 36 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Philharmonia No. 6
- March 22, 2014 at 7:30 PM and March 23, 2014 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, conductor ; Abigail Santos Villalobos, soprano ; Gabriela García, mezzo-soprano ; Master Chorale of South Florida ; Brett Karlin, artistic director
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection") / Gustav Mahler
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2012-2013 Lynn Philharmonia - The Turn of the Screw
Lynn University Philharmonia, Palm Beach Opera, and Greg Ritchey
Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Production in Collaboration with Lynn University Conservatory of Music
Concert Date & Time: April 12, 2013 and April 14, 2013
Program
- The Turn of the Screw / Benjamin Britten
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2012-2013 Philharmonia in Concert at Boca West - "Made in America"
Lynn University Philharmonia and Jon Robertson
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2012-2013 Philharmonia at Huntington Pointe
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Yasa Poletaeva
The Claire and Seymour Smith Concert Series
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2012-2013 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Albert George Schram
10th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert sponsored by Bank of America, presented by Lynn University and Friends of the Conservatory
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2012-2013 Lynn Philharmonia Season Program
Lynn University Philharmonia, Kenneth Amis, Jon Robertson, Guillermo Figueroa, Elmar Oliveira, Albert George Schram, Timothy Cobb, Hsin Hui Liu, Yaroslava Poletaeva, John Hong, and Jesse Yukimura
Wind Ensemble
- September 15, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Wind Ensemble: "On Hallowed Ground"
- Kenneth Amis, director and conductor
- The Universal Judgement / Camille de Nardis -- Trauermusik, WWV 73 / Richard Wagner -- Fanfares Liturgiques / Henri Tomasi -- Psalm for Band / Vincent Persichetti -- Gloriosa / Yasuhide Ito
Philharmonia No. 1
- December 1, 2012 at 7:30 PM and December 2, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Jon Robertson, guest conductor ; Hsin-Hui Liu, piano ; Yaroslava Poletaeva, violin ; John Hong, clarinet ; Jesse Yukimura, viola
- Roman Carnival Overture / Hector Berlioz -- Piano Concerto in G Major / Maurice Ravel -- Egmont Overture / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra op. 83 -- Camille Saint-Saëns -- Bolero for Orchestra / Maurice Ravel -- Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Rhapsody Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H. 337 / Bohuslav Martinů
Philharmonia No. 2
- February 2, 2013 at 7:30 PM and February 3, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Guillermo Figueroa, guest conductor ; Elmar Oliveira, violin
- Overture to Le Corsaire / Hector Berlioz -- Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, op. 61 / Camille Saint-Saëns -- Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, op. 47 / Dmitri Shostakovich
Philharmonia No. 3
- February 23, 2013 at 7:30 PM and February 24, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Jon Robertson, guest conductor
- Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude the Afternoon of a Faun) / Claude Debussy -- Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73 / Johannes Brahms
Philharmonia No. 4
- April 20, 2013 at 7:30 PM and April 21, 2013 at 4:00 PM
- Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor ; Timothy Cobb, double bass
- Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream / Felix Medelssohn -- Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra, op. 3 / Serge Koussevitzky -- Scheherazade, op. 35 / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Lynn Philharmonia with Palm Beach Opera
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2012-2013 Philharmonia at Mizner - A Celebration of Americana
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, Nadège Bellande Robertson, Neil Nelson, Kristen DiNonno, and Brian Ricci
- Sponsored by Len Camber Charitable Trust
- Sanford and Marion Goldstein Trustees
- Corporate Sponsorship by PNC Bank
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2011-2012 Philharmonia at Mizner - A Symphonic Tribute to Jazz
Jon Robertson, Lynn University Philharmonia, and Peter Pirotte
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2011-2012 Philharmonia in Concert at Boca West
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Chun Yu Tsai
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2011-2012 Festival of the Arts Boca
Lynn University Philharmonia, Jon Robertson, and Valentina Lisitsa
Program
- Boca Festival Overture / Marshall Turkin (*World Premiere)
- Symphonie Fantastique / Hector Berlioz
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 / Sergei Rachmaninov
- Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Please contact the Archives (archives@lynn.edu) if you would like to see the entire program booklet.
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2011-2012 Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Lynn University Philharmonia and Albert George Schram
9th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert sponsored by Bank of America, presented by Friends of the Conservatory of Music
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2011-2012 Lynn Philharmonia No. 3
Lynn University Philharmonia, Bruce Polay, Heqing Huang, Doniyor Zuparov, Chun Yu Tsai, and Anastasiya Timofeeva
2011 Concerto Competition Winners
- December 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM and December 4, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Bruce Polay, guest conductor ; Heqing Huang, piano ; Doniyor Zuparov, cello ; Chun Yu Tsai, marimba ; Anastasiya Timofeeva, piano
- Overture to Rienzi / Richard Wagner -- Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, op. 15 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, op. 107 / Dmitri Shostakovich -- Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra / Emmanuel Séjourné -- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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2011-2012 Lynn Philharmonia Season Program
Lynn University Philharmonia, Albert George Schram, Kenneth Amis, Jon Manasse, John Nelson, Carol Cole, David Cole, Jon Robertson, and Gregory Miller
Philharmonia No. 1
- October 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM and October 2, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor
- Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 ("Jupiter") / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Symphony No. 1 in D Major ("Titan") / Gustav Mahler
Philharmonia No. 2
- November 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM and November 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor
- Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 ("Patroral") / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 / Ludwig van Beethoven
Philharmonia No. 3
2011 Concerto Competition Winners
Lynn University Wind Ensemble
"Tasty Suites"
- January 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM
- Kenneth Amis, music director and conductor
- First Suite in E-flat for Military Band, op. 28a / Gustav Holst -- Suite in B-flat Major, op. 4 / Richard Strauss -- The Good Soldier Schweik Suite, op. 22 / Robert Kurka -- Lincolnshire Posy / Percy Grainger
Philharmonia No. 4
- January 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM and January 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor ; Jon Manasse, clarinet
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine / John Adams -- Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Symphony No. 1 / John Corigliano
Philharmonia No. 5
- February 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM and February 19, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- John Nelson, guest conductor ; Carol Cole, violin ; David Cole, cello ; Jon Robertson, piano
- Overture to Les francs-juges / Hector Berlioz -- Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, op. 56 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, op. 70 / Antonín Dvořák
Philharmonia No. 6
- March 24, 2012 at 7:30 PM and March 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM
- Albert-George Schram, music director and conductor ; Gregory Miller, french horn
- Blue Cathedral / Jennifer Higdon -- Horn Concerto No. 1, TrV 117 / Richard Strauss -- Divertimento / Leonard Bernstein -- Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome) / Ottorino Respighi
