It’s time for a “State of the Arts” update! In all times, the arts offer refuge, mental escape, and creative paths toward better understanding one another in a world in need of understanding. And despite all odds, 2020 has proven that the arts continue to be more important and vital…
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The orchestra performs the first symphony composed and published by a female American composer. Amy Beach’s Symphony in E-minor, Op. 32 “Gaelic” drew inspiration from English, Scottish and Irish melodies. Also during this performance, the ISO’s Beth Mason Young Artists Endowment Fund presents the winner of the Young Artists Competition…
Giacomo Puccini’s timeless story of love and loss, La Boheme presents young, near-destitute artists in 1830’s Paris. Marcello, Rodolfo, Colline, Schaunard and of course the lovely Mimi, transport the audience into their Latin Quarter garret where the share the joys of love, the loneliness of life and the tragedy of death. Music…
Join actress, singer and bassoonist Bonne Kramer for an evening of laughter, sing-alongs and holiday favorites. Bonne Kramer is an actor, singer and bassoonist proudly hailing from Dover, Florida. She most recently toured with the Broadway National Tour of Fiasco Theatre’s Into the Woods where she played Cinderella’s Stepmother, Jack’s Mom, and the bassoon!…
Felix Mendelssohn’s tour of Europe inspired his Symphony No. 4 as he wrote to his parents, “This is Italy! And now, has begun what I have always thought… to be the supreme joy in life.”
On April 11, 2017, the Polk Arts Alliance, along with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, presented the 4th Annual Polk County Artist Hall of Fame 2017 Award to Beth Mason. Known as “Mother Music” for her gracious musical influence on several generations of Lakelanders, Beth Mason is a long-time champion of Polk County’s…
This free annual performance offers a relaxed, interactive experience for elementary aged children and their families—one where dancing in the aisle is encouraged! Children are invited to participate in an interactive pre-concert demonstration of instruments with ISO musicians and are then treated to a 45 minute concert full of fun…
The Imperial Symphony Orchestra celebrates 50 years with a performance recreating the music performed on their very first concert in May 1965. Beethoven’s “Overture to Prometheus” Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 ‘Unfinished’ Selections from “My Fair Lady” Tuesday, April 14, 7:30pm Youkey Theatre, The Lakeland Center Get tickets here!