Events – Imperial Symphony Orchestra

Aerospace Pavilion Parking Guide

Aerospace Pavilion Parking Guide

Welcome to the Aerospace Pavilion! The ISO's musicians are excited to welcome you to the beautiful outdoor Aerospace Pavilion on the Sun n' Fun campus! This beautiful venue will serve as a bandshell complete with stage, roof and concrete floors. Directly east of the concert venue, the newest project for the Sun n' Fun campus is underway - thanks in large part to pandemic timing! Project Skylab will provide new classroom space and a new state-of-the-art simulator training lab among other critical components. The Aerospace Center for Excellence

Amy Wiggins2020-09-22T14:42:18-04:00September 22, 2020|

Fall 2020 Salon Series

Fall 2020 Salon Series

Bringing the ISO to you! This season, with a focus on safety, ISO musicians will venture outside traditional concert halls and into venues like outdoor pavilions. One new venue for the ISO is the historic Pinewood Estate at Bok Tower Gardens. Built in the 1930s for amateur horticulturalist and Bethlehem Steel executive Charles Austin Buck, the Pinewood Estate is home to stunning gardens, large porches and a music salon complete with a 1901 Steinway piano. Bok Tower Gardens and the ISO have partnered to create a virtual salon

Amy Wiggins2020-09-15T10:33:42-04:00September 3, 2020|

COVID-19 Event Scheduling Updates

COVID-19 Event Scheduling Updates

COVID-19 Event Scheduling Updates The following events have been rescheduled or canceled in response to current health & safety recommendations related to the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Please stay connected to Facebook, this post and ISO emails for updates as the situation changes. Cookie Concert Originally scheduled for April 5, 2020 Rescheduled to June 28, 2020 Listeners' Club Originally scheduled for April 8 Canceled, Lakeland Public Library closed The Mark of Zorro Originally scheduled for April 17, 2020 Rescheduled for July 9, 2020 Tickets will

Amy Wiggins2020-03-20T16:05:40-04:00March 17, 2020|

Congratulations to this Season’s Young Artists!

Congratulations to this Season's Young Artists! Young instrumentalists and vocalists auditioned for the annual Young Artists Competition in the Fall of 2019. This year, the field was so tremendous, judges chose first and second place winners! These amazing young artists will perform with the Imperial Symphony on March 10, 2020 at Youkey Theatre in Lakeland. Find tickets for the March 10 concert Milica Samargia First Place Milica Samargia (soprano) is a junior voice performance major at Florida Southern College where she studies voice with Diane Willis

Amy Wiggins2020-02-21T17:59:08-05:00February 21, 2020|

Nine Year Old Piano Prodigy to Join ISO for Cookie Concert Celebrating Autism Awareness Month

Nine Year Old Piano Prodigy to Join ISO for Cookie Concert Celebrating Autism Awareness Month

Enjoy a fun-filled musical afternoon at the Imperial Symphony Orchestra’s annual Cookie Concert presented by Publix Super Markets Charities on April 8 at 3 p.m. at Branscomb Auditorium (111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr). Kids ages 2 – 12 will enjoy kid-friendly activities, including a touch-and-try instrument petting zoo provided by Carlton Music Centers and a soundwave demonstration with ISO bassoonist and science teacher John Iskra. Pre-concert activities begin at 2 p.m. Music begins at 3:00 p.m. Cookies and juice are served immediately following the performance. Allergen-free cookies will be

Amy Wiggins2019-06-21T20:43:19-04:00March 27, 2018|

Viennese School Tickets on Sale Today!

Viennese School Tickets on Sale Today!

Viennese School Tickets on Sale Today! The Lakeland Genesis Concert Series presents Late 18th century Vienna was home to great composers like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven. This performance will feature the ISO’s principal oboe, Jennifer Stahl, performing Mozart’s Concert for Oboe in C Major. Single Tickets on sale December 18, 2017 at The RP Funding Center: Gold $35 Silver $25 Bronze $15 Students free with ID or parent ticket Now through December 25, 2018, purchase single concert tickets for 50% off the

Amy Wiggins2019-10-13T20:59:12-04:00December 18, 2017|

Holiday Spectacular Tickets on Sale Today!

Holiday Spectacular Tickets on Sale Today!

Holiday Spectacular Tickets on Sale Today! The Lakeland Genesis Concert Series presents This annual favorite brings holiday cheer to audiences with symphonic works, Christmas carols and songs of the winter season (even without a truly “white Christmas” in Lakeland, Florida)! Join in on the fun with the audience-favorite Christmas Carol Sing-Along. Sponsored in part by Radiology & Imaging Specialists. Single tickets go on sale October 16 at 9:30 a.m. at the RP Funding Center's Box Office. Now through October 23, purchase single concert tickets for 50% off the retail price!

Amy Wiggins2019-10-13T20:59:12-04:00October 16, 2017|

The Americans tickets on sale today!

The Americans tickets on sale today!

The Americans Tickets on Sale Today! The Lakeland Genesis Concert Series presents The Americans. Enjoy the lively and familiar works from American composers like Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington at the all-American evening of symphonic music! Special guests from Florida Dance Theatre will perform with Aaron Copland’s iconic ballet, Appalachian Spring. Sponsored in part by GEICO. Single Tickets on Sale September 18: Gold $35 Silver $25 Bronze $15 Students FREE PURCHASE TICKETS Now through September 25, purchase single concert tickets for 50% off the retail price! Use code

Amy Wiggins2019-10-13T20:59:12-04:00September 18, 2017|

First Ever Biscuits, Bloody and the Blues Crowns Winners

First Ever Biscuits, Bloody and the Blues Crowns Winners

First Ever Biscuits, Bloody and the Blues Crowns Winners Six restaurants, seven ISO musicians, one blues band and 200 brunch-loving guests add up to the first ever Biscuits, Bloodys and the Blues, held August 27 at the Magnolia Building in Lakeland. The event, created and organized by ISO VP Deedre Daniel, featured a competition for the best biscuit and best Bloody Mary judged by attendees as well as secret panels of judges. Fish City Grill, Frescos, Grillsmith, Masons Live, Popeyes and Square 1 shared samples of

Amy Wiggins2017-11-16T16:50:56-05:00August 30, 2017|

Broadway Through the Years tickets on sale today!

Broadway Through the Years tickets on sale today!

Broadway Through the Years Tickets on Sale Today! The Lakeland Genesis Concert Series presents Broadway Through the Years with Elizabeth Burton. Elizabeth Burton joins the ISO for an evening of Broadway favorites including a visit from special guest Michael McArthur. Elizabeth is an actor-singer-dancer with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Florida State University Thank you to the following partners for supporting this performance! Sonata: Core Wealth Advisors Single Tickets on Sale August 15: Gold $35 Silver $25 Bronze/Student $15 PURCHASE TICKETS Now through August 22, purchase single concert

Amy Wiggins2019-10-13T20:59:12-04:00August 15, 2017|