SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC

DURING FY25, THE SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTED A SERIES OF FIVE MASTERWORKS CONCERTS THROUGH 13 PERFORMANCES, PLUS A LARGE-SCALE HOLIDAY CONCERT PERFORMED TWICE; ALL CONCERTS FEATURED WORLD-CLASS SOLOISTS AND MUSICIANS AND WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 24,500 PATRONS AND STUDENTS IN BROWARD, MIAMI-DADE, AND MONROE COUNTIES. ARTISTIC HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON INCLUDED A STAGED CONCERT VERSION OF BERNSTEIN'S CANDIDE, PERFORMED ACROSS THREE VENUES WITH FULL CHORUS AND CAST, AND MOZART'S REQUIEM, PERFORMED WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY CHORUS. THE SEASON FEATURED ACCLAIMED SOLOISTS INCLUDING BENJAMIN HOCHMAN, PIANO; AMY SHOREMOUNT-OBRA, SOPRANO; AND CATHERINE LAN, PIANO, AMONG OTHERS. THE SYMPHONY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM ENGAGED MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH LIVE ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING PRODUCTIONS OF "PRESERVING OUR CORAL REEF- AND "PETER AND THE WOLF" PRESENTED AT VENUES ACROSS BROWARD, MIAMI-DADE, AND MONROE COUNTIES. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERSHIP WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, AN ADDITIONAL 19,000 BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL 5TH GRADERS ENGAGED WITH THE PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH THE JA BIZTOWN PROGRAM. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDED "COMMUNITY BEATS," BRINGING FREE POPS CONCERTS TO UNEXPECTED COMMUNITY SPACES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF WESTON TOWN CENTER AMPHITHEATER. IN ADDITION, THE SFSO CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS A CULTURAL LEADER AND ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THE REGION. AS THE LARGEST ORCHESTRAL EMPLOYER IN SOUTH FLORIDA, THE ORGANIZATION GENERATES EMPLOYMENT FOR NEARLY 300 MUSICIANS, PRODUCTION STAFF, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATORS ANNUALLY. THE SFSO CONTINUES TO HAVE AN IMMEASURABLE EFFECT ON THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.