January 25 - 26, 2025
Tickets
GA: $10 to $48
VIP Box: $230 (includes x4 tickets, personalized service)
Ooh La La! Prepare to be whisked away by the OSO’s principal guest conductor, Raymond Chobaz, on a sublime musical journey to France. Experience Debussy’s ethereal Trois Nocturnes and the exotic rhythms of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Africa: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra with the renowned Kevin Sharpe on piano. Continue your adventure with the OSO’s virtuosic concertmaster Stewart Kitts playing Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and finally your trip will culminate in the lush, romantic landscapes of Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 and the Ocala Symphony Chorus.
Matthew Wardell, Music Director | Raymond Chobaz, Principal Guest Conductor
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Guest conductor Maestro Raymond Chobaz led about 60 members of the The Ocala Symphony Orchestra in their performance at the Reilly Arts Center Saturday night, January 18, 2020 in Ocala, FL. The concert's theme, "Party Music" was directed by Chobaz, a Professor of Music for the University of Florida and Conductor Laureate of the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star-Banner]2020