Exploring the Florida Arts in Jacksonville
Saturday, May 31st, 2008When you live in Jacksonville, it’s easy to explore the Florida arts. While you may not want to spend time in a museum and music may be more your thing, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to find something new to explore:
(source)The Florida Composers’ Competition offers Jacksonville audiences a first-hearing of new music from across the state of Florida. Now launching its fifth biennial Fresh Ink competition, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra is one of several American orchestras to hold such an event. Fresh Ink is sponsored by Yvonne and Cecil West, with additional funding by the National Endowment for the Arts.
During Fresh Ink, eight Florida-based composers will hear their original scores played by the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Their works were chosen by JSO Music Director and Principal Conductor Fabio Mechetti from more than 20 submissions. JSO Associate Conductor Morihiko Nakahara will lead the orchestra during the Reading Sessions Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. and at the Fresh Ink Final Concert Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. during which the selected final works are performed and the Fresh Ink winner is announced.
If discovering new music is your thing and you love the symphony, you simply cannot go wrong by attending one, any or all of the performances. Who knows, with a simple evening out from your Jacksonville condo home, you might come across the next Mozrt or Beethoven!

