Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

While we do have many outside and tropical sorts of activities, we also have arts and historical attractions as well. The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is just one of those pleasant surprises you'll get when you visit this area on vacation!

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra began in the fall of 1978 and gave its first concert in January 1979, as the Charlotte Chamber Orchestra. The group was formed by Fred Blake from string players of the Charlotte “Pops” Orchestra. Musicians were unpaid for many years, but financing for music and other expenses was raised by community garage sales and donations.


Originally a chamber orchestra of 13 string players, wind and percussion players were added in 1980 to enable an expanded repertoire to be played. The orchestra continued to expand during the next six years under the direction of conductor Fred Blake. The orchestra now includes 45-65 players, depending on the score requirements.

All concert performances Sunday evenings, 7:30 p.m., Center for Performing Arts & Education, Punta Gorda.

2007-08 Pops Series

December 2 “Holiday Magic Pops Concert”
January 27 “At the Movies” Guest conductor: Andrew Kurtz
March 30 “The Blue Violin” Doug Cameron, violin

2007-08 Classical Series

The Classical series of concerts offers patrons a varied selection of music from the best known works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and more, to contemporary works by young, upcoming composers who will have an impact on the future of classical music.

Before each of our classical concerts there are free pre-concert lecture from 6:30 -7:00pm, to the first 150 audience members who would like to attend. The pre-concert lecture provides an in-depth view of the evenings performance and enhances your concert experience.

November 11 “Speak of the Devil” Emil Israel Chudnovsky, violin
January 20 “Operatic Obsession” Deborah Berioli, soprano
February 24 “Anticipating Spring” James Zhang, violin; Adam Satinsky, cello & Mingshan Kong, piano
March 16 “Tchaikovsky Spectacular” Stanislaw Drzewiecki, piano
April 13 “Mostly Mozart” Betsy Traba, flute

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Map of 701 Carmalita St Punta Gorda, FL 33950-5619, US