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FLORIDIAN SYMPHONY FOR ORCHESTRA (2024)

Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 3 3 3 1 - timp+2 - hp - str
Duration: 8'

Commissioners: League of American Orchestras in partnership with American Composers Orchestra with the generous support from the                           Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program

Performance History:

December 13 & 14, 2024. Masterworks Series, Hayes Hall, Artis--Naples, Florida, United States

Naples Philharmonic, Alexander Shelley, cond. 

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October 11, 2025. PACE Center, Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center, Parker, Colorado, United States

Arapahoe Philharmonic/Symphony of the Rockies, Devin Hughes, cond.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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October 16 & 17, 2025. Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Aram Demirjian, cond.

Program Note:
Floridian Symphony for orchestra (2024) is an 8-minute musical representation of a dusk-to-dawn time-lapse of Florida’s natural soundscapes. The diverse wildlife in the picturesque suburbs of Orlando, where I have been calling my home since becoming a new US resident in 2023, have offered tremendous inspiration for Floridian Symphony. In this piece, I try to capture the “symphonic” voices of Florida’s natural inhabitants - insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians - as well as sounds of rain and thunderstorm, using adventurous extended-techniques. Underneath the extensive technicality that this piece demands, there is a simple artistic idea of creating an intimate connection with the uniqueness, beauty, and vibrant diversity of the natural world. 
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-- Meilina Tsui
2024

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