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Article: Classic revival: music veterans pick up the pieces where the former Florida Philharmonic orchestra left off, and try to bring about an orchestral renaissance.(ARTS & CULTURE)
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- January 1, 2005
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When the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra went bankrupt two years ago, classical music fans sorrowfully hummed its requiem. Now, those same patrons are bracing for an orchestral revival in South Florida.
The Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia, a chamber-size orchestra comprised of 30 musicians, will begin its first full concert season in November at the rented 488-seat University Theater at Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton campus.
"Since the demise of the Florida Philharmonic two years ago, there has been no ongoing professional symphonic orchestra nor a series of professional symphonic concerts in South Palm Beach County," says Martin Coyne, ...