About
The Florida Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Florida. It was founded as the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony upon the 1968 merger of the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and the Tampa Philharmonic. The present name was adopted in 1984.
Read more
The Florida Orchestra gives some 100 concerts yearly. Series include the "Tampa Bay Times Masterworks," "Raymond James Pops," "Coffee Concerts," "Rock Concerts," and the free "Pops in the Park" and "Youth Concerts."
Members
-
Marcus Ratzenboeck violin
-
Joël Vaïsse trombone
-
Kenneth Thompkins trombone
-
William Ludwig bassoon, principal
-
Martin Schuring oboe
Discography
Albums
Links
Official
Reference
Conductor position
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- a93fddd5-e540-47bc-aa3f-4127bca211ee
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.