The UF Symphony Orchestra will be performing its first concert of the year at 7:30 tonight to kick off its 100th anniversary at at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Lauren Kingry, the assistant conductor for the UF Orchestra, said that after three years in the works, with music written specifically for UF by Cirque du Soleil, it’s all come to fruition.
“It’s exciting that it’s finally happening,” she said.
Kingry, a first-year graduate student in orchestral conducting, said it’s a great experience for students to be able to play in the orchestra. She played in the UF orchestra during her undergraduate years.
“It proves how talented the musicians are,” she said.
The orchestra will be playing music from Ottorino Respighi, Philip Glass and Cirque du Soleil.
Tickets are still available and cost $12 for students and between $30 and $40 for the public.
