2011/2012 Season
Raymond James Pops
Fridays in Tampa – 8 concerts
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Cirque de la Symphonie
Fri, Nov 4, 8 pm, Straz Center, Carol Morsani Hall
Experience a breathtaking variety of seemingly impossible acts by accomplished veterans of Cirque du Soleil and other renowned cirque troupes… aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen…all with The Florida Orchestra performing high-energy symphonic favorites.
The One & Only Frank Sinatra
Fri, Nov 25, 8 pm, Straz Center, Ferguson Hall
Get into the swing of things with a tribute to the velvet voice of Frank Sinatra and the dance band sounds of Tommy Dorsey with such signature hits as Come Fly with Me, The Best is Yet to Come, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Fly Me to the Moon, I’ve Got the World on a String and New York, New York.
Christmas at the Pops!
Fri, Dec 9, 8 pm, Straz Center, Ferguson Hall
The 130 voices of The Master Chorale join the orchestra in this Yuletide celebration for the entire family with everyone’s favorite Christmas carols along with such beloved musical chestnuts as Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and more.
Music for Lovers
Fri, Jan 20, 8 pm, Straz Center, Carol Morsani Hall
Celebrate a romantic night out with sizzling torch songs, beautiful ballads, luscious love themes and more by Richard Rodgers, Barry White, Cole Porter, Dolly Parton, Henry Mancini, Barry Manilow, Ennio Morricone, Barry Gordy and others.
A Night in the Tropics
Fri, Feb 10, 8 pm, Straz Center, Ferguson Hall
Warm up during the winter with a musical getaway of soft sultry sambas, moving mambos, sizzling hot trumpet solos with a tropical flavor and hip-swaying rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, Hawaii and other exotic locales.
Rock On Broadway
Fri, Mar 9, 8 pm, Straz Center, Carol Morsani Hall
It’s a rockin’ night on the Great White Way with peace, love and electric guitars…featuring music from the best rock musicals of the 70s, 80s and 90s: Rent, Chess, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Godspell.
American Songbook Encore
Sun, Apr 22, 8 pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Get on board this hit parade of best-loved songs by George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Cole Porter…I’ve Got Rhythm, Our Love Is Here to Stay, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, The Man I Love, I’ve Got the World on a String, Old Black Magic, Too Darn Hot, Night and Day, I Get a Kick Out of You and many more.
Please note, the Straz Center is not available for this performance, and an alternate venue has been selected.
More DetailsPostcards from Paris
Fri, May 18, 8 pm, Straz Center, Carol Morsani Hall
Enjoy a celebration of the City of Lights with romantic French melodies, Edith Piaf classics, Josephine Baker hits, Parisian café music, Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz, high-kicking can-cans, soaring film scores by Michel Legrand and more.


