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ORLANDO SINGS ANNOUNCES 2026–2027 SEASON
Season features beloved masterworks, rarely heard repertoire, a world premiere, and a reimagined Orlando Sings Choral Festival
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ORLANDO, FL — Orlando Sings announces its 2026-27 season, celebrating the extraordinary possibilities of the human voice through beloved masterworks, rarely heard repertoire, world premieres, and innovative concert experiences.
Led by Artistic & Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear, the season brings together the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus, Solaria Singers, Harmonia, Apollo, and Orlando Sings Youth Choral Artists in performances throughout greater Orlando.
“There is so much more to choral music than many people have had the chance to experience,” says Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear. “This season, we’re bringing that range to life—from the energy of tango and jazz to the intimacy of singing by candlelight, from a long-overlooked masterpiece to a world premiere that brings voices, imagery, and technology together in new ways. We want people to come with curiosity and leave moved by the music, surprised by what they’ve discovered, and more connected to one another.”
The season opens November 13 in Steinmetz Hall with ¡Baila y Canta!, featuring Martín Palmeri’s exhilarating Misa a Buenos Aires (Misatango) alongside music inspired by dance traditions from around the world.
December brings two distinctive holiday experiences: Messiah by Candlelight, an intimate performance of Handel’s masterpiece by eight professional singers and chamber ensemble at historic Broadway United Methodist Church, and the return of A Solaria Solstice at the Orlando Museum of Art.
In March, the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and orchestra revive Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s The Atonement, a dramatic 1903 oratorio rarely heard for more than a century. April brings the world premiere of Jocelyn Hagen’s Creation, an immersive multimedia oratorio combining voices, instrumentalists, poetry, technology, and synchronized imagery. Orlando Sings serves as a lead commissioner of the new work.
On May 1, the Orlando Sings Choral Festival returns in an all-new format, transforming the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts into a full-day celebration of singing with concerts, guest artists, interactive experiences, conversation, and opportunities for audiences to make music. The day culminates in Mary Lou Williams’ Mary Lou’s Mass, an exhilarating fusion of jazz, gospel, and sacred tradition performed by professional choir Solaria with jazz ensemble.
The season closes with two June performances exploring connection to one another and the world around us. Love Endures brings voices across generations together in Steinmetz Hall, culminating in Robert S. Cohen’s moving Alzheimer’s Stories. On June 21, A Solaria Summer Solstice features composer and hammered dulcimer artist Malcolm Dalglish in his Hymnody of Earth, alongside the Solaria Singers and Orlando Sings Youth Choral Artists.
2026–2027 SEASON
¡BAILA Y CANTA!
November 13, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
HANDEL’S MESSIAH BY CANDLELIGHT
December 5, 2026 | 8:00 PM
Broadway United Methodist Church
A SOLARIA SOLSTICE
December 21, 2026 | 8:00 PM
Orlando Museum of Art
THE ATONEMENT BY SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
March 5, 2027 | 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church Orlando
CREATION BY JOCELYN HAGEN — WORLD PREMIERE
April 18, 2027 | 5:30 PM
Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Centre
ORLANDO SINGS CHORAL FESTIVAL
May 1, 2027 | Events Throughout the Day
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
LOVE ENDURES: ALZHEIMER’S STORIES
June 4, 2027 | 7:30 PM
Steinmetz Hall, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
A SOLARIA SUMMER SOLSTICE
June 21, 2027 | 7:00 PM
Azalea Lodge at Mead Garden
ABOUT ORLANDO SINGS
Led by Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear, Orlando Sings elevates the choral art form and enriches Florida’s cultural life through extraordinary shared experiences for singers and audiences. Its family of ensembles includes the acclaimed Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus, which unites professional musicians and passionate community singers for large-scale choral-orchestral works; Harmonia, its treble choir; Apollo, its tenor-bass choir; and the Solaria Singers, Orlando’s own professional choir. Orlando Sings also nurtures lifelong participation in music through the Orlando Sings Youth Choral Artists and Orlando Sings Senior Singers. Together, these ensembles present classical masterpieces, adventurous works by today’s leading composers, and music inspired by the many cultures of Central Florida—creating a welcoming, dynamic community rooted in artistry, collaboration, representation, and joy.
PRESS KIT
Explore Orlando Sings press materials, including recent press releases, ensemble and artist biographies, photography, logos, and information about our season.
https://orlandosings.org/press-kit/
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Orlando Sings, Inc. is a federally recognized 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization.
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