LAKELAND, Fla. (Feb. 15, 2007) — The Florida Southern Symphony Orchestra performs on March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern campus.  Conductor Arthur Pranno leads the talented student ensemble in a program of major orchestral selections, including the Nocturnes of Claude Debussy, the First Symphony of Dimitri Shostakovich, and the Bassoon Concerto of Vivaldi. FSC music faculty member Fernando Traba performs as soloist.

Admission is $20.  FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students are admitted at half price.  For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.