Senate Bill sb3072

    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 3072

    By Senator Crist





    12-2601-07

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing the Florida Orchestra

  3         on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary.

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  5         WHEREAS, the Florida Orchestra has been serving the

  6  communities of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg since its

  7  founding on November 3, 1967, as the Florida Gulf Coast

  8  Symphony, with the merger of the Saint Petersburg Symphony

  9  Orchestra and the Tampa Philharmonic, and

10         WHEREAS, the Florida Orchestra, a state-designated

11  major cultural institution, is one of the premier regional

12  orchestras in the United States and is a major cultural asset

13  to the Tampa Bay community and this state, and

14         WHEREAS, the Florida Orchestra was named "Best

15  Orchestra in the Southeast" by American Record Guide in 1997,

16  and was described as being "on the level of the San Francisco

17  Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas," and

18         WHEREAS, widespread community support has fostered the

19  Florida Orchestra's continued success, and world-class musical

20  leadership and experienced professional management, coupled

21  with conscientious board oversight and strong financial

22  support, have enabled the Florida Orchestra to maintain high

23  artistic achievement in a wide range of performances, and

24         WHEREAS, today, as the Florida Orchestra celebrates its

25  40th Anniversary, the organization and its outstanding

26  musicians are stronger and more accomplished than ever, NOW,

27  THEREFORE,

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29  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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    Florida Senate - 2007        (NP)                      SR 3072
    12-2601-07




 1         That the Florida Senate recognizes and celebrates the

 2  40th Anniversary of the Florida Orchestra.

 3         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

 4  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the

 5  Florida Orchestra as a tangible token of the sentiments of the

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