The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra is a lively and passionate Central Florida professional-level orchestra comprised of professional musicians and select youth players. The Orchestra was formed to provide mentoring and performance opportunities for the finest youth musicians as well as to expose a broad cross section of the community to quality programming at affordable prices. 25% of the orchestra’s audience base cites their experience with the Space Coast Symphony as their first orchestral experience. The ultimate goal of the organization is to help ensure the symphonic tradition for the enjoyment of future generations. Relying on a non-traditional orchestra model and a slim budget, the non-profit group performs year-round appearing in more than eighty five performances each season. The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra proudly enters its 3rd Anniversary in the 2011/12 Season, led by the young & dynamic Music Director, Aaron Collins.

The flagship series of the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra is the Masterworks Series. This series is comprised of five to eight concerts, featuring the best of classics, including works by Mahler, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bernstein, Barber, Verdi, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and many others.

Other series include the Sunday Afternoon Series which features lighter fare including musicals, pops, and light classics; the Opera Series, unstaged performances of Opera favorites; Friday Night at the Movies, an innovative series pairing scores from films with images on screen; the Holiday Series which include favorites such as the Messiah Sing Along & Stan Kenton Brass Christmas; the Jazz Series, featuring the finest jazz musicians from throughout the Southeastern United States; and the Coffee Concerts, which focus on one-act operas paired with innovative storytelling and education.   

The Space Coast Symphony’s Summer Series has become an instant sensation. Featuring the entire orchestra, the Summer Series is the only major subscription concerts in all of Florida.

Since May of 2009, the Space Coast Symphony have provided over eighty-five free chamber concerts throughout the Central Florida community, the most in the Southeastern United States. Banner performances include the annual Handel’s Messiah Sing Along and Celebrate America featuring the twenty-piece, Space Coast Brass Ensemble.

The Space Coast Symphony strives to initiate community collaborations. Since its inception, the orchestra has partnered with the Central Florida Lyric Opera, Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra, Galmont Ballet, Cocoa Village Playhouse, Brevard County Public Libraries, Studio M. Dance, Space Coast Oratorio Society, Suntree Homeowner’s Association, Community Band of Brevard, Red Cross, and many other prominent organizations.