The Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit classical music orchestra. We are amateur and professional musicians who perform free concerts throughout the greater Jacksonville community.
The March 12, 2023 concert will be a very special program.
Hosted by the North Florida School for Special Education, this sensory sensitivity concert is for students from across the First Coast of all abilities and with special needs that make sitting quietly through a concert difficult.
Everyone is welcome to join us!
Please see below for details.
Announcing a very special concert on March 12, 2023 at
The North Florida School for Special Education!

Donate to the Orchestra!
Featuring music of many different tempos and textures, this Sensory Sensitivity concert will be held in the Dorothy and Lee Thomas Equestrian Barn at the Delores Barr Weaver Therapeutic Equestrian Center, which is nestled among the school’s Mill Creek campus. The barn provides a covered area for the orchestra and guests and has an adjacent viewing area under a live oak tree, allowing for anyone who might want to move around or dance or even giggle the opportunity to do so.
Concert Program:
Beethoven Symphony No. 9, movement IV
Blue Danube, Johann Strauss
Trepak from the Nutcracker
Farandole from L’arlesienne Suite No. 2
In the Hall of the Mountain King, Edvard Grieg
Haydn Symphony No. 94, movement II
Ollie the Alligator, Anne McKennon
The Syncopated Clock, Leroy Anderson
Looking forward to seeing you there !
Thank you !
We would like to thank our Corporate Sponsors and Family Foundations:
Vivace and Allegro Sponsors ($2,500 and up)



Moderator Sponsors ($1,250 and up)
John and Marilyn Abbott
Jennifer Barrett
Angie Bussone
The Berman Family Foundation
Charmaine Chiu
Jim and Peggy Holz
Smith Hulsey & Busey
The Shorstein Family Foundation
Andante and Patron Sponsors ($250-$500)



Karen Bowden
Craig Anctil and Judy Milloy
Jamie Cesearetti
Cindy Coggin and Kim Blankenship
Imogene Coleman
Marilyn Dresser
Ellen Fallucco
Thomas Gallacher
Anne and Larry Read
Marguerite Richardson and Scott Watkins
Ann and Charlie Joseph
Ryan Jones
Jerry Gugel
Toni and Chuck Harrison
Josh Henry and Brett Chapin
Jenevieve and Ron Kart
Alissa and Joseph Lisska
Russell and Vivian Lee
Rick Beaver and Peggy Holt
Sonja Schoeppel And Mark Lavigne
Stan Lovenworth
Nancy Paulikens
Dana and Phyllis Pescosolido
Heather Anne Machias
Timothy Snyder
Joan Weitz
John and Shari Wells
Steve Williams