Inside Mahler’s Symphony No. 1

The Florida Orchestra pulls apart the dense architecture of Gustav Mahler’s first symphony in this interactive presentation. Music Director Michael Francis guides the audience through the score’s underlying structure, halting the ensemble to isolate specific sections, explain thematic development, and demonstrate how Mahler incorporated off-stage trumpets and twisted folk tunes like "Frère Jacques" into a minor-key funeral march. The educational format at the Mahaffey Theater gives audiences the analytical tools to better understand the massive late-Romantic work.