Community Orchestra
A New Southwest Florida Community Orchestra
Gulf Coast Symphony proudly announces the launch of a new Fort Myers-based Community Orchestra, creating an opportunity for experienced amateur musicians throughout Southwest Florida to come together for weekly rehearsals, musical exploration, camaraderie, and eventually public performances. (Click to read press release)
The Community Orchestra welcomes adult (18+) instrumentalists with previous orchestral or ensemble experience, and no formal competitive audition will be required for the inaugural Fall Reading Sessions (Nov. 17 – Dec. 15, 2026).
The Community Orchestra meets Tuesdays from 7–9:30 pm at the MACC (Music & Arts Community Center), located off Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers. Fall Reading Sessions are open to all, every Tuesday, Nov. 17 – Dec. 15, 2026, and will resume after the holidays in January 2027.
Click here sign up (Google form), or contact Community Orchestra conductor Diego Hernandez (diego@gulfcoastsymphony.org).
FALL READING SESSIONS – Open to All!
TUESDAYS, 7:00 – 9:30 PM
Nov. 17 | Dec. 1 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 15
MUSIC & ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER (MACC)
13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers
SIGN UP TODAY
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CONTACT:
Diego Hernandez, Conductor
diego@gulfcoastsymphony.org
DIEGO HERNANDEZ
Community Orchestra Conductor
The conductor of our new Community Orchestra is Diego Hernandez, who is also Conductor of the Gulf Coast Youth Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor of the Gulf Coast Symphony.
Diego is a nationally recognized conductor passionate about bringing together people of diverse talents to enrich their communities through music. He was the first music director of Google’s community orchestra of employees, the Googler Orchestra, and was a finalist for the American Prize with them. He earned a Master of Music degree with program honors in orchestral conducting at Northwestern, where he also music directed its University Philharmonia.
The Music & Arts Community Center is located at 13411 Shire Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912 – off Daniels Parkway, on the campus of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers.