The St. Augustine Orchestra's (SAO) Winter Concert will present the enchanting music of Sibelius and Tchaikovsky at 8 p.m. March 13 at Tocoi Creek High School, 11200 St Johns Pkwy., St. Augustine. This performance features local talent Leila Warren, a Ponte Vedra High School sophomore and violinist, the winner of the SAO Young Artists Competition. Featured works include: Finlandia, op. 26 and Violin Concerto, 1st movement by Jean Sibelius; and Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
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In addition to winning the St. Augustine Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition, Leila Warren won the 2024 Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra Young Artist Concerto Competition for the second time, First Place at the Charleston International Music Competition, and First Place at the NFSO-John Leatherwood Concerto Competition where she had the opportunity to solo with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra.
She is a member of the Model United Nations Team, Mu Alpha Theta (mathematics), the American Sign Language Honor Society and the International Thespian Honor Society and performed onstage at PVHS as Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet.” She also tutors refugee students through the JaxThrive organization. The St. Augustine Orchestra is a not-for-profit orchestra with more than 50 volunteer members promoting symphonic excellence throughout the First Coast of Florida under artistic director Maestro Scott Gregg. One of St. Augustine’s longest-running cultural entities, SAO is a foundation of cultural, artistic and historic legacy in St. Augustine and St. Johns County.
