The impact of the shooting at Plaza Live followed by Sunday’s tragedy deeply affected the arts community. The Monday morning after the tragic weekend in Orlando, local artists met to share their grief and then to plan a way that they could use their expression to support the community, the first responders, the victims and their families. Led by Joshua Vickery of Central Florida Community Arts, Cole NeSmith of Creative City Project, Mitzi Maxwell of Mad Cow Theater, Robert Hill of Orlando Ballet and Eric Jacobsen of Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, over 50 arts groups are coming together to create a memorial event with a wide range of artistic styles.

The evening will include a mass choir, orchestra, dance and theater pieces all performed by local arts groups. This artistic collaboration will likely be the first among many by local artists who were deeply impacted by the loss of their friends and colleagues.

During this 75-minute event, area groups will create a mass choir and orchestra including:

Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Central Florida Sounds of Freedom
Central Florida Vocal Arts
Central Florida Community Arts
Encore! Cast Performing Arts
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra
Garden Choir
Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation
New Score Chamber Orchestra
Orlando Gay Chorus
Opera Orlando
Orange Blossom Chorus
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Orange County Public Schools
Osceola County Public Schools
Performing Arts of Maitland
Theatre South Orlando
Space Coast Symphony
UCF Choir

Tickets are $15, $25 and $45. All proceeds will go to OneOrlando Fun, and additional donations will be accepted at the event.