The Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia - formed two years ago to "provide professional classical music in and around Greater Boca Raton through performances and educational outreach featuring acclaimed conductors and soloists" - is preparing for its 2006-2007 season.

It opens with the Martin and Edith B. Stein Young People's Concerts scheduled Oct. 17 and 18 at Boca Raton High School. Performances run from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Guest conductor will be Aaron Kula and the educational curriculum coordinator is Olga Vazquez. The program includes music from New England by Aaron Copland and the Washington Post March by John Philip Sousa, among other tunes.

The 2006-2007 Edith & Martin B. Stein Connoisseur Series will be held at the Rogers Theater at Saint Andrew's School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton, on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m., with Albert-George Schram as guest conductor and Adam Neiman as piano soloist.

The 2006-2007 Michael & Madelyn Savarick Concert Series - with Madelyn Savarick as presenting sponsor - will be held at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater at Mizner Park. The countess is underwriting the four free concerns.

The first concert - presented free - will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Steve Mosteller is guest conductor.

The Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia & Delray Chorale Collaboration will present a concert Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Spanish River Church auditorium.

For more information visit: www.bocasymphonia.org

Dale M. King can be reached at 561-549-0832 or at dking@bocanews.com.