Sanibel Music Festival To Celebrate 36th Season

Press release from the Sanibel Music Festival:

Feb. 27, 2023

Sanibel Music Festival looks forward to celebrating our 36th season in March 2023. Despite the recent devastation pounded on the Festival’s long-time island venue, Sanibel Congregational Church, by Hurricane Ian, we plan to offer an exciting array of music of the highest caliber.

We are grateful that Peace Lutheran Church at 15840 McGregor Blvd in Ft Myers, less than five miles from the Sanibel causeway, has welcomed us to present our selected season in 2023. Peace Lutheran offers the intimate space, excellent acoustics, and easy accessibility that we value.

On Saturday, March 4, the highly acclaimed Emerson String Quartet will perform at the Sanibel Music Festival. “Following many visits here over the past four decades, Emerson String Quartet presents their grand finale concert in Florida,” said Jana Stone, President of Sanibel Music Festival. “We are honored to be part of their final tour. The ensemble will retire in the fall of 2023."

Emerson String Quartet’s unparalleled list of achievements spanning four decades includes more than thirty renowned recordings, nine Grammys (including two for the Best Classical Album), three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year. They were inducted into the Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

The Emerson String Quartet program includes the Beethoven Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, "Razumovsky" and the Schubert Quartet in G major, D. 887.

In 2015, Emerson received The Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award, the highest award in classical chamber music.

Throughout March, other renowned artists will perform including the Calidore String Quartet on March 11; and the Lysander Piano Trio on March 18. Back by popular demand, the Opera Theater of Connecticut will perform Lerner and Lowe hits from Brigadoon, Camelot, My Fair Lady, and others with both matinee and evening performances on March 21. All evening performances are at 7:30 pm. The matinee is at 2:00 pm.

The highly acclaimed and entertaining New York Brass Arts Trio will appear on March 28.

The season closes with the popular FGCU Bower School of Music Chamber Strings performing as part of the Emerging Artists Series on April 4. All evening performances are at 7:30 pm. The matinee is at 2:00 pm.

Tickets, tax-deductible donation information, and details on the concert series are available here on our website.

The Sanibel Music Festival, celebrating its 36th season, presents world-renowned artists during the month of March. Incorporated in 1987 as a not-for-profit organization, its mission is to present classical music of the highest standard at affordable prices and to promote the careers of young artists through performance opportunities. The Festival is grateful for the support of the Lee County Tourist Development Council.

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