We kicked off the 2022-23 season with MiniMasterworks Hurricane Benefit Relief Concerts for those affected by Hurricane Ian. In total, we raised over $4,500 that will be presented to organizations in our community. Thank you to everyone that made these special concerts possible!
Read the full article below. Big thanks to @FloridaWeekly and to Laura Tichy for this in-depth feature highlighting some of the phenomenal volunteers of Southwest Florida.
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Our volunteers are no joke! “Our board consists of legal counsel, financial planners, bankers, hotel and hospitality managers. The knowledge they share and advocacy they demonstrate for us makes the entire organization stronger,” said Amy Ginsburg. https://t.co/BoaoKnWUlh
that were culturally enriched, so I researched what arts were available in Southwest Florida. I met a woman who was a patron of the @swflsymphony and a member of the Southwest Florida Symphony Society. She asked me to join, and I have never looked back.”
After an intense search for new artistic leadership that spanned the course of nearly three years, The Southwest Florida Symphony only had to look as far as its neighbor to the south, Naples, to discover who will lead Lee County’s crown jewel of arts and culture into the future.
Pictured here: Mike Bortz, Amy Ginsburg, Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Symphony, and Ernie Toplis, retired Executive Director of the Southwest Florida Symphony.
A warm thank you goes to a fellow local music group and nonprofit organization, the German American Social Club of Cape Coral (@GASC_CC) for this unexpected act of generosity. This club is home to and sponsor of The Hafenkapelle Band–a typically costumed German Band and
The band established a fund in order to provide music education for those who, without financial help, would never have the opportunity to experience the joys of music.
The foundation’s gift will help cover the cost of delivering a Young People’s Concert to Lee County 5th graders in the coming school year. We provide this performance to students, teachers, and chaperones admission free, so gifts like yours make this experience possible.
A massive thanks to the foundation and in special part to Melissa Barlow, the Director of Arts and Community Programs, for working with us on this music educational initiative! We are so excited to create music together! 🎵
🎼 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆: Beginning this fall, the Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra and The Heights Foundation (@theheightscenter) are combining our youth ensembles! Through this new partnership, we are now able to offer our programs TUITION FREE.
The collaboration is beneficial to both institutions in many ways, including sharing educational resources; teachers, curriculum and repertoire, the ability to maintain structure and continuity throughout the program year; and to provide the highest level of instruction possible.