On the verge of its 50th anniversary, the Southwest Florida Symphony finds itself in a less-than-festive mood.
The orchestra owes $300,000 — including $100,000 from this past season’s shortfall in tickets and donations — and it’s about to lose another conductor.
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But until mid-July -- when "West Side Story's" producers announced that a synthesizer was replacing three live violinists and two cellists, or half the orchestra's string section -- staff violinist Paul Woodiel thought that at least the classics would be immune to the trend.
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Debussy Clair de Lune
Giora Schmidt, Violin
Rohan De Silva, Piano
Sunday Afternoons of Music Series - Gusman Concert Hall, Miami Florida
Recorded Live, June 2009
Miami, Florida based flutist Nestor Torres with the Florida Sunshine Pops Orchestra:
The 2009 Florida All State Honors Orchestra plays Spartacus by Brian Balmages published by ASTA String Industry Council member FJH Music.
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