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focus on the arts news continued birthday. SCD is marking its passage from girlhood to womanhood and demonstrating once again that the company is here for the long run. The term “Quinceañera” has been chosen not only to honor company Co-Founder and Artistic Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott’s Caribbean roots (Cuban American), but also to recognize and celebrate the momentous accomplishment 15 years marks in la vida de Sarasota Contemporary Dance. Congratulations, Leymos! Innovation ✪ La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, in collaboration with Harbour Productions and Mark of Man Films, launched “La Musica at Home,” a monthly series of documentaries exploring the personal lives, musical passions and performances of its renowned musician artists. The series will be available through multiple online platforms, including YouTube and La Musica’s website, LaMusicaFestival.org. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. In the premiere episode that was on October 30, viewers got a peek into the world of orchestral bassist Dee Moses through traditional and contemporary performances captured in the recording studio, and candid reflections on his life, work, and collaboration with his dancer/choreographer wife Elsa Valbuena. The episode was co-produced by Jerry H. Bilik and John Moffitt, La Musica board members who also conceived “La Musica at Home.” Subsequent episodes will feature La Musica artistic director and celebrated pianist Derek Han; Ann Hobson Pilot, former principal harpist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with Sarasota Contemporary Dance; and young piano virtuoso and Yamaha artist Steven Lin, with a special look at the custom piano work of Justin Elliott. Award-winning artist/filmmakers Shawn Convey and Alexander Berne co-directed these vignettes from across the world: Convey is in Sri Lanka working on his next film; and Berne is in Florida, waiting to return to Rome where he is producing the feature, “The Last Supper.” Convey remotely directs and edits “La Musica at Home,” while Berne, in addition to his sound engineering work, is producing, directing, and filming each of the artists featured in the series. Harold J. Bott is the executive producer and musical director for Harbour Productions. “I wanted to bring the best to La Musica, so a necessary ingredient for my participation in ‘La Musica at Home’ was a focus on audio fidelity,” says Berne. “We have all been grateful for the use of technology in this ‘staying at home’ time – seeing and hearing artists in their living rooms is intimate and reassuring in difficult times. Yet for me, in these ‘La Musica at Home’ performances, the goal was to present the musicians with the highest possible respect for the sounds they can create. We are fortunate to have legendary sound engineer Gary Baldassari joining us on this project. His decades of experience, and passion for technical and aesthetic brilliance, are indispensable.” To learn more about La Musica and “La Musica at Home,” visit LaMusicaFestival.org. La Musica will present its 35th concert season in April 2021; tickets go on sale in January. Changes/ Postponements ✪ The Board of Directors of the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra (AMICCO) has decided to postpone Symphony on the Sand until 2021. In its eighth season, Symphony on the Sand has traditionally occurred on Anna Maria Island’s Coquina Beach on the second Saturday each November. Recognized as one of the region’s premier musical events, it has been well-attended by over 4,000 people annually. For more information contact info@amicco.org. ✪ The Perlman Music Program/ Suncoast (“Perlman Suncoast”) won’t present its annual PMP Winter Residency and Celebration Concert this Season. “The health and safety of our staff and the community is our first priority,” said Fran Lambert, Perlman Suncoast Board President. “While we are not able to substitute the musical events and experiences everyone has grown to love each winter, we are working on some special programming for the holiday season that we hope will continue to educate and inspire - from the comfort of your own home.” Amidst the pandemic, Perlman Suncoast is forging ahead with its <strong>2020</strong>-2021 Season by presenting PMP Alumni: At Home, a series of free virtual concerts featuring alumni of The Perlman Music Program. Throughout the Season, Perlman Suncoast will engage audiences with performances that can be viewed online at PerlmanSuncoast.org and on the Perlman Suncoast YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/WEGyj071jBQ. ✪ For 47 years The Venice Symphony’s mission has been to share the power, inspiration, and joy of live symphonic music with our community. However, in concern for the health and safety of their patrons, musicians, staff and guest artists and other factors related to COVID-19, The Venice Symphony Board of Trustees made the decision to postpone the November <strong>2020</strong> to April 2021 concert season to 2021-22. Songs From the Stage and Screen with Linda Eder and Patriotic Pops at CoolToday Park are scheduled to take place in May 2021. <strong>2020</strong>-21 The Venice Symphony also participated in an in-depth survey of VPAC patrons conducted by the Venice Institute of Performing Arts which found that the majority of respondents were hesitant about returning to the hall until a COVID-19 vaccine was available, data that backs up surveys conducted throughout the industry. Making this decision at this time has allowed The Venice Symphony to retain this season’s scheduled renowned guest artists for next season. Patrons who have subscribed to the <strong>2020</strong>-21 season will have the opportunity to retain their seats for 2021-22, request a refund or to donate their ticket purchase back to the Symphony. Music Director/Conductor Troy Quinn has announced a “reimagined season” of virtual concerts including “The Venice Symphony at Home for the Holidays.” This series will premiere in November <strong>2020</strong> and will be offered at no charge to all, with enhanced virtual experiences provided to Symphony subscribers. Said Quinn, “I am excited to work with our Venice Symphony musicians in a safe setting where we can share music with a greater and more diverse audience. These intimate concerts put you right in front of the action and give listeners the opportunity to hear and see the musicians play thrilling works from Copland and Strauss to “West Side Story” and “The Night Before Christmas.” The Venice Symphony will also continue to present its free online Meet the Musicians and Behind the Baton video series. Those series and the summer-long Education Spotlight series are available on The Venice Symphony’s YouTube channels and at the thevenicesymphony.org. Symphony administration and the Board remain hopeful that the current crisis will improve to where The Venice Symphony can present chamber group and smaller performances safely in venues in Sarasota County. The Venice Symphony Youth Orchestra will continue its socially-distanced outdoor rehearsals, and also hopes to perform in concert for the community. On a Positive Note: ✪ Sarah Brightman, the world’s best-selling soprano, makes her Sarasota debut with Hymn: Sarah Brightman in Concert on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 8 p.m. (note the 2021). Brightman is known for her three-octave range and for pioneering the classical-crossover music movement, amassing global sales of over 30 million units. Sarah Brightman Tickets for the multiplatinum Grammy-nominated artist’s performance went on sale already so you better hurry. Sarah Brightman released her fifteenth full-length album, HYMN, and HYMN: Sarah Brightman In Concert DVD, Blu Ray, Deluxe CD/DVD and CD/BR Special Editions in 2018. “HYMN is excitingly eclectic, encompassing many different styles, and I’m looking forward to performing the new songs on my world tour. Every project I’ve done has come from an emotional place, and I wanted to make something that sounded very beautiful and uplifting. To me, HYMN suggests joy — a feeling of hope and light, something that is familiar and secure, and I hope that sentiment resonates through the music,” said Brightman. Sarah Brightman says fans can “expect the unexpected!” from her world tour. To enhance her world of enchantment, she has partnered with Swarovski. Her elaborate costumes and dazzling tiaras will be composed of over 600,000 Swarovski crystals. HYMN’s mystical, uplifting tone is set with its title track — a song by British prog-rock band Barclay James Harvest. The release also encompasses songs by such modern composers as Eric Whitacre (“Fly to Paradise”), Japanese superstar musician and songwriter Yoshiki (“Miracle”) and German DJ Paul Kalkbrenner (“Sky and Sand”). The album closes with a new rendition of Brightman’s signature smash duet with Andrea Bocelli, “Time to Say Goodbye,” singing lyrics that she wrote herself and sung in English for the first time. The only artist to have simultaneously topped Billboard’s dance and classical music charts, Brightman has earned over 180 gold and platinum awards in over 40 countries. She is also known for her iconic star turn in The Phantom of the Opera, whose soundtrack has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Her duet with Bocelli, “Time to Say Goodbye,” became an international success selling 12 million copies around the globe. Tickets can be purchased at www. VanWezel.org , by calling the box office at 941-263-6799. <strong>NOVEMBER</strong> <strong>2020</strong> WEST COAST WOMAN 29
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