Classical Music

Artis-Naples has announced its full plans for the coming season. The overarching theme is “Distance – Devotion.” We’ll get a preview of the upcoming season with Artis-Naples CEO and President Kathleen van Bergen.

A new chamber orchestra in Southwest Florida called Camerata of Naples will hold the final concert of its debut season on Mother’s Day, May 8. The concert will include the U.S. premiere performance of “Rhapsody on a Theme of Albinoni for Violin, Cello and Harpsichord,” composed by Alexander Goldstein. We’ll talk with the composer and the musician co-founders of the chamber orchestra violinist Boris Sandler and pianist Bella Gutshtein.

Southwest Florida-based guitarist John Housely shares selections from his new album of Flamenco Nuevo music “Reflecting in Blue.” We also explore Housely’s time with the highly influential and pioneering electro band Cybotron in the 1980s.

We listen back to our show from late last year featuring music and conversation with Southwest Florida-based award-winning guitarist John Housley upon the release of his third solo album of Flamenco Nuevo music titled, “Peaceful Moments.” His previous albums of Flamenco Nuevo guitar music include “The Heart’s Furnace” in 2018 and “Dance of Ghosts” in 2019. We’ll catch up with Housley, learn about his approach to writing new music compositions and hear songs from the new album.

The Punta Gorda Symphony’s classical concert series continues Sunday evening with a program featuring composer Kenneth Fuchs’ Piano Concerto…

Conductor, composer, arranger and musical visionary Steven Hackman returns to the Southwest Florida Symphony for the third consecutive year to lead the…

Sunday evening will mark the Punta Gorda Symphony’s first performance of the new year with a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s famous Violin Concerto…

We twist classical music with modern popular music for a trip to the upcoming Southwest Florida Symphony performance “Brahms vs. Radiohead” which will be…

The Southwest Florida Symphony in Fort Myers serves as Lee County’s professional orchestra and is one of the oldest symphony orchestras on Florida’s Gulf…