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Dear Friends, Welcome to The Venice Symphony’s 2023-24 season at the Venice Performing Arts Center, our 50th

anniversary celebration! The undeniable highlight is when we welcome world-class entertainer Michael Feinstein to our hall to perform the greatest hits from Hollywood and the silver screen.

Leading up to that spectacular event, we open the season in November with a grandiose work that will be played for the first time by the Venice Symphony, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. We also welcome Andrew Bain, Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, who will perform contemporary composer Eric Ewazen’s moving Concerto for Horn and Strings. As always, December means our popular holiday concert mixing traditional favorites and brand new festive works. In January, Tall Tales and Treasures will appeal to every generation with music from

Pirates of the Caribbean to The Lord of the Rings accompanied by guest Vocalist Lauren Jelencovich.

What can I say about legendary entertainer Michael Feinstein? Beloved by audiences around the world for his powerful and emotional vocals and piano playing, we are honored to bring him to Venice to perform with the orchestra. You will not want to miss this very special event.

We then present Disney’s Maestro: A Tribute to Alan Menken with the Key Chorale, where you’ll hear music from Beauty

and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and much more. The orchestra and I are excited to present Rimsky-Korsakov’s showpiece Scheherazade in March at Arabian Nights.

For our 50th anniversary Crown Jewel Finale we are pulling out all the stops, with an expanded orchestra accompanied by the full Key Chorale and international singing stars Deanna Breiwick and Dashon Burton to perform Vaughan Williams’ masterpiece Dona

nobis pacem. It will be an epic conclusion to an unforgettable season not to be missed.

Troy Quinn, Music Director/Conductor The Venice Symphony

Welcome.

To the milestone 50th anniversary season of The Venice Symphony. Whether you have been attending our Symphony for decades or are joining us for the first time this season, I know you will be thrilled by Music Director Troy Quinn’s innovative and exciting program celebrating our legacy in the community and the breadth of talent in our world-class orchestra. Since 1974, The Venice Symphony has brought the joy of symphonic performance and quality music education to thousands in our community. From our early days at Venice High School to the Church of the Nazarene and our current state-of-the-art venue, the Venice Performing Arts Center, The Venice Symphony has inspired and entertained audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

Looking at how far The Venice Symphony has grown, I must acknowledge and thank the generations of musicians, administrators, board members and volunteers who have dedicated their time and talent to this organization. We honor their work and vision every day. We would not be celebrating this milestone anniversary if it were not for the unwavering support and loyalty of our patrons and sponsors. You have all helped make The Venice Symphony a regional, and I believe national, force in orchestral performance.

There are many opportunities to celebrate this landmark season with us beyond attending our concerts. In this brochure you will learn more about the Chair Society, Friends of The Symphony, Musician Host, Legacy and giving programs. All will enhance your Symphony experience and connect you with others in our community who share your excitement and dedication to our organization. Watch for our musicians performing throughout the area and save the date to celebrate our 50th anniversary on January 5, 2024, at the Venice Community Center. This season we will celebrate our past and focus on our limitless future and on our vision of Uniting Through Music. I am honored to lead this organization and share our extraordinary orchestra with our community and beyond.

As always, I look forward to seeing you at the Symphony.

Christine Kasten, President & CEO The Venice Symphony

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symphonic SPOOKTACULAR

Gather witches, wizards, and ghosts for our newest addition to the concert season, a ‘not-so-scary’ Spooktacular featuring a harmonious collaboration of symphonic sounds and storytelling.

Become entranced by Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho: A Short Suite for String Orchestra and travel to otherworldly dimensions with music from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and other mystical medlies.

October 11th 2024 7:30PM

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October 12th 2024 3:30PM + 7:30PM

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INFLUENCERS

Meet the original classical #influencers. From Beethoven to Vivaldi, Haydn, and Brahms, at this concert you’ll discover their common connection! Celebrate the legacy of classical music and composition with timeless works from the masters.

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November 15th 2024 7:30pm

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November 16th 2024 3:30pm + 7:30pm

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Experience the most wonderful time of the year with family and friends at our annual celebration of music and togetherness. Become immersed in beloved Christmas carols and memorable seasonal tunes such as The First Noel, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sleigh Ride and We Wish You A Merry Christmas that are sure to fill your heart with joy and memories. Our guest vocalist, Liz Callaway, will sing you into the holiday spirit!

Guest Artists

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December 20th 2024 7:30pm

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Suzanne Waters & Marcus Ratzenboeck

December 21st 2024 3:30 + 7:30pm

December 22nd 2024 3:30pm

sports

Orchestrated Celebrating some of the most recognizable music of sports, from football fight songs to figure skating waltzes, and inspirational renditions from Rocky to Rudy, you’ll huddle up for those moments of triumph and heartache. You’ll also cheer for An All-Star Suite featuring Beethoven and Respighi.

January 10th 2025 7:30pm

January 11th 2025 3:30pm + 7:30pm

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A Salute topops!

Take a trip down memory lane with The Venice Symphony’s Salute to the Pops! concert. Hear popular orchestral music throughout the years, including the Boston Pops March, Bugler’s Holiday, Leroy Anderson’s Yankee Doodle, Seventy Six Trombones from The Music Man, and more!

January 31st 2025 7:30pm

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February 1st 2025 3:30pm + 7:30pm

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Relive some of the most well-known big screen musical classics of all time - the music that made the movies, from composers of the silver screen’s golden age to emerging talents. This cinematic journey includes music from A Summer Place, Ben-Hur, Mary Poppins, Thor: The Dark World, Top Gun: Maverick, Madagascar, and Hooray for Hollywood. Our guest vocalist for this concert is Suzanne Waters.

Guest Artist

Suzanne Waters

February 21st 2025 7:30pm

February 22nd 2025 3:30pm + 7:30pm

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CRAZY for

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The Venice Symphony pays tribute to beloved American composer George Gershwin with a blend of jazz and classical music selections from audience favorites An American in Paris, Girl Crazy, and Rhapsody in Blue. Guest artist and former prodigy Conrad Tao will accompany the symphony on piano for a show-stopping performance.

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Conrad Tao

March 14th 2025 7:30pm

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March 15th 2025 3:30pm + 7:30pm

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This concert is for the ultimate crooner at heart! For one night only see The Venice Symphony Jazz Orchestra and legendary performer Michael Andrew, famed headline singer and bandleader of New York City’s Rainbow Room, swing to the sounds of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and other legendary artists, for an evening you won’t forget.

Guest Artist

Michael Andrew

March 22nd 2025 7:30pm

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3,2,1…lift off! Get ready to travel to a galaxy far, far away with The Venice Symphony. This concert features cosmic classics from award-winning composers John Williams, Franz Waxman, and Gustav Holst’s epic piece The Planets. Our guest artist is Kenneth Radnofsky, American classical saxophonist. Get ready for a truly ‘out of this world’ concert experience.

Guest Artist

Kenneth Radnofsky

April 25th 2025 7:30pm

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April 26th 2025 3:30pm + 7:30pm

Guest Artists 2024-2025

Liz Callaway Tony Award nominee, Emmy winner and newly-minted Grammy nominee Liz Callaway made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. She has gone on to star in Baby, Miss Saigon, The Look of Love, The Three Musketeers, and for 5 years appeared as Grizabella in Cats. Off-Broadway credits include The Spitfire Grill (Drama Desk nomMarcus Ratzenboeck Concertmaster Marcus Ratzenboeck is a versatile musician who has made a successful career as a performing and recording artist. Marcus received his Master of Music degree from Indiana University where he was concertmaster of the IU Symphony and the Columbus, IN Philharmonic. After his studies with renowned teachers such as Yuval Yaron, Henryk Kowalski, and Conrad Tao Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist and composer and has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times.Tao has performed as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland OrSuzanne Waters With over 200 major motion picture and TV credits to her name, Suzanne Waters has a unique ability to sing a variety of styles with musical authenticity. Some of her most notable credits as a soloist include Dune, Despicable Me 3, Suicide Squad, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hocus Pocus 2, Vacation, The Unbearable Michael Andrew For 2 years, Michael Andrew was the headline singer and bandleader at the world famous Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center in New York City where he entertained audiences nightly and hosted a live Radio Broadcast, “LIVE FROM THE RAINBOW ROOM.” He was the band-leader and singer at Merv Griffin’s “Coconut Club” in The Beverly Hilton in California. While Kenneth Radnofsky Kenneth Radnofsky has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras including the Leipzig Gewandhaus and New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, Jerusalem Symphony with Gisele Ben-Dor and Boston Pops with John Williams. Radnofsky premiered Gunther Schuller’s Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony (composer conducting), and David Amram’s Concer-

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2023-24 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM 2023-24 Season Subscription Order Form

The Venice Symphony

NAME ______________________________________________ EMAIL ____________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________ CITY ________________________ STATE ________ ZIP _______ HOME PHONE ______________________________________ MONTHS IN FLORIDA ____________________________________ Only FULL-SEASON SUBSCRIBERS can renew their same seats and must purchase all six programs. All other subscribers are not guaranteed their seats. We will do our best to honor your request. Return your order form by May 31, 2023. Seating begins June 1 # of tickets Program Date $ Amount $70 $65 $60 $47 $42 $38 Fri, Nov 17 @ 7:30pm A Symphony Fantastic!

Sat, Nov 18 @ 3:30pm Sat, Nov 18 @ 7:30pm Fri, Dec 15 @ 7:30pm Sat, Dec 16 @ 3:30pm A Holiday Spectacular Sat, Dec 16 @ 7:30pm Fri, Jan 12 @ 7:30pm Sat, Jan 13 @ 3:30pm Tall Tales and Treasure Layout Sat, Jan 13Placeholder @ 7:30pm Fri, Feb 23 @ 7:30pm Disney’s Maestro: A Tribute to Sat, Feb 24 @ 3:30pm Alan Menken Sat, Feb 24 @ 7:30pm Fri, Mar 15 @ 7:30pm Sat, Mar 16 @ 3:30pm Arabian Nights Sat, Mar 16 @ 7:30pm Fri, Apr 26 @ 7:30pm Sat, Apr 27 @ 3:30pm The Crown Jewel Finale Sat, Apr 27 @ 7:30pm Ticket Amount $ 10% off (6 concerts) DISCOUNT 5% off (4-5 concerts) Additional Tickets (not part of a package, NO discounts apply) + SUBTOTAL $ $250 Individual + Chair Society Membership (see page 16 for info and sponsorship) $500 Household + $50 Individual + Friends of the Symphony Membership $75 Household + Thank you for your 2023-24 Contribution to the Annual Fund (see page 15 for benefits) Mailing Fee - $5.00 (OPTIONAL) Otherwise your tickets will be available for pick up TOTAL TOTAL – for Michael Feinstein tickets (back page) GRAND TOTAL

SELECT YOUR METHOD OF PAYMENT: A check made payable to The Venice Symphony is enclosed, check # ______________

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MAIL TO: P.O. Box 1561, Venice, FL 34284

Credit card # __________________________________________________________________ Expiration Date _______________________ Cardholder’s Signature __________________________________________________________ Security Code ________________________ If you pay by check please note that if there is a discrepancy between your ticket selection and what was assigned, differences of $20 or less will be considered a donation to the symphony. If payment is made by credit card, the exact amount will be charged to your card. Credit card payments will be processed when seats are assigned.

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A renewing full season subscriber (all 6 concerts) and wish to keep my seats. Seat(s) ______ A new subscriber; assign to me the best available seats in my preferred section(s). subscriber would like request aand change I/WE are: A renewing full season and subscriber (all 6toconcerts) wish (explain to keep below). my seats. Seat(s) ______ Placeholder Layout Requesting wheelchair for ______ seat(s) A new subscriber; assignaccessible to me theseating best available seats in my preferred section(s).

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This is a(transfer stand-alone concert TOTAL to front page) separate from the 23-24 season with no discounted seating. Tickets will be $ assigned based upon preference circled or noted below. Please circle and label your first and second choices for seating: This is a stand-alone concert separate from the 23-24 season with no discounted seating. Tickets will be assigned based upon preference circled or noted below. Please circle and label your first and second choices for seating:

Further explain your request: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Further explain your request: _________________________________________________________________________________

REFUND / EXCHANGE POLICY: There are NO REFUNDS unless the concert is cancelled or postponed. Free ticket exchanges are offered for Season Subscribers – full season or package of 4 or 5 concerts. There are NO exchanges during concert weekend. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ REFUND / EXCHANGE POLICY: There are NO REFUNDS unless the concert is cancelled or postponed. Free ticket exchanges are offered for Season Subscribers – full season or package of 4 or 5 concerts. There are NO exchanges during concert weekend.

SUPPORT THE SYMPHONY The personal investment of our patrons, donors and community partners is the reason The Venice Symphony is celebrating our 50th anniversary. Your gifts and contributions are essential to achieving and sustaining musical excellence. Together we are uniting through music and transforming lives.

Please consider renewing your support or making your first contribution, pledge or bequest to ensure symphonic music and education continues for generations to come.

ANNUAL FUND – Your contributions to the Annual Fund in campaigns throughout the Placeholder Layout year are The Venice Symphony’s primary source of operating revenue and outreach.

Contributions may be given monthly, quarterly or annually.

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS AND IRA DISTRIBUTIONS – A charitable gift from your IRA or DAF, pledges your support while potentially providing significant tax benefits. * EMPLOYEE MATCH – Many corporations will match their employees’ donations. This can potentially double and sometimes triple the amount you could normally give.

While recognition is also given to the employer, the funds are attributed to your (the employee’s) donor level.

LIVING TRUSTS AND BEQUESTS – Please let us know if you are interested in investing in the Symphony through a will bequest, a life income gift, or by naming the Venice Symphony as a beneficiary of a retirement or life insurance plan. By doing so, you will become a founding member in our new Legacy Circle.

PLAY IT FORWARD – Donate an instrument through our Play it Forward program.

Your gift could make the difference to a young musician in our community.

SMALL BUSINESS AND CORPORATE SUPPORT – Partner with the Symphony as an event sponsor or by advertising in our program book and your company’s name will be promoted to thousands and show your commitment to the arts in our community.

STOCK AND SECURITIES – Gifts of appreciated stocks are welcomed and may be advantageous to the donor from a tax point of view. *

For more information on any of these opportunities, call Director of Philanthropy Holly Anderson at (941) 207-8822 or email handerson@thevenicesymphony.org *Because each situation is different, please consult your financial advisor about tax benefits.

The Venice Symphony is a 501(c)3, Tax-exempt Organization, Registration #CH5442. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling Toll-Free (800-435-7352) within the State. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State.

LEGACY CIRCLE

Become a Founding Member Fifty years in the making, The Venice Symphony is excited to announce our newest and most elite giving society: our LEGACY CIRCLE. Throughout our 50th anniversary season, you can become a founding member of The Venice Symphony Legacy Circle by pledging a legacy gift or bequest. Please consider investing in the Symphony through a will bequest, a life income gift or trust, or in naming The Venice Symphony as a beneficiary of a retirement or life insurance plan. Your pledge to join the Legacy Circle today will significantly impact the future of the Symphony and the arts in our community.

For more information on any of these opportunities, call Director of Philanthropy Holly Anderson at (941) 207-8822 or email handerson@thevenicesymphony.org

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2023-24 SEASON GIVING LEVELS Contribution levels and benefits are based on The Venice Symphony Fiscal year from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024 LEVEL

CONTRIBUTION

SUPPORTER

$100+

BENEFITS

Higher level include benefits of all lower levels.

> Early notification of Symphony events and fundraisers > Name in digital concert program book

SUSTAINER

$500+

> Name in printed concert program book

ORCHESTRA

$1,000+

> Invitation to one Thursday Evening Reception and Dress Rehearsal

PRINCIPAL

$2,500+

> Invitation to one chamber ensemble or special event

VIRTUOSO

$5,000+

> Invitation to exclusive VIP End of Season Celebration

CONCERTMASTER

$10,000+

> Invitation to have a private performance by a solo musician in your home

MAESTRO

$20,000+

> Invitation to have a private performance by a duo or ensemble in your home

VISIONARY

$50,000+

> Invitation to dinner with Music Director Troy Quinn and CEO Christine Kasten

Information contained herein is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor.

The Venice Symphony is a 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling 1-800-HELP-FLA (435-7352) in Florida, or (850 410-3800) outside of Florida. Website: www.800helpfla.com

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