Venice Musicale 2023-2024 Season

Thank you for your generous support of Venice Musicale over its 2023-2024 season! The concerts that made up our season offer our audiences a wide variety of musical stylings from classical through pop standards, Americana, spiritual, and Broadway selections. Both vocals and instrumentals have been included, with members, guest artists, and student scholarship winners sharing their talents in performance.

Whether at the individual monthly concerts, Encore Chorus, or the four-hand piano ensemble, Suncoast Duo Pianists, at either Venice Library or St. Mark’s church, we are delighted with the large number of music lovers in attendance! Our Scholarship Concert will be the grand finale of our season with winning students demonstrating their amazing talents on voice, piano, violin, trumpet, bassoon, and flute!

“Potpourri”

Concert Chair, Betty Badawi

Thursday, October 19, 2023, 3:00 PM. Wm. H. Jervey, Jr., Venice Public Library, 300 Nokomis Ave., S., Venice, FL 34285

“Pot-pourri” (from the French) is a fragrant blend of dried plants and flowers which provides a gentle, natural scent. Our annual opening concert features a mixture of musical selections in a wide range of styles, from classical to popular, showcasing a variety of instrumentalists, pianists, and vocalists. We will enjoy guest performances from 2022/2023 Scholarship winners, Selena Shen, violinist, and Rob Moussier, on bassoon. See flyer here.

(Membership meeting 2:15)

“Classical Connections”

Concert Chair, Haig Yaghoobian

Thursday, November 16, 2023, 3:00 PM, Venice Public Library

Composers and performers of classical music have always been linked in many ways: by their homage to and incorporation of previous generations of musical styles and concepts, and by their innate respect for the traditions they uphold and pass along to new generations of musicians. In this program, featuring works from several centuries and periods of classical music, we will showcase and reveal ties between composers, and witness how some of our youngest, most talented members are "keeping the flame alive." See flyer here

(Membership meeting 2:15)

Suncoast Duo Pianists and “Holiday Favorites”

Friday & Saturday, December 8 & 9, 2023, 3:00 PM Venice Public Library

A four-hand piano program rich with music of the holiday season is our offering to launch you into the mood of this joyous time of year. See flyer here

Photo Back Row, L to R: Mary Egbertson, Marianne Koerner & Betty Badawi. Front Row, L to R: Sybil Broh & Cynthia Schein

“Winter Wonderworld”

Encore Chorus – Artistic Director, Caryn Johnson

Thursday, December 14, 2023, 3:00 PM. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 508 Riviera Street, Venice, FL 34285

Our December concert will feature winter and holiday songs from around the globe, both familiar favorites and a few surprises!

Choral Co-Directors: Caryn Johnson & Betsy Bullis (Click to enlarge)

“Broadway and Beyond!”

Concert Chair, Carole Altman

Thursday, January 18, 2024, 3:00 PM, Venice Public Library

Join us for an afternoon of beautiful music including selections from Broadway, jazz standards, movie themes, and more. This event will feature a variety of solos and duets and will also include guest instrumentalists.

(Membership meeting 2:15)

“Will You Be My Valentine?”

Concert Co-Chairs, Barbara Koning & Nancy DiSisto

Thursday, February 15, 2024, 3:00 PM, Venice Public Library

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Saturday, February 17, 2024, 3:00 PM, Venice Public Library

Our February concert includes both vocal and instrumental offerings by both favorite Musicale performers and first-time guests. In honor of or in search of our Valentines, come explore music that fills the heart.

(Membership meeting 2:15)

Scholarship Concert

Scholarship Program Chair, Betsy Bullis

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 6:00 PM, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

The area from which we seek our Scholarship participants ranges from Osprey to the north and Port Charlotte to the south. The Program seeks music students of exceptional ability in grades from elementary through middle and high school,who are recommended for audition by their private tutors or music teachers. Our talented 2023/2024 scholarship participants will perform on a variety of instruments. Monetary awards for their continuing music studies are derived from Named Donor Funds and from our generous audience members, some of whom have called the Scholarship Concert each season, “a rare and very special musical experience.” We look forward to your sharing with us these unique performances. You'll be inspired by and amazed at the talent demonstrated by these young musicians!

Scholarship Winners from 2022/2023 Season. Photo Credit Mary Egbertson (click to enlarge)

Suncoast Duo Pianists and “A World of Music”

Friday & Saturday, April 12 & 13, 2024, 3:00 PM, Venice Public Library

We invite you to come and enjoy an afternoon concert of four-hand piano selections mirroring different periods, styles, and national origins.

Photo Back Row, L to R: Mary Egbertson, Marianne Koerner & Betty Badawi Front Row, L to R: Sybil Broh & Cynthia Schein

“Springtime – Showtime!”

Encore Chorus – Artistic Director, Caryn Johnson

Thursday, March 21, 2024, 3:00 PM, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 508 Riviera Street, Venice, FL 34285

Our Spring concert includes show tunes from stage and screen—music spanning decades from the beginning of musical theatre to current Broadway shows.

Choral Co-Directors: Caryn Johnson & Betsy Bullis (click to enlarge)