March 15, 2026
Registration is now open for Gulf Coast Symphony’s youth summer camps at the Music & Arts Community Center! June 8-12• MusicWorks! Camp (Session 1) – String Instruments, Grades 2–8• Gulf Coast Youth Orchestra Summer Workshop – Ages 15–22 June 15-19• MusicWorks! Camp (Session 2) – String Instruments, Grades 2–8• Shakespeare’s Musical Theatre Time Machine – Grades 6–12 June 22-26• …
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The Music & Arts Community Center proudly announces two very special concerts coming up in mid-December, presented by the Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles and MusicWorks! string ensembles. Both concerts are FREE and open to the public. On Monday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., the Gulf Coast Youth Jazz Ensembles will present a free concert at …
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Clothing Drive for After School, Summer Camp and Charter School Kids at The Heights Center.
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Well, now I can say I’ve performed on the stage of the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall! On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11, the kids and I rehearse with the Gulf Coast Symphony and the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers for that evening’s concert.
Some of the kids in MusicWorks! were chosen to play in the orchestra side-by-side for a few Christmas songs. (I wasn’t picked because I’m not good enough and am just a beginner.) But I do get to sing onstage with a group of over a dozen kids, led by Miss Lois.
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The holiday concert at the Heights Center is a big deal for the kids, and a personal milestone for me, because I play an instrument in public with other musicians for the very first time! I’ve never played an instrument before, and have only been practicing on the cello for a couple months.
The beginning orchestra goes first, playing a number of tunes pizzicato – which means plucking the strings. Mr. Greg conducts. They’re simple tunes, using variations of two different notes, but you can follow the melodies.
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