June 1, 2020
Idaho-born Stacey Gossmann began her musical life as do many of us – in elementary school. But unlike many of us, the Gulf Coast Symphony’s principal bassoonist spent years clawing back from the edge of death to go on to play another day.
Born to a trumpet-playing physicist dad and a pianist mother who ran major musical and theatre productions in Idaho, Stacey Gossmann started out on the cello and shortly thereafter embraced the bassoon.
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As part of our continuing commitment to Creating Community Through Music, we’re bringing our concerts to you through our Symphony At Home series!
This weekend we’re pleased to bring you selections from our March 2019 performance: Icons! These selections feature Brian Duprey as Frank Sinatra and Justin Shandor as Elvis—be sure to catch them during the 2020-2021 season in A Sinatra and Elvis Christmas on December 20!
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This weekend we’re pleased to bring you our Beethoven at 250 performance from March 2020!
The Gulf Coast Symphony and the Fort Myers Symphonic Mastersingers celebrated the 250th birthday of one of the world’s greatest composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, with his ultimate masterpiece — Symphony No. 9. This all-Beethoven program also featured Dr. Michael Baron, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
More InfoMay 20, 2020
Growing up in Northern Virginia, David Harler was handed his first horn when he was eight years old. And that day led to a musical and life-long adventure that wound its way to Southwestern Florida and a position as principal trumpet at the Gulf Coast Symphony.
It was a 1930s King Liberty brand trumpet that his uncle first put in his hands. “Why he gave it to me I don’t know. He just said: ‘Here, if you want to play, it play it.’”
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We’re having some fun this week with the next installment of our Symphony At Home series! Unwind this weekend with energetic and happy music from our 2018 production Rock On! Girls Just Want To Have FunFeaturing Morgan James, soloist I Will SurviveFeaturing LaKisha Jones, soloist Come Sail AwayFeaturing Morgan James, LaKisha Jones, & Dan Domenech
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