wcw DEC 2021

Highlights from the upcoming season
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(enSRQ)
Samantha Bennett
& George Nickson
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ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ) celebrates its
sixth season with five mainstage concerts,
four premieres of commissioned works,
exciting collaborations, and special guest
appearances.
Violinist Samantha Bennett and percussionist
George Nickson, the group’s founders
and co-artistic directors, have chosen a
dynamic selection of innovative, bold works
by contemporary composers. Their season
continues with VOID,” a co-commission
with Atlanta’s ensemble vim and enSRQ.
New Renaissance Artist Elizabeth
A. Baker’s evening-length work “VOID”
combines the power of visual projection,
electronic processing and acoustic performance
in an unforgettable experience.
This dual work consists of modular performances
for each individual ensemble. Date:
January 31, 8 p.m., at First Congregational
Church 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota. More
information at www.ensrq.org.
Postponed
No Longer!
Listen to the Earth: The Earth is speaking
loud and clear. Choral Artists celebrates
Earth Day with a world premiere of a
spectacular new work by James Grant,
featuring baritone soloist Marcus De-
Loach, Sarasota Young Voices and the
award-winning actress
Jane Alexander
Choral Artists singers. Weekend events
include screenings of the environmental
films, Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral, a
panel discussion with environmental
experts, and a keynote address by Jane
Alexander, award-winning actress and
former head of the National Endowment
for the Arts. April 22-24, 2022, at
Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota. Tickets:
$25- $65; Students $5. Concert Insight is
April 14, 2022, 10 a.m.
New Location
for CAC
The air-conditioned Ulla Searing Big
Top will be at Nathan Benderson Park’s
Regatta Island, near the judge’s tower
in January. The address is 5851 Nathan
Benderson Circle, Sarasota.
Every year features a new cast in the
intimate one-ring European style Ulla
Searing Big Top. The 2022 show features
circus artistry by the world’s most popular
circus artists, many that have been seen
on America’s Got Talent! Info and tickets:
https://circusarts.org/performances/
Taking it
to the Parks
Sarasota Orchestra will continue its
outdoor concert series, “On the Road with
SO: Parks and Partners.” Small ensembles
will perform free concerts outdoors at local
parks inSarasota and Manatee counties.
The chamber music series showcases
musicians of the Orchestra and this year,
the series includes two performances specifically
designed for children and families.
The series received much recognition for
the special impact it made during the height
of venue closures and limited performance
opportunities for arts lovers last season.
Capacity at the outdoor venues is limited.
Admission is free at all locations, but attendees
are required to register for each performance
to reserve a space. Registration will
open one month prior to each concert.
Registration links and additional information
about the Parks & Partners series,
venues, and parking are available at https://
www.sarasotaorchestra.org/concerts/
parks-and-partners. This is a partial list.
Concert Schedule:
• Sarasota Brass Quintet on Sunday,
December 19 at 2:30pm at Nathan
Benderson Park Pavilion
• Sarasota Wind Quintet – Children’s
Performance on Sunday, January
23, 2022 at 2:30pm at Nathan
Benderson in the Park Playground
• Sarasota Brass Quintet on Sunday,
January 30, 2022 at 2:30pm at The
Bay Park’s Civic Green, north of the
Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.
Arts Advocates
Receives Gift of
Sculpture
Sculptor Frank Colson’s wife,
Diana, and son, Sean, have gifted Arts
Advocates with a 12-inch bronze sculpture
of “Spirit of the American Doughboy.”
The statue, which is a replica of the
life-size sculpture Colson was commissioned
to create for Rev. J.D. Hamel Park in
downtown Sarasota, is now on exhibit in
the Arts Advocates Gallery, located in the
Crossings at Siesta Mall, 3501 S. Tamiami
Trail, in Sarasota.
“Spirit
of the
American
Doughboy”
The memorial statue of a World War I
American soldier – a “doughboy” – is one of
the most reproduced life-size sculptures in
the United States. Its original sculptor was
Ernest Moore “Dick” Viquesney (1876-1946),
who created it in 1920. Often referred to
as simply the doughboy statue, its proper
name is “Spirit of the American Doughboy.”
Beginning in the 1960s, Colson, who
was a sculptor and ceramicist, created
his works in Sarasota along with other
notable artists of the Sarasota Art Colony.
Docent-guided gallery tours are offered
the first Wednesday of every month at 11
a.m.; reservations for tours are required.
To register, visit ArtsAdvocates.org.
Perlman Pivots
The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast
will be absent its founders and creative directors
this season due to COVID. Toby and
Itzhak Perlman are staying north, but in
place of the Winter Residency, the Program
will have a season of live performances,
receptions, special events and visits to our
schools — both in-person and virtually —
Randall Goosby
Zhu Wang
featuring PMP’s alumni and faculty.
Recitals will also be available on the
Perlman Suncoast website and YouTube
channel all season long.
Coming up:
• December 16 with Randall Goosby,
violin; Zhu Wang, piano
• January 20 with Nathan Meltzer, violin;
Jessica Osborne, piano
• February 24 with Chase Park, cello
• March 10 with Wanzhen Li, violin
• The world-renowned Juilliard String
Quartet returns to Sarasota for a concert
on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at
the Church of the Redeemer.
Info and tickets: (941) 955-4942 or http://
www.PerlmanSuncoast.org
New Music
New College
Put this performance on your schedule:
JIJI: Never Not Enough is on Saturday,
April 23, 8 p.m. at Mildred Sainer
Pavilion. Tickets are only $15. There’s a
pre-concert talk at 7:30 p.m. and an Artist
Conversation on Thursday, April 21, 5 p.m.
also in the Mildred Sainer Pavilion (free).
JIJI is an adventurous artist known for
her virtuosic performances that feature a
diverse selection of music, ranging from
traditional and contemporary classical to
free improvisation, played on both acoustic
and electric guitar. Tickets: https://www.
newmusicnewcollege.org/events.html
virtuosic performancer,
JIJI
18 WEST COAST WOMAN DECEMBER 2021