Music Matinees
Free Concerts Showcasing Regional Musicians
The Sarasota Concert Association presents Music Matinees, featuring exceptional regional musicians performing a variety of musical styles from classical to popular. All concerts are at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church in downtown Sarasota.
Admission is free but registration is required. Online reservations open a month in advance of the concert. Once we have reached capacity, we will have a waitlist sign-up available. You will be notified before 10 am the day of the concert should seats become available.
2025 Music Matinees
Sarasota Opera Studio Artists
The concert is on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2 pm
Registration opens on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10 am
The highly anticipated Sarasota Opera’s Studio Artists return! This concert features the more advanced level of Sarasota Opera’s two training programs, and members often participate in main stage productions by performing supporting roles and covering principal roles.
This concert and the waitlist is at capacity. We will contact those who have signed up by noon the day of the concert should seats become available.
Karen Large, flute, and Heidi Louise Williams, piano
The concert is on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 2 pm
Take a journey through flute history with their program, “Storytellers.” Featuring composers from the Baroque era through the present day, the musicians tell stories using different musical styles and instruments, including the traverso, piccolo, and contrabass flute
Sam Nelson, organ
The concert is on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 2 pm
Registration opens on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 10 am
Organist and Choirmaster of Sarasota’s Church of the Redeemer, Sam Nelson performs a varied program of great organ works on the First Presbyterian Church organ, from Bach to Beethoven and Copland.
Synia Carroll, jazz singer
The concert is on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 2 pm
Registration opens on Monday, March 24, 2025 at 10 am
Known for smooth and soulful jazz vocals, Synia Carroll performs “Wade In The Water Of Song,” featuring songs from her latest album. Through the prism of Jazz, the program celebrates the expansion and discovery that is an integral part of the ‘waters’ of our lived experiences.
Thank you to our Music Matinees sponsors!
Venice Endowment Fund of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Questions? Please contact our Box Office: 941-966-6161
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