Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra

The beloved and acclaimed Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra, Lake County's resident professional orchestra, will salute the Brits!  Performing under the baton of conductor Michael J. Garasi, the 60-member FLSO will present "Rule Brittania," with music from the "The Proms" including Spitfire, Jerusalem, Nimrod (Enigma), and Pomp and Circumstance (Land of Hope and Glory), and will feature concert pianist/composer Guy Saint-Clair performing the Warsaw Concerto, Alamein Concerto and Greensleeves.

Artistic Director/Composer/Pianist Guy Saint-Clair (pictured at the piano) is a brilliant international soloist and composer, as well as a child prodigy composing at age 3 and soloist with orchestra at 5. He has studied with giants of the piano including Yvonne Loriod, Olivier Messiaen, Frieda Valenzi, and Paul Baumgartner. He has earned Doctorates from France, Germany, and Switzerland. His compositions have been recorded with famous symphonies in Holland, France, and England. His recording with the London Symphony Orchestra include several world premieres. Guy and his wife, Audrey Sanders, are the founders of the FLSO

Musical Director/Conductor, Michael J. Garasi (pictured behind piano), holds graduate degrees from Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music and has studied with Pierre Boulez.

'Rule Brittania'
February 19, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Patrick Catholic Church of Mount Dora
6803 S. Old U.S. Highway 441
Mount Dora, FL 32757