New York’s chamber or chestra to fill in for English Chamber Orchestr a March 9 at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

Staff Report

The New York Classical Players are stepping up to the plate this spring to pick up for their friends across the pond in a performance slated for March 9 at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall

The 25-member New York Classical Players, a chamber orchestra, will be filling in for the English Chamber Orchestra due to an unforeseen visa issue with the English Chamber Orchestra

The concert is being presented by the Fort Myers C o m m u n i t y C o n c e r t A s s o c i a t i o n F o r t M y e r s Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann was able to book the New York Classical Players just in time

“We are disappointed that the English Chamber

Orchestra won’t be joining us due to travel difficulties, but we’re happy that The New York Classical Players can perform on the same date instead,” said Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann.

Ticket holders can use the same tickets for the March 9 performance at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall Additional tickets can be purchased at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall box office at 239-4814849 or online at www bbmannpah com

The New York Classical Players is a 25-piece chamber orchestra founded in New York in 2010 The chamber orchestra is comprised of dynamic young musicians who are launching their professional careers Graduates of some of the world’s leading conservatories come together as the New York Classical Players to share per- formances of familiar masterpieces, bold new commissions and unexpected musical treasures with the public The orchestra is under the direction of founder and music director Dongmin Kim and a committed board of directors guides and supports the non-profit organization

The Fort Myers Community Concert Association, now in its 73rd concert season, is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded by Barbara B Mann in 1949 to bring world-class entertainment to Southwest Florida at affordable prices

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