Videos

A celebration of our year in photos

For the past 20 years of his 32-year teaching career, Dr. Owen Bradley has been the band director at North Port High School in Sarasota County. Take a listen to his perspectives on building relationships, the influence of technology, the effects of the pandemic on music education, and how to…

To celebrate its 5th season, the SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra brings you Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Brahm’s Hungarian Dance No. 5, Stamitz’s Clarinet Concerto No. 5 featuring soloist and SCF clarinet instructor Eric Anderson, and Beethoven’s monumental Symphony No. 5. Join us on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m.…

In a brilliant collaborative project, the SCF Theatre students have chosen monologues to act out while the SCF Music student composers have written original compositions to accompany the readings. Listen to composition instructor Rex Willis and theatre assistant professor Amanda Schlachter explain how this project came about, the learning process…

The Sarasota Orchestra's upcoming concert, "Mozart and Mendelssohn," features its first guest conductor and soloist since March 12, 2020! Maestro Stephen Mulligan, violin soloist David Coucheron, concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the string section of the Sarasota Orchestra will present Mendelssohn's Sinfonia No. 9 and Mozart's Violin Concerto…

When Covid shuts down your theatre performances at the State College of Florida, what do you do? You turn to the Greek myths, where mask wearing was the norm, and you allow your students to pick their myths, write their scripts and produce their own plays – casting, lights, sets,…

From Crossville, Tennessee to Sarasota, Florida, how did Urbanite Theatre's co-founder Summer Dawn Wallace land on the Suncoast to bring us cutting edge, ground breaking theatre? And who are the amazing women playwrights that will be featured on this year's Modern Works Festival from April 14 to 18? Take a…

Don’t let the SCF Symphonic Band fool you, this music may be unbelievable, but it is true! Featuring band works such as Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, Voodoo, Snakes, and more, this concert will have you fooled into thinking you have entered a new reality. Fun, scary, and unbelievable! If you…

Why did Julie Hebert co-found the Manatee Arts Education Council? What, exactly, do this organization do? And who is being honored at its Arts Alive Event on Monday, March 29 at the Grove Restaurant in Lakewood Ranch? All that and more on this episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast.…

The SCF Guitar Ensemble presents music from all four corners of the earth: east, west, above and below the equator, music inspired by Thailand, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, the Northern Lights of Alaska, who knows where the sounds will take you! This feast for the ears will include…

Actress, singer, entertainer E. Faye Butler talks to us about her career, her roles, her pointers on success, and answers the age old questions: Deep dish Chicago pizza or Maryland Crab cakes? All that and more on this week's Suncoast Culture Club podcast. Come along and join the club! Hear…

How has the pandemic affected the Suncoast's most culturally relevant artistic organization? How has Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's founder Nate Jacobs seen the color barriers of our area's cultural arts offerings change over the past 25 years? What's next for this ever changing organization and its creative and imaginative leader?…

Join the SCF Choirs on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. on the SCF Music Facebook page for the livestream of Musical Mosaics. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​​​​​ or on your favorite podcast player.

How in the world did we come up with the concept of “Boots, Banjos and the South” for a symphony orchestra concert??? Get the answer and more on this week’s episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​​​​ or on your favorite podcast player.

Nate and Erin Mayland, Broadway orchestra performers for Beetlejuice and Hamilton, discuss reinventing their Broadway careers during COVID to form their next venture, "Maple and Brass." Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​​​ or on your favorite podcast player.

Maria Schaedler-Luera, Co-Founder of Atomica Arts, talks about her vision for the arts and our purpose in life. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​​ or on your favorite podcast player.

Dr. Dan Burdick, SCF’s new tuba/euphonium teacher, talks about the difficulties of students staying motivated during the pandemic. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​ or on your favorite podcast player.

Barbara Banks, celebrated Suncoast photographer, talks about the "Worker Project," her permanent art exhibit at the Sarasota Art Museum. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​ or on your favorite podcast player.

Ever wonder what the state of Florida does to support music education? Listen to this episode as Melodie Dickerson and Robyn Bell explain what the state sponsored "Student Artist Competition" is and meet SCF Music's eight students who will be competing this January for the $2000 scholarship. These eight students…

Piano performer and piano teacher at the State College of Florida, Aza Torshkoeva, talks about the process of becoming a US citizen as a piano performer. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​ or on your favorite podcast player.

The Suncoast Culture Club podcasters Robyn Bell, Kelly Burnett, Katherine Bzura, Melodie Dickerson, and Amanda Schlachter chat together about their experiences in the cultural arts and the semester in the arts at SCF over the past five months. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com​ or on your favorite podcast player.

New percussion instructor at SCF and Acting Principal Percussionist of the Sarasota Orchestra talks about his early musical training in Poland and how he became addicted to…PRACTICING! Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com or on your favorite podcast player.

Suzanne Hudson-Smith, Associate Director of Leadership Gifts for the Van Wezel Foundation, talks about the vision for the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center and the future of the cultural arts on Sarasota Bay on this episode of the Suncoast Culture Club podcast. Hear the entire podcast at http://www.suncoastcultureclub.com or on…

SCF Music Piano Students Perform their end of semester recital. All levels presented. Monday, November 30, 2020