Dear Fellow Music Lovers,

Our 55 Season is sadly coming to an end with only one week left. The Esmé String Quartet will be playing Ravel’s String Quartet and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet, Op. 80 next week for us. Based in Germany, the Esmé Quartet features South Korean violinists Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha, recently joined by the prize-winning Belgian American violist Dimitri Murrath. Cellist Yeeun Heo completes the group as it continues its world-spanning tours.  To purchase tickets online go to the Tickets tab. Tickets can also be purchased for cash or check at the venues before each concert. Doors open at 7 pm, the concerts start at 7:30 pm.

Take advantage of our 2026 “Early Bird” special! Download the 2026 Early Bird Application form to see the next year concerts’ information and  schedule. Purchase your 2026 season tickets by March 31, 2025, and the cost is $115 instead of the $135 regular price. Fill out the form and mail it with a check to PO Box 522636, Marathon, FL 33052. Regular 2026 Season tickets will be available for purchase online in April.

The 2025 Season of six fabulous concerts has started with a bang!

An Evening of Dixieland Jazz with The Boilermaker Jazz Band was very crowded in both venues. The band has been performing swing and hot jazz worldwide for over 30 years. Their enthusiastic performances from the Great American Songbook made our audience to clap, tap and sing. We all  wanted to dance in the aisles.

At the second concert we witnessed extraordinary performances of  Chelea Guo, Soprano and José Luis Maldonado, baritone with Bénédicte Jourdois, pianist in Concert of Famous Opera Highlights. The spine-tingling music performed by these amazing artists included famous arias and duets from La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, and musicals  Carousel and Oklahoma.
For the third week of the season one of our favorite musicians –  pianist Frederick Moyer was back. The program included Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (with recorded orchestra), Debussy’s Claire de Lune, and works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Liszt.

Last week concerts  featured an inimitable ensemble Trio Zimbalist.  The members are distinguished alumni of the Curtis Institute of Music, sought-after soloists, performing around the world. The trio played the Arensky Piano Trio No. 1, the Ravel Piano Trio in A minor and more.

This week Pianist  George Li  played Beethoven, Debussy and Mussorgsky for us. Gearge Li won a silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, the most highly regarded competition in the world.  Many people regarded the concert as the best of the season so far!

We look forward to seeing you at our concerts!

The spirit of giving and a community of generosity are what makes this organization so special. In 1969 we began with just four concerts in Marathon. Through the years, volunteers and supporters have helped us grow to twelve dazzling performances, split between two venues. Our world-class Steinway Concert Grand piano in Marathon elevated the performances to an extraordinary level! We yearn to create the same captivating concert experience for our Upper Keys patrons. Thus, we started a fundraiser to acquire another nine-foot Steinway Concert Grand Piano for the Upper Keys Venue. Please see the campaign details here.

To help this cause, the Board of Directors has decided to demonstrate for our Upper Keys Patrons the difference between our current six-foot Petrof piano and a nine-foot Steinway concert grand piano at the last two 2024 Upper Keys concerts. The Steinway company has graciously loaned us a piano. Trio Con Brio Copenhagen pianist Jens Elvekjaer  agreed to start the performances by playing the same music pieces on both instruments. See how Jens Elvekjaer demonstrated the pianos singing tones’ and the volumes’ differences here.

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