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When Music Director and Conductor, Sebrina Maria Alfonso, first raised her baton on Friday, December 11, 1998, she began a musical journey for the Key West Symphony Orchestra that would stretch over a decade into the future. In fact, the 2008/2009 Season marked our 11th year of performing some of the world's great masterpieces and introducing audiences to the music of exciting contemporary composers. Clearly, a small community the size of Key West, no matter how strongly motivated, cannot begin to sustain a talent pool required for a full symphony orchestra. A different model was needed - one that ultimately brought together professional musicians from other orchestras all over the United States. It is this remarkable aggregation of talent that defines the Key West Symphony Orchestra today - approximately 90 musicians representing various orchestras throughout the U.S and soloists from around the world. Like its bigger city counterparts, funding for such an operation required a portion of revenue from ticket sales, a portion from corporate donors and private patrons, and a portion from ancillary activities like the KWSO's successful Opera program and musical educational outreach programs like SolFest. However, as we look to our next decade, we have faced the same stark economic realities as performing arts groups all across America. We have decided to address this new reality not with contraction but with growth. Our vision is to expand our performance venues to include the largest South Florida area, Miami/Fort Lauderdale. This area has over 200,000 people who classical music aficionados, representing a far greater potential for future growth. In the near term, for our 12th season, we have expanded to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts/Amaturo Theatre with the hopes to build a home base there with an expanded performance schedule. Two years ago, we celebrated our 10th anniversary and, with great hope for the future, cordially invite you to our 20th and beyond!
www.keywestsymphony.com Broward Center for Performing Arts Amaturo Theater 201 Southwest 5th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

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