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Opera composer Kamala Sankaram joins with performer, composer and
storyteller Etienne Charles for “More Than Music,” a Hermitage Sunsets
program at Nathan Benderson Park. They will talk about creating new
music and offer selections from their work. Charles was a 2022 Hermitage
Greenfield Prize finalist. 6:30 p.m. March 14, Nathan Benderson Park
Family Finish Tower, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota. $5
registration. Hermitageartistretreat.org

‘Neil Berg’s 114 Years of Broadway’

Composer, lyricist and producer Neil Berg is back with a new edition of his
concert program celebrating the best of Broadway musicals performed by
five Broadway performers. 7:30 p.m. March 14, Van Wezel Performing Arts
Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. $47-$78. 941-263-6799; vanwezel.org

Strings Con Brio

The chamber orchestra led by veteran musician, educator and conductor
Kenneth Bowermeister performs Baroque, Classical and Romantic
masterpieces, as well as favorites from Broadway and the movies in this
concert program. 7:30 p.m. March 14. Glenridge Performing Arts Center,
7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota. $15-$20. 941-552-5325; gpactix.com

Dance Makers

Each year, Sarasota Contemporary Dance invites rising choreographers to
create new work on the company. This year’s program features rhythmic
beats in Frances Bradley-Vilier’s “Tap”’; jazz moves created by Courtney
Jones; the interdisciplinary style of Andrea Ward and a finale called
“JUSTICE’ by Vince Hardy. 7 p.m. March 14-16, 3 p.m. March 17. Cook
Theatre, FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail,
Sarasota. $20-$55. $25 for streaming tickets. 941-260-
8485; sarasotacontemporarydance.org

‘Rhapsody in Blue @100’

Guest conductor Peter Oundjian is joined by pianist Michelle Cann for this
Masterworks concert that marks the 100th anniversary of George
Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” That anniversary coincides with the 75th
birthday of the orchestra. Cann also will be performing Florence Price’s
Piano Concerto in D Minor in a program that also features Tchaikovsky’s
Symphony No. 5. 7:30 p.m. March 14, Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840
26th St. W., Bradenton. 7:30 p.m. March 15-16 and 2:30 p.m. March 17,
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. $35-$105.
941-953-3434; sarasotaorchestra.org