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Musically speaking, the first few months of the 2024-25 season are
punctuated by the Naples Philharmonic’s popular free chamber
concerts around the Southwest Florida community from September
5-11. The orchestra will also welcome thousands of students from
Collier and Lee counties for numerous schooltime education concerts
throughout September and October. Later in the fall, Alexander
Shelley will conduct his first Naples Philharmonic Masterworks
program as artistic and music director on November 1-2. The
performances include Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition,
Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari and the Florida premiere of a guitar
concerto by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez written specially for
renowned classical guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas and co-
commissioned by Artis—Naples. The Motowners will return to Naples, performing R&B
classics from the ’60s and ’70s. Chicago tribute band
Before Shelley's community welcome, upcoming musical Brass Transit joins Assistant Conductor Alvin Ho and
performances include a Sypert Salon series featuring French the orchestra in mid-October for a symphonic
composers Onslow and Farrenc, and the return of the All That Jazz celebration of the jazz-rock outfit’s biggest hits.
series with trombonist John Allred paying tribute to jazz mentors,
As has become customary with the beginning of a new Artis—
including his late father
Naples season, the Naples International Film Festival marks its
Additionally, three tribute acts set to appear in August and October
should satiate the appetites of rock and R&B fans. First up is Billy Joel red-carpeted return, offering moviegoers opportunities to view
some of the newest and best independent films, mingle with
tribute act Turnstiles on August 1, and on August 14-15,.
filmmakers and participate in panel discussions with
filmmakers. The opening night film and party is set for October
24 with NIFF films playing on the Kimberly K. Querrey and
Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus and at a local partner cinema
from October 25-27.

A closing night awards ceremony and wrap party in Daniels
Pavilion recognizes some of the best films from the festival on
October 27, and later in the evening, the Naples Philharmonic
and Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly convene in Hayes
Hall to perform Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) in Concert for an
exhilarating conclusion to a memorable weekend.

Tickets and additional details can be found at artisnaples.org.

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