Sarasota Orchestra shared schematic design renderings of its future Music Center at 5701 Fruitville Road, offering a first look inside the concert hall and the Education Center, plus an enhanced exterior view. Together, these refined designs illustrate a 32-acre campus that will transform Sarasota’s performance capabilities, musical learning experiences and community life.
Sarasota philanthropists Tom and Sherry Koski have contributed $5 million to Sarasota Orchestra in support of its Music Center, reflecting their belief in the power of live music to inspire future generations and their commitment to sustaining Sarasota’s legacy of cultural excellence.
Sarasota Orchestra is a vibrant organization serving the region with an array of programs all year long. It is equally active behind the scenes as our Music Center project team continues its work. We made meaningful progress, advancing several important elements that will help shape the Orchestra’s future.
Longtime Sarasota Orchestra supporters Jack and Priscilla Schlegel have made a transformative $10 million gift to advance the future Music Center at 5701 Fruitville Road. Their investment marks a major milestone for the project and reflects an enduring belief in the power of the arts to shape and strengthen a community.
Sarasota Orchestra released initial conceptual designs for a new Music Center at 5701 Fruitville Road, marking a major step in a multiphase design process led by architects at William Rawn Associates. As preliminary concepts, the designs provide an early look at Sarasota Orchestra’s vision for a transformative community asset. Further refinement and development will unfold in the schematic design phase, which is just getting underway.
