LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 26, 2006) — Florida Southern College and the Festival of Fine Arts welcome the I Musici di Roma Italian chamber orchestra. The performance takes place Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the Florida Southern campus.

Returning to the Festival from Italy to present another exciting evening for strings, this internationally renowned chamber orchestra is widely considered the world’s foremost in its field. One critic writes, “Their treatment of the classics makes the oldest music seem completely new.”

Tickets are $25. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students admitted at half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.