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Italian chamber orchestra
performs at Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. (March 6, 2002) - Florida Southern College welcomes I Musici Di Roma, a world-famous virtuoso chamber orchestra from Italy. The 12-member string ensemble performs March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium.

The orchestra began in 1952 when 12 students at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome decided to form a chamber ensemble to revive the music of the 17th century Italian Baroque. They called themselves "I Musici" ("The Musicians" in Italian). Soon after they began, composer Arturo Toscanini declared them "the best chamber orchestra in the world."

Admission is $20. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students are admitted at half price. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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