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Calusa Musicale Benefit Concert

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

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The annual fundraiser, Calusa Musicale Benefit Concert will be held on

Sunday, April 18th at 3 pm. The location will be the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Ft. Myers.

A short concert featuring Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated flutist/composer, Kat Epple, and accomplished pianist/composer, Chuck Grinnell, will feature standard flute, world flutes, and grand piano. The duo’s unique style incorporates jazz, new age, and world music.
In addition to performing new compositions, they will play music from their many CD albums.

In addition, the 2008-09 scholarship winners will be coming back to perform! This promises to be an amazing afternoon for the children, the attendees, and Calusa Musicale.

www.calusamusicale.com

100% of the procedes will go to our scholarships, and as always, all donations are tax deductible.

Interview in North Fort Myers Weekly Newspaper about this event:

When did you move to North Fort Myers? How long did you live there for? 
I moved from San Francisco to North Fort Myers in 1989. I had just been signed with a new record company, and wanted to move to a more peaceful environment to compose music. I grew to love southwest Florida, so twenty years later, I am still here! 

What inspired you to become a musician? 
As a child, I always loved the sound of the flute. I also loved the legends and the lore about flute players. The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the Greek legend of Pan, and the Native American Medicine flute player are all examples of stories about the power of the flute.  I learned to play the flute, then started to collect and play flutes from other cultures.  I  became a composer, a sound engineer, and recorded music for my own albums, then became a composer of music for television shows and film scores.

What do you enjoy most about what you do? 
 Playing the flute can be a beautiful, healing, spiritual experience. I guess that is my favorite thing.

Why did you agree to play for the benefit concert? 
I appreciate the work Calusa Musicale does to support and  encourage young musicians in Southwest Florida. I am happy to be a part of their event.

Do you have anything else you would like to add? 
I will be performing all original music with my keyboardist/composer friend Chuck Grinnell.

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