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MARK SFORZINI - MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR  Mark
Sforzini is proud to be a part of the vibrant Saint Petersburg arts scene
and has established himself as a passionate conductor and inspired composer
as well as an accomplished bassoonist. In his various posts, including
Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Opera, Sforzini conducts a full
range of repertoire including standard orchestral repertoire, chamber
ensembles, Broadway, pops and opera. Over the past three years, Sforzini has
conducted fully-staged productions of Madama Butterfly, The Barber of
Seville, Die Fledermaus, La
Bohème, L'elisir d'amore and Don Giovanni. This
season he will conduct Lehári's The Merry Widow and Verdi's La Traviata.In 2003, Sforzini co-founded FloriMezzo and served as Artistic Director from 2003 ~ 2008. Sforzini is also the Artistic Director of the prestigious Encore Series at the Palladium. Prior to his current posts, Sforzini served for three years as Music Director of the Pinellas Youth Symphony and many years as a composer-mentor for Hillsborough County Schools. Highly sought after as a composer, Sforzini has been commissioned by, amongst others, the Florida Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, FloriMezzo, Palladium Theater, Pinellas Youth Symphony, Ray and Nancy Murray, J. B. Starkey Jr., The Preis Family, Marian Moorhead, Crested Butte Music Festival, Hillsborough Arts Council and City of Tampa Water Department. He has recently accepted a major commission to compose a full opera, which prompted his departure from the Florida Orchestra after serving as Principal Bassoon from 1992 ~ 2007. Sforzini has also played Principal Bassoon with the Crested Butte Music Festival every July since 2003, where he was also the Composer-in-Residence in 2003. He recently conducted the Crested Butte Mountain Theater�s production of Into the Woods and will return next summer to serve as Music Director in their production of The Music Man. He will also conduct Asheville Lyric Opera's touring production of Carmen in 2010. Mark also recently had the honor of serving as an adjudicator for the Altamura/Caruso International Vocal Competition in New York. Mark was selected as Tampa Bay Symphony Music Director in 2012 following the retirement of founding director Dr. Jack Heller. |
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