"If Music Be The Food..." is a collaboration between the University of South Florida,
Carrollwood Cultural Center, Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, and Tampa Bay Harvest,
in response to reports in the news of increased need for food aid the Tampa Bay
community. This is a classical chamber music outreach, arranged by cellist and USF
music professor Scott Kluksdahl, that aligns members of the USF School of Music
faculty and student performers with guests from The Florida Orchestra, University of
Tampa, other Tampa Bay artistic institutions, and distinguished national guest artists - all
of whom join together and donate their services for these concerts. Likewise, both the
Carrollwood Cultural Center and Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church are donating the
space and staff for this outreach. Audience members are asked to bring whatever nonperishable food items or cash donations they can offer for Tampa Bay Harvest as the
price of admission. Any donation will gratefully be accepted. Every food donation and
every cash donation will go completely towards the cause of hunger in the Tampa Bay
community.
The mission of “If Music Be the Food…” is to increase awareness and support for the
hungry in our community through chamber music performances of the highest caliber.
"If Music Be The Food..." is part of a national movement within our own community of
other prominent institutions in the United States inspired by the Rochester-based
initiative.
The first concert of this annual series will occur on Sunday, November 23rd at 2:00 p.m.
at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, located at 509 North Marion Street in downtown
Tampa.
This program brings together faculty performers from the University of South Florida
School of Music, the University of Tampa, St. Petersburg College, and the Eastman
School of Music, plus performers from the Florida Orchestra.
The program is as follows:
Johannes Brahms
Ernst Bloch
Astor Piazzolla
Sonata in D-Major, Opus 78, for Cello and Piano
Three Nocturnes for Piano Trio
Winter, Spring - from "Four Seasons" for Piano Trio
Contacts:
Scott Kluksdahl, "If Music Be the Food..." Director
snkluksdahl@aol.com
813-727-2522
Michael Hunter, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Organist
music@saintandrewstampa.org
813-221-2035
Will Carey, Tampa Bay Harvest, President
tbhwill@gmail.com
813-943-9224