For immediate release:
March 6, 2003
Tampa, Fla.

Independent Day School-Corbett Campus (IDS-CC) in Tampa will host a classical chamber music concert on April 13, 2003 at 3:00 p.m. The program will feature professional musicians from some of Florida's finest orchestras. They will perform "Octet" and "Fanfare" by Igor Stravinsky, and Giovanni Gabrielli's "Canzone Sonare1, 2 and 3". The general public is welcome. Tickets are $5.00 and are available by calling the school at 961-3087, or at the door.

The program is part of the school's Reflections concert series - family-friendly chamber music concerts designed to appeal to children and adults alike. The programs are approximately one hour in length, and are presented in the intimate setting of the IDS-CC theater on Lake Lipsey.

The April performance will feature several musicians from the Florida West Coast Symphony: Carmen Bannon, flutist; Laurie Penpraze, trombone player; principal trumpet player Todd Craven; and trumpet player Greg Knudsen. Craven and Knudsen also play with the Florida Brass Quintet. Also featured will be Stacey McColley, clarinetist with the Southwest Florida Symphony; Maurizio Venturini, bassoonist with the Florida Orchestra; Michael Ellert, principal bassoonist with the Palm Beach Opera; and Michael LeBlanc bass trombone player and IDS music teacher.

"We are delighted with the success of this concert series, which is now in its second season," said Tom McColley, IDS music teacher. "IDS is unique in this area in providing classical musical performances. We're excited to be a center for culture and education for the community."

Founded in 1968, IDS, recently renamed Independent Day School-Corbett Campus, is a fully accredited, nonsectarian, independent school located in northwest Hillsborough County. It serves 500 plus students in grades Pre-K through 8. At IDS, all children experience learning in a nurturing and highly academic environment focused on excellence and developing a positive self-concept. IDS-CC has become recognized as an exemplary school with over 900 visitors observing and learning from and with IDS-CC teachers. For more information about IDS, visit www.idsyes.com.

Contact: Tom McColley, Independent Day School-Corbett Campus
Telephone: (813) 961-3087