Pictured: PMPS_Winter Residency_Celebration Concert.

This year marks a monumental milestone for The Perlman Music Program Suncoast (PMP Suncoast). It’s the 20th anniversary of one of its largest events: The Perlman Music Program (PMP) Winter Residency. Each December, musically gifted students from around the world reunite on the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus for lessons, studio classes, works-in-progress (WIP) recitals, chorus and orchestra rehearsals. Participants include 28 classical music prodigies, ages 14 to 20+, alumni fellows who mentor the students, and an exceptional faculty led by acclaimed violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman and his wife, Toby Perlman. Starting on December 29, the public is invited to attend free master classes and works-in-progress (WIP) recitals. Special evenings are scheduled for guests to watch PMP orchestra rehearsals under the baton of Maestro Perlman. Audiences will also be able to watch Patrick Romano, choirmaster, rehearse with the PMP choir.

Pictured: PMPS_Winter Residency_Celebration Concert.