Chapel by the Sea hosts concert
The fourth concert in the 2009/2010 Chapel by the Sea Presbyterian Church Concert Series on Fort Myers Beach will be held on Sunday, March 21. Svetlana Strezeva, soprano, with Michael Melnikov, pianist, will perform at 4 p.m. A free will offering will be taken. No tickets are required.
This concert will feature selections from the classical, sacred, and popular repertoire. Russian classical music and folksongs will be included as will American classical and popular tunes.
Svetlana Strezeva is a prominent Russian born American soprano. She is a Laureate of the P. Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow and M. Glinka Vocal International Competition in Minsk. Svetlana did her professional studies at La Scala in Milan, Italy, under the guidance of Opera Diva G.Simionato.
Michael Melnikov is the Music Director at Chapel by the Sea Presbyterian Church and a renowned pianist and organist who did his professional studies in choral and orchestra conducting and piano performance at Voronezh Music Academy and later at Moscow Conservatory of Music. He has studied the organ in Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Lithuania.
Be sure to attend this afternoon concert and be delighted.