22 In the Arts
The Recorder · October 8, 2015
BRASS begins 25th year of symphony support
Submitted by Nancy Purcell
Cheers! Welcome to Jacksonville, Nathan. Nathan Aspinall, assistant conductor for the Jacksonville
Symphony (center) with Eric Olson, prinicpal oboe (left) and Alexei Romanenko, prinicpal cello.
Richard Atkinson, BRASS board of directors, with Maryann Imbriani and Becky Johnson
BRASS members and friends enjoying the cocktail hour at the Sawgrass Country Club, from left to
right: Isobel Spink, Jacquelyn Bates and Shepard Spink.
Long time BRASS members John and Pat Tancredi waiting for the concert to start.
On Sept. 27, BRASS (Beaches Residents Actively Supporting the Symphony) welcomed Nathan Aspinall,
assistant conductor of the Jacksonville
Symphony, at their 12th annual Bonanza, a concert and dinner celebrating
the new symphony season. Sauer Incorporated of Jacksonville sponsored the
event at Sawgrass Country Club.
BRASS President Michael Imbriani
welcomed the group saying, “Tonight
BRASS begins a year long celebration of
its 25th year of supporting the Jacksonville Symphony, a feat not accomplished
by many fundraising organizations.”
The musical program “Inside the Music” included excerpts from the symphony’s upcoming seaso