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The Florida Orchestra Gala
The Florida Orchestra’s annual fundraiser was an intimate evening with Grammy Award-winning artist Seal and the orchestra
conducted by music director Michael Francis at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. The concert will help the orchestra fulfill its
mission to inspire, entertain and educate a diverse audience with live symphonic music, performing for community engagement
programs across the Tampa Bay region.
Cindy Francis and her husband Michael,
The Florida Orchestra’s music director,
thanked Seal for helping to raise funds
for the orchestra at the gala held at the
Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg.
Anne Yadley and her husband Greg,
vice chair of The Florida Orchestra, were
co-chairs of this fundraiser that featured
Seal performing with the orchestra.
Emanuel Cerf and his wife Montserrat,
who was a member of the gala committee,
were proud to have their family be a silver
sponsor of the evening.
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Bob and Marcy Shuck, both members
of The Florida Orchestra’s board of
directors and gala committee, were
platinum sponsors of the gala.
Mark Cantrell, The Florida Orchestra’s
new president, and his wife Carolyn
are looking forward to living in the
Tampa Bay area.
Annie Francis and her husband
Dr. Michael Francis, a University of
South Florida-St. Petersburg professor,
enjoyed the concert conducted by the
“other” Michael Francis.