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Sarasota, Florida · Florida's Culture Coast

This City Was Built
by People Who Love
the Arts

Sarasota has more per-capita arts philanthropy than almost any city its size in America. The Ringling Museum, the Asolo Repertory Theatre, the Sarasota Opera, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall — this is a city where culture isn't decoration. It's the entire point. Live music is not an afterthought at a Sarasota event. It's the main event.

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The Sarasota Arts Economy

A City That Understands
What Music Is For

John Ringling didn't just bring his circus to Sarasota — he brought his Baroque art collection, his Venetian-inspired mansion Ca' d'Zan, and his vision of the city as a cultural capital. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art now holds one of the most significant collections of Baroque paintings in the Western Hemisphere. The tradition of private patronage and public arts investment he established has never stopped.

Sarasota's charitable gala season is intense. The Ringling hosts private events in its gallery spaces and on the grounds of Ca' d'Zan — among the most spectacular event settings in the country. The Asolo Repertory Theatre hosts fundraising galas. The Sarasota Orchestra and Opera have their own benefit event calendars. And behind all of it is a community of arts philanthropists who genuinely love music and expect the entertainment at their events to reflect that love.

"Our Ringling fundraiser guests stood up from dinner during the performance. We had to delay the program because nobody wanted to sit back down."

John & Mable Ringling Museum

Private events at the Ringling — in the galleries, on the loggia overlooking Sarasota Bay, or at Ca' d'Zan — are among the most extraordinary event settings in Florida. The combination of spectacular architecture, Baroque art, and bayfront views creates an atmosphere that demands equally extraordinary entertainment. We have performed in museum settings and understand the specific requirements of these spaces.

Longboat Key Club

The Longboat Key Club — a private club with two 18-hole championship golf courses, a resort, and one of the finest wedding and event programs on the Gulf Coast — is a defining Sarasota luxury venue. Its membership represents the old-money permanent resident class that Sarasota's social season revolves around. Events here have an established quality standard, and we meet it.

Siesta Key Weddings

Siesta Key Beach — consistently rated one of the finest beaches in the world for its powdery white quartz sand — is a destination wedding draw for couples who want the Gulf of Mexico as a backdrop. Outdoor beach ceremonies and beachfront venue receptions are a staple of Sarasota's wedding market, and we perform outdoors with the equipment and experience to make it work beautifully.

Sarasota Venues

The Finest Settings on
the Gulf Coast

  • The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
  • Ca' d'Zan Mansion at the Ringling
  • Longboat Key Club
  • The Resort at Longboat Key Club
  • Sarasota Yacht Club
  • The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota
  • Selby Gardens event spaces
  • Private Siesta Key beach estates
  • Asolo Repertory Theatre gala events
Our Approach in Sarasota

Playing to an Audience
That Knows Music

Sarasota is not the market for background music. When we perform here, we perform for an audience that will listen — really listen. The people in the room have seen the Sarasota Orchestra perform. Some of them have been to Carnegie Hall. They have opinions about classical music, and they're paying attention to what we're doing.

That level of musical literacy doesn't intimidate us — it energizes us. Playing for an audience that understands music is one of the great pleasures of what we do. In Sarasota, we bring our most musically expressive work. The result is consistently one of our most rewarding experiences as performers.

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Sarasota Loves Great Music. Give Them This.

From the Ringling to Longboat Key to Siesta Key — contact us to book The Electrostrings for your Sarasota event.

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