PINK MARTINI

Tickets for this performance go on sale to the public on Friday, October 17 at 10am. Interested in reserving your seats before the public? Members of Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts have access to an exclusive presale starting Wednesday, October 15 at 10am. Call (727) 300-2000 to learn more about the perks of membership!

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Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop – Thomas Lauderdale founded the “little orchestra” Pink Martini in 1994.  One year later, Lauderdale called China Forbes, a Harvard classmate who was living in New York City, and asked her to join Pink Martini. The pair began to write songs together. Their first song “Sympathique (Je ne veux pas travailler)” became an overnight sensation in France and was nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards.

Featuring a dozen musicians, with songs in 25 languages, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America. Pink Martini has released 11 studio albums on its own independent label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog), selling over 3 million albums worldwide..

This performance features Storm Large.