About

Dear Sirs;

Lakeside Chamber Players is an artists' collective comprised of professional classically trained musicians dedicated to music performance and educational outreach. We are based in Mount Dora, Florida yet our goal is to perform all over Florida and beyond. Executive Director and Bassoonist, Janet Harris resides in Tampa, Florida. Here is her bio.

Janet is a highly innovative artist of dynamic style and robust sound. She currently holds the posts of Principal Bassoon with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra of Stuart, Vero Beach, Palm Beach Gardens; the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra of Punta Gorda; and Lakeside Chamber Players of Mount Dora, Florida. She is a highly sought after bassoonist and has performed with many orchestras across the region including The Florida Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic, Naples Philharmonic, Sarasota Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Florida West Coast Symphony renamed Sarasota Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra as well as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Harris has held faculty positions at The Conservatory of Music at Lynn University in Boca Raton (her alma mater formerly know as The Harid Conservatory of Music), Saint Petersburg College, Eckerd College, and Clearwater Christian College. She has also performed with orchestras, opera companies, chamber and solo recitals throughout the United States, South and Central America, the Caribbean and Russia.

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Kindest Regards,

Janet Harris
Executive Director and Bassoonist,
Lakeside Chamber Players [email protected]
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Music

Bach Cello suites on bassoon, Mozart Bassoon Concerto, melodies from any of the Beethoven Symphonies, Telemann Flute Sonata arranged for bassoon, Bassoon arrangement of Bach Arioso and Air on the G string, Weber Concerto, Saint Saens Sonata, any bassoon orchestral excerpt! I take requests when I perform solo at parties and I also tell the best stories that show the color and diversity of the lives of the composers and their music. I also play jazz and rock tunes like Stevie Wonder songs and Free Bird. I have been able to combine Marriage of Figaro with Free Bird if you can believe it. I also perform solo works for bassoon by living composers. Memento by Stan Cording is a three movement bassoon solo Stan Cording just hired me to prepare and perform at the Timucua White House in Orlando, Florida last month. There is so much music to share yet the roots of all great art music stems from the classics. Classical warhorses must be shared so we can keep these traditions alive as powerful teaching and enrichment tools.

My ensemble Lakeside Chamber Players has a variety of ensembles from Woodwind Quintet, String Quartet, Brass Quintet, Percussion ensembles, Harpists, Pianists and one day we will bring our beloved conductor, Michael J. Garasi into our concerts. This takes a great deal of fundraising and is the reason we are an official Non-profit 501(c)(3) Educational Organization so all donations made are tax deductible. We also currently own the name Central Florida Orchestra, yet we need to raise major funding to launch this name/brand. Our ensembles perform all the standard war horses as well as tango, jazz and pop arrangements like Girl from Ipanema, Libertango, Liberty Bell March, California Dreamin' and more.

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