The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast Announces Fran Lambert as Board Chair and Kurt Rachwitz as Development Director

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The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast Announces Fran Lambert as Board Chair
and Kurt Rachwitz as Development Director
Fran Lambert
Kurt Rachwitz
SARASOTA, Fla. (July 23, 2018) — The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast (PMP/Suncoast) is delighted to announce the return of Fran Lambert as Chair of the Board of Trustees, and welcomes Kurt Rachwitz as the organization’s new Development Director.
Fran Lambert first joined the PMP/Suncoast Board of Trustees in 2011 and served as the Celebration Dinner Gala Chair for the 2011-2012 season. She became Board Chair for the 10th Anniversary (2013-2014) Season and continued in that role through 2014-2015. Due to personal reasons, Fran stepped down as Chair in 2015, but remained an active participant on the Board. In 2017-2018, upon PMP/Suncoast Board Chair Michael Ritter’s installation as President of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Fran was re-elected as Board Chair. When asked about heading PMP/Suncoast in 2018, she replied, “I am honored to have been chosen to lead the Board of The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast. Our exciting plans for this, our 15th season, are exceptional and I look forward to continuing the mission of educating and inspiring generations of musicians and audiences.”
Kurt Rachwitz comes to PMP/Suncoast from a life as a migrant worker. He has conducted feasibility studies and fundraising campaigns as senior development counsel in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, as well as here in Sarasota and in Arcadia, Florida. But the road got old, so he’s settled in Sarasota with his wife of twenty years, Mel Thomas, and their dog and cat. He has had a great love—but no talent—for classical music since high school, and was an educator in a prior life, so The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast is the convergence of at least two vocations and one avocation of his—music, education, and fundraising.
About The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast
The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast (PMP/Suncoast) cultivates audiences of all ages through classical music performances and education outreach programs, including hosting the PMP Sarasota Winter Residency and presenting PMP Alumni: Around Town, and PMP Alumni: In Schools. Through its relationship with The Perlman Music Program (PMP), founded by Toby Perlman and with a world-renown faculty, including internationally-acclaimed violinist and conductor Itzhak Perlman, PMP/Suncoast offers the public the unique opportunity to witness the talent and spirit of extraordinarily gifted and promising young string students and accomplished graduates. The 15th Anniversary Perlman Music Program Sarasota Winter Residency runs December 20, 2018 through January 5, 2019. PMP Alumni school and community performances begin mid-November, with a variety of musical events planned throughout the 2018-2019 Season. For more information on all upcoming programs, visit PMPSuncoast.org.
The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast | 941-955-4942 | PMPSuncoast.org
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