Speaker announced for annual scholar program
The Interfaith Outreach of SanCap will present its 2025 Shared Scholar Program on March 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Sanctuary at the Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ on Sanibel.
It will feature a free musical lecture with Dr. Thomas Cimarusti, professor of music history and music degree program leader with Florida Gulf Coast University’s Bower School of Music & the Arts. The program will be “When The Soul Sings, The Spirit Soars.”
“At this special musical lecture, Dr. Cimarusti will focus on the Judaic origins of Christian worship music,” Dr. Sheila Sklar, chairperson of this year’s Shared Scholar Program, said. “All who attend will come away with a genuine feeling that when the soul sings, the spirit truly soars.”
Cimarusti has a vast array of musical research interests. He has presented his research at conferences in Europe and Asia and across the United States. Cimarusti is also an avid accordion player and has performed with the Tallahassee Symphony and Naples Philharmonic and for university events. In 2018, he founded the Center for Public Musicology, an institution that promotes community engagement through private and public lectures, opera excursions, and ensemble instruction.
Following the lecture, a catered reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres, beverages and desserts will be provided in Fellowship Hall.
Attendees are asked to bring donations of canned goods or non-perishable items to benefit FISH of Sanibel-Captiva. In addition, FISH will hold a 50/50 raffle at the event.
The lecture is made possible by the Leo Rosner Foundation and by an interfaith coalition of island congregations, including Bat Yam Temple of the Islands, the Captiva Chapel by the Sea, Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and the Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ.
For more information, contact Sklar at batyamsanibel@gmail.com.
SCUCC is at 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.