FLORIDA LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.
TAVARES, FLORIDA

In 2005 the international classical concert pianist/composer Guy Saint-Clair and his wife, portrait/wildlife artist Audrey Sanders came to Lake County from their home in Europe. That same year they established Lake County's first professional symphony orchestra, The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra. In the process of forming and bringing international talent to the orchestra, maestro Michael J. Garasi was recruited as principal conductor from 2006 to 2014. Now going into its 13th Season, The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony of immense talent and perseverance.  The innovative programming of Guy Saint-Clair and his wife Audrey Sanders has continued to thrill and please the audience of Lake County with tongue in cheek flair and varied but always beautiful music. This is an orchestra of whom the newspapers have proclaimed "small-town charm, world-class music!" Brilliant international classical concert piano soloist and composer, Guy Saint-Clair was not only a child prodigy (composing at age 3 and soloist with orchestra at age 5) but studied with giants of the piano: Yvonne Loriod, Olivier Messiaen, Frieda Valenzi, Paul Baumgartner, earning Doctorates from France, Germany, and Switzerland. His compositions have been recorded with famous symphonies in Holland, France and England. His recordings with the London Symphony include several world premieres.  Guy and his wife, International Portrait Artist, Audrey Sanders, are the founders of the FLORIDA LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. The Executive Director of the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra since its beginning, Mrs. Guy Saint-Clair carries on the vision which she and her late husband began in founding the professional orchestra in 2005.  Acclaimed portrait artist, book author, music producer and publisher, former international high-fashion model, Audrey holds a master's degree in education and psychology.  She brings an eclectic spice to symphony programming.