Longboat Harbour residents dazzle in concert

Clarinetist Bob Geraci and pianist Jan Ortmann performed for their Longboat Harbour neighbors at a sold-out concert Saturday, March 5.

The duo performed a variety of classical music in addition to songs from Broadway shows. This is the second year they have performed for Longboat Harbour.

“We had a full house last year, and people asked if we’d do it again,” Ortmann said. “It’s another full house again this year. It’s really something.”

Geraci learned how to play clarinet at 13 years old and picked it up again upon retiring from medicine. He currently plays with the Sarasota Concert Band and the North Port Symphony Orchestra when he winters in Longboat Key.

Ortmann first studied piano at age 8, and in high school, she picked up the organ, which she continued to play her whole life. In retirement, she returned to the piano.

Geraci and Ortmann play together each Friday afternoon.