Calendar
Rootabaga Country | Sarasota Youth Opera
Jessé Martins will conduct Rachel J. Peters’ Rootabaga Country as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2026 Fall Festival season.
Ariadne auf Naxos | Sarasota Opera
Jessè Martins will conduct Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2027 Winter Festival season.
Susannah | Sarasota Opera
Jessé Martins will conduct Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2026 Winter Festival season.
2026 Spring Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
THAT’S AMORE! | January 5 at 6:00pm
DAWN | February 23 at 6:00pm
VELVET | March 16 at 6:00pm
MĒXIHCO | April 13 at 6:00pm
COURTS & COBBLESTONES | April 13 at 6:00pm
SOUTHBOUND | April 27 at 6:00pm
Morning Song
Lunch and Listen Series - Artist Series Concerts
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano
Daniel McGrew, tenor
Raise up your Voice and Brundibár | Sarasota Youth Opera
Jessé Martins will conduct Jessé Martins and Martha Collins’ Raise up your Voice & Hans Krása’s Brundibár as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Fall Festival season.
(UN)known | Sarasota Piano Trio
Join the Sarasota Piano Trio on a journey through the romanticism of the 19th century as they explore celebrated composers Schubert, Bridge and Chaminade, as well as the virtually unknown music of Swiss composer Paul Juon.
2025 Fall Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
PADKOVSKYI DUO | August 25 at 6:00pm
LOW & BEHOLD | September 8 at 6:00pm
LOS TRABAS | September 22 at 6:00pm
FIGARO! FIGARO! | October 8 at 4:00pm
REFLECTIONS | November 17 at 6:00pm
AMERICAN CENTURY | December 1 at 6:00pm
BREATHE | December 15 at 6:00pm
Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp
Vocal Coach/Pianist for Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp.
August 5 - August 17
2025 Spring Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
RISING | March 31 at 6:00pm
TROPICALIA | April 7 at 6:00pm
VOYAGE | April 14 at 6:00pm
REEDING | April 21 at 6:00pm
UNTIMELY | April 28 at 6:00pm
CROSSROADS | May 5 at 6:00pm
Sarasota Opera 2025 Winter Festival Season
Jessé Martins will be the Studio Artists Program Director as well as the cover conductor for Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Festival season.
Raise Your Voice
Lunch and Listen Series - Artist Series Concerts
Joseph Parrish, baritone
The Music of Giuseppe Verdi | Sarasota Opera
Jessé Martins will be the cover conductor for Sarasota Opera’s concert: The Music of Giuseppe Verdi.
The Hobbit | Sarasota Youth Opera
Sarasota Youth Opera will present its acclaimed production of The Hobbit™ by Dean Burry, conducted by Jessé Martins as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2024 Fall Festival Season.
2024 Fall Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
SONGS OF LONGING | August 28 at 4:00pm
MENAGERIE | September 18 at 4:00pm
EUROPEAN JOURNEYS | November 18 at 4:00pm
(UN)KNOWN | December 4 at 4:00pm
PASSPORT | December 18 at 4:00pm
Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp
Vocal Coach/Pianist for Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp.
August 5 - August 17
Latin Flair | Sarasota Piano Trio
Chamber music by South American composers and the Spaniards who influence them. With Milene Moreira, violin and Nadine Trudel, cello.
2024 Spring Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
JUST FOOLIN’ | April 1 at 4:00pm
KALEIDOSCOPE | April 8 at 4:00pm
RHAPSODY | April 15 at 4:00pm
RARE | April 22 at 6:00pm
TAKE 5 | April 29 at 4:00pm
Canciones, Tangos y Mas
A celebration of Argentinian music for cello and piano with music by Guastavino, Golijov, Ginastera and Piazzolla. Natalie Helm, cello
Lucia di Lammermoor | Sarasota Opera
Jessé Martins will conduct Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2024 Winter Festival season.
The Music of Giacomo Puccini | Sarasota Opera
Jessé Martins will be the cover conductor for Sarasota Opera’s concert: The Music of Giacomo Puccini.
Let’s Put on an Opera and The Little Sweep | Sarasota Youth Opera
Sarasota Youth Opera will present a revival of our acclaimed production of Britten's charming opera—The Little Sweep, conducted by Jessé Martins.
2023 Fall Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
REFLECTIONS & AFTERMATH | September 11 at 6:00pm
LATIN FLAIR | September 18 at 6:00pm
CANCIONES, TANGOS Y MAS | September 25 at 6:00pm
LAMENT TO FANTASY | December 4 at 6:00pm
THE OLD AND THE NEW | December 11 at 6:00pm
Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp
Vocal Coach/Pianist for Jennifer Rowley’s Aria Bootcamp.
August 7 - August 18
Universal Language
Chamber music for Flute, Basson, and Piano, featuring music by Donizetti, Hüe, Liszt, Tansman, and Piazzolla. With Betsy Hudson Traba, flute and Fernando Traba, bassoon.
Her Journey | Sarasota Concert Association
Chamber music by women composers through the centuries, featuring music by Le Beau, Strohl, and Boulanger. Natalie Helm, cello
Sarasota Bay Club Concerts
MARGOT ZARZYCKA Violin & Piano | April 10 at 8:00pm
ISABELLE BESANCON - Sonatas for Cello & Piano - Music by Duparc and Brahms | April 17 at 8:00pm
2023 Spring Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
SONGBIRD | April 5 at 4:30pm
VIRTUOSI | April 12 at 4:30pm
POTPOURRI | April 19 at 4:30pm
TALENTO | April 26 at 4:30pm
Sarasota Opera 2023 Winter Festival Season
Jessé Martins will be the Studio Artists Program Director as well as the cover conductor for Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Massenet’s Thérèse as a part of Sarasota Opera’s 2023 Winter Festival season.
2022 Fall Classical Concert Series
Jessé Martins — Music Director and Pianist of the Venice Public Library Classical Concert Series.
AMERICANA | November 22 at 6:00pm
HER JOURNEY | November 29 at 6:00pm
LOS TRABAS | December 6 at 6:00pm