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I am truly honored to join First Coast Opera as Director of Development and to serve a company that plays such an important role in the cultural life of Northeast Florida. In the months ahead, I look forward to meeting many of you, hearing your stories, and learning what First Coast Opera means to you. I welcome your thoughts and invite you to connect with me anytime at Edward@firstcoastopera.org.

Greetings Music Lovers! It’s my great pleasure to donate one of my paintings for the purpose of raising funds for First Coast Opera, a most worthy endeavor that brings the joy of opera to all of us in northeast Florida. My journey as a visual artist started as a child in New England and early years into adulthood in Southern California. After getting a Master’s degree in painting and drawing I traveled to Europe and lived in Greece, on the island of Rhodes for two years befor