GRAMMY® AWARD WINNING VIOLINIST
JOSHUA BELL TO PERFORM
CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AT MIZNER PARK FUNDRAISER

BOCA RATON, FL (May 10, 2005) – Joshua Bell, who has been captivating audiences around the world for 20 years, will be performing for “Romance of the Violin,” the Spring fundraising event for the Centre for the Arts in Mizner Park, on Friday, May 20, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

Joshua’s 2004-05 performance season in North America includes concerts with the National Symphony, New Jersey Symphony and San Francisco Symphony, as well as a 10-city recital tour including Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Amongst the season highlights will the US and Canadian premiere of Behzad Ranjbaran’s Violin Concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony and Toronto Symphony, as well as his new artistic partnership as guest soloist/leader with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He will also perform with Orpheus at U.S. venues including Carnegie Hall as well as in Asia.

“We’re thrilled to be having Joshua Bell for an exclusive performance,” said Wendy U. Larsen, chair of the board of directors of the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park. “An artist of this magnitude in Boca Raton is very exciting.”

Tickets to attend the performance only are $250 and include a 6:30 p.m. pre-event dinner-by-the-bite and a post-performance dessert reception with a meet and greet opportunity and autograph signing with Joshua Bell. Business attire is suggested.

Sponsors for the Romance of the Violin event include Luxuria by The Trump Group, James and Marta Batmasian, Rutherford Mulhall, P.A., Siemon & Larsen, P.A., JM Family Enterprises, Inc., The Shoppes at Village Pointe, Boca Raton Resort & Club, Steinway Piano Gallery of Boca Raton, Allyson von Holton of Designing Words, Mrs. Keith Wold, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Freed and George Brown.

Known for his poetic musicality, Joshua came to national attention at age 14 with his highly acclaimed orchestral debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. A Carnegie Hall debut, the Avery Fisher Career Grant and a recording contract further confirmed his unique presence in the music world. Now in his thirties, Joshua has performed with the world’s leading symphony orchestras and conductors, recorded 27 albums and participated in events foreign to most classical artists, earning him the rare title of classical music superstar. His recent recording, Romance of the Violin, features the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Michael Stern. The album topped the Billboard classical charts and the repertoire was featured on the PBS special “Live from Lincoln Center: Joshua Bell at the Penthouse,” which will be released on DVD by Sony.

The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the social, cultural and education center for residents of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County and Broward County, and all of South Florida. The Centre is dedicated to providing improved venues and cooperative programming for exhibitions of art, music, dance, theater, film and other cultural endeavors.

Located in Mizner Park, the Centre is currently developing a three-phase project on the north end parcel of land at Mizner Park, which when completed will include the Boca Raton Museum of Art (Phase I, completed January 2001), the Count de Hoernle (outdoor) Amphitheater (Phase II, completed November 2002) and the indoor performing arts hall and arts education building (Phase III). To date, the amphitheater has presented more than 115 programs, attracting 250,000-plus participants.
Call 561-368-8445 or visit www.centre4artsboca.com for more information.