The Naples Music Club is a voluntary, not for profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. A Board of Directors conducts the Club’s business, and committees help carry out its work.

Our Directors

• President: Marilyn Bogen
• Vice President: Jeannette Boucher
• Secretary: Catherine Frecker
• Treasurer: Karen Hayes
• Past President: Karen Marcotte (ex officio)
• Neal Bedford
• Frank Burgeson
• Emmanuel Dubois
• Gene Fort
• Jan Grundeman
• Judy Halpin
• Robert Herrema
• Richard Holmberg
• Gunter Manchen
• Dwight Richardson
• Peg Rowley
• Susan Sikuta

Club Members

Members include music lovers, professional and amateur musicians, music teachers, conductors, and composers. New members are welcome and may join by completing a Membership Application Form and paying nominal dues (the membership year is January 1 through December 31.

Our Vision

Our vision is a musically connected community where individuals can fulfill their artistic dreams.

Our Mission

The mission of The Naples Music Club is to enrich the musical experience in the Naples area by offering opportunities and support for music appreciation, study, and performance to music lovers and to professional and amateur musicians of all disciplines, ages and backgrounds.To accomplish its mission, the Naples Music Club:

• Presents high quality musical events for a variety of audiences.
• Strengthens ties with music programs in schools and institutions of higher learning and collaborates with area music organizations.
• Provides awards and scholarships to encourage Collier County music students to achieve excellence in their art.
• Affords opportunities for club members to develop their talents by performing for each other and in concert.

Our History

The Naples Music Club was founded in 1965 by Tom and Grace Truesdale. Monthly musical programs were presented as a public service beginning in 1966, the year the Club originated a 90-minute radio program of classical music broadcast over radio station WNFM.Over the years since then, the Club has continued to present a series of concerts, was an early participant in the Festival of the Arts, led a successful effort to enlarge the string curriculum in the public schools, sponsored “Sing Along Messiah” for many years, has worked to improve the performance skills of Immokalee music students, and, since 1970, has awarded scholarships to Collier County Students.Several performance groups have evolved within the Club since 1979. Both piano and instrumental groups meet on a regular basis to perform informally for each other or in concert.Recognition, by way of special awards, has come from Immokalee High School for providing supplemental music instruction and instruments, the District School Board of Collier County for its continued financial support of the Collier County Choral Program and the Choral Library, and the Collier County Education Foundation, which selected the Naples Music Club as an Outstanding Partner in Education in 1999 for its work supporting music education since 1970.