Hands Across the Border
Ontario and Miami Beach unite with benefit concert
By Ray Breslin
Last year, the Brampton Symphony Orchestra played the Colony Theater
and totally thrilled the audience with their grass roots approach of
drawing the audience into a completely engaging musical experience.
Even Miami Beach’s Mayor Mattie Bower directed one piece. She was
quite animated in her debut. To get a feel for that event, check out
the MiamiARTzine.com article “A Tale of Two Cities” by Manny Meland in
issue 56 and also peek at the photo gallery by Henry Perez.
When you see how much fun everyone is having, you won’t want to miss
out when Canada’s Brampton Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at the
Lincoln Theatre on Miami Beach on Friday, March 20, to perform a
benefit concert for the SoBe Music Institute. It’s all about outdoing
yourself and Maestro Robert Raines is noted for doing just that.
The concert is expected to raise about $20,000, a real boost in a
challenging economic time. All this is possible because Canada’s
Castlepoint Investment Group, Miami Beach’s Collins Park Neighborhood
Association, and the W South Beach Hotel and Residences are sponsoring
the concert, giving the total house proceeds to SoBe Music Institute.
This is a win for everyone but particularly to those who attend the
concert.
For those of you who don’t normally go to hear a symphony concert
because you don’t like classical music, relax. “Rhapsody, Concerto…and
All That Jazz!”, as the concert is called, will leave you wanting more
and not thankful that it is over. It’s all about mixing it up.
Since this is a celebration of the formal Sister Cities signing
between the City of Miami Beach and Brampton, Ontario, the national
anthems of both countries will be played. Then it is off to the Violin
Concerto in G minor with soloist Tomas Cotik, a New World Symphony
success and a former instructor for SoBe Music Institute, who is now
the Concertmaster for the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra in Texas. After
that we’ll go to the Jamaican Rumba and Melancholy Serenade with
soloist Toni Anderson who also came with the Symphony last year
singing “Summertime” to a standing ovation. For those of us who still
dream, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” will be performed by Jasmine
Regual. We will then be left with Salvatore Gambino’s breathless
rendition of “Granada”. For those of you who might remember this
Italian heartthrob from last year, you’ll need the intermission to
compose yourself when he’s finished.
After a cold drink, it’s back to the upbeat Toni Anderson singing “All
That Jazz” and then Salsa Kids, Raymond and Jenalyn will dance to a
different version of “Habanera”. These kids prove that if you dream
and work hard, nothing is impossible. They aren’t even teenagers yet
and are a huge Canadian success. The concert will finish with the
dance session with Kevin Naranjo and his partner. Naranjo will receive
Brampton Symphony’s Diverse Culture Award as the first Hispanic
receiving this honor. Mattie Herrera Bower who is Miami Beach’s first
Hispanic mayor will present the award. How appropriate. The finale for
the concert will be a Duke Ellington Medley.
All will have a fabulous time and the tale of two cities will live again.
The perfect thing about this evening is general admission tickets are
very affordable at $25 and available from the Lincoln Theater box
office at 541 Lincoln Road, 305-673-3330. VIP tickets are available
from SoBe Music Institute by calling Silvia at 305-674-9220. VIP
tickets include premium seating and an after party sponsored by the W
South Beach Hotel and Residences with all the guest artists and
orchestra members are priced at $100. Again, all the expenses are
covered so this ticket price is actually a donation to SoBe Music.
Article from www.Miamiartzine.com
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