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Palm Beach Symphony Announces

Lisa Bruna Award Honorees

Seniors From Jupiter, Greenacres And Boca Raton Inc., Walter Harper, The Spoto Family Fund, The Harry
Who Attend Dreyfoos School Of The Arts Receive T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation Inc., Lois Pope, Peter and
Professional Model Instruments And Accessories To Felicia Gottsegen/The Gottsegen Family Foundation, and
Launch Careers In Music Yvonne S. Boice Trust and Alfred Zucaro.
Palm Beach Symphony introduced three seniors from Proud sponsors of Palm Beach Symphony include The
the Dreyfoos School of the Arts as the 2024 Lisa Bruna Rocco A. and Mary Abessinio Foundation, Cindy Anderson
B-Major Award honorees during its 50th Anniversary Gala and Jerome Canty, Max and Christine Ansbacher, Jon
in a demonstration of the orchestra’s continued community and Pat Baker, Mrs. James N. Bay, Alan Benaroya,
outreach and educational programming that has been an Grace Bender/Dorothy G. Bender Foundation, Arthur &
important part of its history and growth. Mara Benjamin Foundation, JoAnne Berkow, Kathy Lee
“We present our winners with professional level Bickham and John Bickham, Leslie Rogers Blum, Yvonne
instruments or accessories that will elevate their auditions S. Boice Trust and Alfred Zucaro, Jeffrey and Tina Bolton,
for college music programs and facilitate the launch of James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui / FINDLAY
their careers,” said Palm Beach Symphony CEO David Galleries, Braman Motorcars, Thomas and Carol Bruce,
McClymont. “Thanks to the generous support of our CIBC Private Wealth, Amy and John Collins, The Colony
donors, we are able to donate instruments each year which Music Director Gerard Schwarz, Arturo Dekle, Kara Hotel, CORPGOV, Suzanne Mott Dansby, The David
cost thousands of dollars and would likely be out of reach Ravaschieri and Jose Aguilar. Photo by Capehart Photography Minkin Foundation, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation,
for many local students. Our winners this year are all Willard H. Dow and Kelly Winter, Dr. Richard and Diane
immensely talented, and we are excited to see what they Boca Raton resident Jose Aguilar was named as the Farber, Bill and Kem Frick/The Frick Foundation, Inc.,
will do in the future.” third prize winner and received a Selmer Signature B-flat Gerry Gibian and Marjorie Yashar, Morgan Glazar/Tom
First place winner Kara Ravaschieri enchanted the gala clarinet made of Grenadilla wood with sterling silver James Company, Paul and Sandra Goldner, Douglas
guests, performing on a Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, keys and components. His large ensemble experience and Jo Gressette, Steel Grove Capital, Irwin and Janet
Inc. flute outfitted with her brand-new Lafin headjoint includes performing in New World Symphony Side- Gusman, Walter Harper, Thomas E. Harvey & Cathleen
made entirely of 14K rose gold with Adler wings, which by-Sides, the University of Miami Honor Band, Palm P. Black Foundation, Doris Hastings Foundation, Carol S.
she received as her prize. This headjoint is specifically Beach State Concert Band and the Florida All State and Joseph Andrew Hays, John Herrick, Addison Hines
made to go with the type of flute she plays. Band. Aguilar participated in summer festivals at the Charitable Trust, George Hines, HSS Florida, IPO Edge,
A Jupiter resident, Ravaschieri performs in the Juilliard School’s Summer Winds, Tanglewood’s Young Charles and Ann Johnson/The C and A Johnson Family
Dreyfoos Wind Ensemble and Philharmonic Orchestra, the Artists Wind Ensemble as well as the orchestra, and the Foundation, Elaine Kay, Leonard and Norma Klorfine
Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County, All State Bands Mexican National Conservatory of Music. A recipient of Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, Gary and Linda
and Orchestras at the annual Florida Music Educators the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Award, Lachman/The Lachman Family Foundation, Patricia
Association Conference and New World Symphony he is also a College Board Advanced Placement Scholar Lambrecht/The Lambrecht Family Foundation, Tova
Side-by-Sides, among others. Additional honors include with Distinction and a member of the National Honor Leidesdorf, Lugano Diamonds, The Honorable Bonnie
winning first place in the New World Symphony Side- Society. McElveen-Hunter, The McNulty Charitable Foundation,
by-Side Concerto Competition and, between 2021 and The award, which is named in honor of a deceased Tish Messinger, David Moscow, NetJets, Palm Beach
2023, winning the Dreyfoos School of the Arts Concerto member of the symphony staff, is open to high school Design Masters, Patrick and Milly Park/The Park
Competition, three different Palm Beach County Music seniors in good academic standing who are planning Foundation, Nancy and Ellis J. Parker, III, PNC Private
Teachers Association Competitions, the Festival of the Arts to pursue a degree program. They are judged on their Bank, Lois Pope, Provident Jewelry, Ari Rifkin/The
Boca, the Florida Flute Association’s High School Young accomplishments and activities (academic, musical and in Len-Ari Foundation, Dr. Martha Rodriguez and Dr. Jesus
Artist Competition and the Florida State Music Teacher the community), future musical plans and financial need. Perez-Mendez, Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Karen
Association Competition. One or more winners are determined by audition with Rogers, Ronald Rosenfeld, David Schafer, Seth Sprague
French horn musician Arturo Dekle, a Greenacres finalists participating in an interview and playing two Foundation, Robin B. Smith, Kimberly V. Strauss, Dodie
resident, was named the second place winner and received contrasting musical works in front of a panel of judges. and Manley Thaler and the Thaler/Howell Foundation,
a Yamaha YHR-671D, a Geyer-style professional model The competition will open again in the fall with details Don and Mary Thompson, Jerome and Carol Trautschold,
double French horn in F/B-flat made of yellow brass with available at PalmBeachSymphony.org. Sieglinde Wikstrom/The Wikstrom Foundation, and The
a detachable bell. He has performed in the University The Palm Beach Symphony’s education programs are Ann Eden Woodward Foundation/James and Judy Woods.
of Miami’s Frost Honor Band, Florida All State and All made possible through support from The Paul and Sandra Programs are also sponsored in part by the State of Florida,
County District Honor Bands and New World Symphony Goldner Conservatory of Music, Frederick A. DeLuca Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the
Side-by-Sides with Dreyfoos’ Orchestra. A member of the Foundation, The McNulty Charitable Foundation, James Florida Council on Arts and Culture.
Tri-M Music Honor Society and a recipient of the National R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui / FINDLAY Galleries,
African American Recognition Program, Dekle is active in William Robertson, The Rickel Foundation, James H. and
Dreyfoos’ Black Student Union, Arts Club, Latin Hispanic Marta T. Batmasian Family Foundation, Florida Power & Reminder From
Heritage Club and the Animal Rescue Club. Light, Edith Hall Friedheim/Eric Friedheim Foundation,
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