Palm Beach Symphony brings another Dale A. McNulty Children’s Concert Series to the stage with “Cinderella and the Orchestra” on Saturday, October 26 at 3 p.m. in the Eissey Campus Theater on the Palm Beach State College campus, 11051 Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens. Palm Beach Symphony, under the baton of Music Director Gerard Schwarz, brings to life a fresh take on this much-loved tale set to the music of Ottorino Respighi’s “Gli uccelli” (The Birds) with an enchanting original story, script and narration by his wife, musician and award-winning author Jody Schwarz. The performance is visually enhanced by ten original art illustrations created by the talented visual artist Renata Rodrigues, framing the stage and enriching the experience. In this performance, the audience meets Ella, a talented musician who secretly practices the flute in the toolshed away from her stepmother and stepsisters. Her story, with music by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, comes with a musical twist. “It brings me great joy to bring music to children,” said Jody Schwarz. “Cinderella is a wonderful fairytale that is beloved by many all over the world and told so many ways. This version is a magical, musical fairytale where the prince is the orchestra conductor, and Ella, wearing a mask to hide her identity, attends the masquerade ball to audition for the chance to join the palace’s orchestra. That is where Ella shines.” Maestro Schwarz and Palm Beach Symphony also shine in adapting Respighi’s “Gli uccelli” (The Birds), originally composed in 1928 and based on music from the 17th and 18th centuries, to Ella’s modern day story. “I am proud of Palm Beach Symphony for presenting ‘Cinderella and the Orchestra,’” said Maestro Schwarz. “This uplifting story is perfect for the whole family, and a great addition to the season.” Tickets to the performance are $20 with a $10 student ticket. “Cinderella and the Orchestra” is a family-friendly concert suitable for audiences of all ages. For questions, please contact the Palm Beach Symphony box office at (561) 281-0145 or boxoffice@palmbeachsymphony.org. In keeping with Palm Beach Symphony’s mission to engage, educate and entertain the Palm Beach County community, more than 3,000 students—many of whom will experience live music for the very first time—enjoyed “Cinderella and the Orchestra” on field trips to ‍the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center at Palm Beach State College in Belle Glade, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach and Duncan Theater at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth Beach. Teachers interested in downloading lesson plans for grades K-12 may go to palmbeachsymphony.org/programs/cinderella-and-the-orchestra. Palm Beach Symphony’s education programs are made possible through support from The Paul and Sandra Goldner Conservatory of Music, Jacqueline and Ray K. Farris, The McNulty Charitable Foundation, James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui/Findlay Galleries, Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation, Mr. William Robertson, Charles Frederick Schmidt, The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Edith Hall Friedheim/Eric Friedheim Foundation, The Walter & Adi Blum Foundation, Inc., James H. and Marta T. Batmasian Family Foundation Inc., Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation Inc., Komansky Foundation, Josephine DuPont Bayard, Al Zucaro, and Lois Pope. Proud sponsors of Palm Beach Symphony include Cindy and Jerome Canty, Mrs. James N. Bay, Carol and Harold Baxter, C. Kenneth and Laura Baxter Foundation, Inc., JoAnne Berkow, Kathy Lee Bickham and John Bickham, Leslie Rogers Blum, Yvonne S. Boice Trust and Alfred Zucaro, Jeffrey and Tina Bolton, James R. Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui / FINDLAY Galleries, Jerome J. Claeys, Thomas and Carol Bruce, CIBC Private Wealth, Amy and John Collins, The Colony Hotel, CORPGOV, Suzanne Mott Dansby, The David Minkin Foundation, Michelle DuBois and James Roiter, Jacqueline and Ray K. Farris, Mary and Will Demory, Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation, Willard H. Dow and Kelly Winter, Dr. Richard and Diane Farber, Bill and Kem Frick/The Frick Foundation, Inc., Edith Hall Friedheim/Eric Friedheim Foundation, Gerry Gibian and Marjorie Yashar, Paul and Sandra Goldner, Douglas and Jo Gressette, Irwin and Janet Gusman, Walter Harper, Thomas E. Harvey & Cathleen P. Black Foundation, Doris Hastings Foundation, Carol S. and Joseph Andrew Hays, John Herrick, Addison Hines Charitable Trust, George Hines, HSS Florida, IPO Edge, Charles and Ann Johnson/The C and A Johnson Family Foundation, Elaine Kay, Aban and Percy Kavasmaneck, Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, Gary and Linda Lachman/The Lachman Family Foundation, Patricia Lambrecht/The Lambrecht Family Foundation, Lugano Diamonds, Donald C. McGraw Foundation, The Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, The McNulty Charitable Foundation, Tish Messinger, David Moscow, Palm Beach Design Masters, Patrick and Milly Park/Park Foundation, Nancy and Ellis J. Parker, III, PNC Private Bank, Lois Pope, Provident Jewelry, Ari Rifkin/The Len-Ari Foundation, Dr. Martha Rodriguez and Dr. Jesus Perez-Mendez, Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Karen Hunt Rogers, The Honorable Ronald A. Rosenfeld, David Schafer, Seth Sprague Foundation, Robin B. Smith, Kimberly V. Strauss, Dodie and Manley Thaler and the Thaler/Howell Foundation, Don and Mary Thompson, Jerome and Carol Trautschold, Sieglinde Wikstrom/The Wikstrom Foundation, and The Ann Eden Woodward Foundation/James and Judy Woods.

2024-11-03