(second row) Sophia Isabella Pardo, Marina Aurelia Hicks, Raul Fernandez-Calienes, Thomas Kellogg, Natasha G. Ariza, Arianna Mercado-Acosta, Felix Wolcott, Isabella Griffith, Emma Marie Mathason; (third row) Emilie Obregon, Mackenna Turso, Roberto Risso, Charlotte Tanner, Gabriella M. Espinosa, Amanda Lynn Rodriguez, Sophia Isabella Vidal, Elizabeth Ferrer, Nicolai Cristian Lee-Williams; (fourth row) directors Dr. Joy Galliford, Karen Flanary and Alaina Lorenzo.
Musical dreams will come true for a group of 7- and 8-year-olds when they take center stage at Disney Springs on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. For the third consecutive year, South Florida Music’s Performance Group was selected to perform at “the Happiest Place on Earth,” making them among the youngest musicians invited to perform by Walt Disney World.
After many weeks of two-hour rehearsals (in addition to their usual weekly, group piano classes), these young musicians will represent South Florida at the Waterside Stage. Led by directors Dr. Joy Galliford, Alaina Lorenzo, and Karen Flanary, the group will perform an energetic repertoire comprised of both Disney and classic compositions, song and dance.
“Our Disney performers are ready to sing and play their pianos with musicality and energy. South Florida Music is extremely proud of their efforts,” Dr. Galliford said.
The 27 budding musicians are all part of South Florida Music’s Piano Year 2 program. Most began their musical journeys as young babies or toddlers in early childhood music classes. Together, they hummed along with their parents, learned to play the glockenspiel, began to read music, and now have mastered piano arrangements of Star Wars and It’s a Small World. Years of musical education will culminate in their magical, 24-minute performance before family and friends at Disney World.
South Florida Music provides comprehensive and age-appropriate music education for children in South Florida in order to unlock each child’s potential through music. For more information, visit www.southfloridamusic.org.
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