A celebration of the life and music of Tom Hormel, who passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, a day before his 89th birthday will tahe place on Saturday, Mar. 23, at the University of Miami’s Gusman Hall, 1314 Miller Dr.
Multi-Grammy nominee Dean Shelly Berg and the Henry Mancini Institute Big Band and Orchestra with join in the musical tribute which is free to the public.
The performance will feature Hormel’s original piano and big band works, as well as a premiere of his new orchestral suite, New York Variations.
“I am thrilled to be a part of celebrating Tom Hormel with this tribute,” Dean Berg said.
Thomas Dubois Hormel was an environmental philanthropist, artist, and musician. He wrote his first song, Blue September, when he was just 14. His Go For Baroque was performed by the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra and the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. With his album Caribbean Nights, he donated the proceeds to Conservation International.
His ballet, Legend of Bird Mountain, was choreographed by Graham 2 of the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and performed with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. In 2018, New York Variations was recorded at the Twentieth Century Fox Studios and in 2019, mixed at the Village in Los Angeles.
For tickets and additional information visit https://tinyurl.com/hormelconcert, or call 305-284-2400.
“I am thrilled to be a part of celebrating Tom Hormel with this tribute,” Dean Berg said.
Thomas Dubois Hormel was an environmental philanthropist, artist, and musician. He wrote his first song, Blue September, when he was just 14. His Go For Baroque was performed by the Young Musicians Foundation Orchestra and the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. With his album Caribbean Nights, he donated the proceeds to Conservation International.
His ballet, Legend of Bird Mountain, was choreographed by Graham 2 of the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and performed with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. In 2018, New York Variations was recorded at the Twentieth Century Fox Studios and in 2019, mixed at the Village in Los Angeles.
For tickets and additional information visit https://tinyurl.com/hormelconcert, or call 305-284-2400.
