House Bill 9459

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9459

        By Representative Bloom






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution in recognition of the New World

  3         Symphony.

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  5         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony is an intensive

  6  learning and performing experience that prepares highly gifted

  7  graduates of prestigious music schools and conservatories for

  8  leadership positions in orchestras and ensemble groups

  9  throughout the world, and

10         WHEREAS, established in 1987 under the artistic

11  leadership of Michael Tilson Thomas, the New World Symphony's

12  three-year fellowship program provides graduates the

13  opportunity to enhance their musical education with the finest

14  professional training in order to gain a competitive edge in

15  seeking permanent orchestral and ensemble positions, and

16         WHEREAS, the program offers a wide range of performance

17  opportunities in both domestic and international venues,

18  allowing musicians to perform with distinguished conductors

19  and soloists, take part in master classes with leading

20  professionals, and have in-depth exposure to both traditional

21  and modern repertoire, and

22         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony is dedicated to the

23  artistic and personal development of outstanding

24  instrumentalists and is committed to including participants

25  from diverse backgrounds, and

26         WHEREAS, while nearly 1,000 graduates apply each year,

27  the New World Symphony annually accepts 30 to 40 new

28  musicians, ranging in age from 21 to 30, and

29         WHEREAS, although only eight years old, the New World

30  Symphony already has an impressive history, having performed

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  1  in such prestigious venues as New York's Carnegie Hall,

  2  London's Barbican Centre, and Argentina's Teatro Colon, and

  3         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony has been televised on

  4  PBS, London Weekend Television, and Spanish language cable TV,

  5  and has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines,

  6  and

  7         WHEREAS, since its inception, the New World Symphony

  8  has toured extensively, performing in Argentina, Brazil,

  9  France, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Monaco, and throughout

10  the United States, and has performed with many internationally

11  recognized musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, violinists

12  Midori and Sarah Chang, and pianist Vladimir Feltsman, as well

13  as with film and recording stars such as Gloria Estefan,

14  Audrey Hepburn, Henry Mancini, Dudley Moore, and Debra Winger,

15  and

16         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony has also established

17  itself on record with four recordings to its credit, all of

18  which have garnered international critical acclaim, including

19  the Grammy-nominated "Tangazo," and

20         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony's success may be partly

21  measured by their alumni who have gone on to successful

22  careers with professional orchestras and ensembles in North

23  America and in numerous foreign countries, and

24         WHEREAS, in addition, many New World Symphony musicians

25  have chosen career paths in chamber music, education, and arts

26  management, and

27         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony has been the recipient

28  of many innovative grants, including a recent three-year grant

29  from The Whitaker Fund to support musician recruitment,

30  development, and outplacement programs, and the Knight

31  Foundation's "Magic of Music" initiative to encourage

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  1  orchestras to take bold action to intensify and deepen the

  2  audience's experience of high-quality symphonic music, and

  3         WHEREAS, at its home base in Miami Beach, the New World

  4  Symphony presents a full season of concerts from October to

  5  May at the Lincoln Theatre located in the heart of Miami

  6  Beach's "art deco" district, and in downtown Miami's Gusman

  7  Center for the Performing Arts, which include full-orchestra

  8  concerts, a chamber music series, small ensemble concerts, a

  9  family series, and special festivals and recitals.

10         WHEREAS, in addition to working with world-renowned

11  conductors and guest artists, musicians participate in solo

12  and ensemble performances and benefit from advanced training

13  through master classes with artists of professional

14  orchestras, and

15         WHEREAS, the New World Symphony also affords member

16  musicians opportunities to present concerts of their own

17  design, which often feature seldom-heard works for unusual

18  instrumentation, NOW, THEREFORE,

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20  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

21  Florida:

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23         That the House of Representatives of the State of

24  Florida hereby recognizes and commends the New World Symphony.

25         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

26  be presented to Michael Tilson Thomas as a tangible token of

27  the sentiments expressed herein.

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