On Friday, February 24, 2012 New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy, will present its 24th Annual Gala, celebrating the one year anniversary of NWS being in its spectacular new campus – the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center.
Leading the way for the future of classical music, the organization welcomes in a dynamic new guard for the Host Committee: Louis Aguirre, Sarah Arison and Matthew Vander Werff, Matthew and Jennifer Buttrick, Chanin and Adam Carlin, Chad and Ilona Oppenheim, Anne Owen, Clara Sredni and Mitchell and Elizabeth Taylor. Micky and Madeleine Arison are this year’s Honorary Gala Chairs.
NWS is known for presenting Galas with stunning and carefully orchestrated programming, and this year is no exception. The event, inspired by one of Hollywood’s most legendary directors – Alfred Hitchcock, arrives in perfect timing and style to kick-off the Academy Awards™ weekend. The evening’s highlight will be a spectacular multimedia concert in which Michael Tilson Thomas, NWS’ illustrious Artistic Director and 10-time Grammy Award winner, will serve as Host and Master of Ceremonies, taking the audience on a suspense-filled musical journey through Hitchcock’s classic films, presented with live orchestral accompaniment.
In addition to the concert, over 400 guests will enjoy the NWS’ signature Blue Carpet arrival incorporating the majestic 7,000-square-foot projection wall on the exterior of the New World Center and a seated dinner staged throughout various spaces within Frank Gehry’s masterpiece. The building will be transformed for the occasion into a cinematic playground, evoking the golden age of Hollywood and sophisticated allure of Film Noir. In addition to delectable cuisine by Thierry’s Catering and enchanting décor by Triton Productions, the guests – dressed appropriately in Black Tie/Film Noir attire – will experience special musical interludes during dinner performed by the talented New World Symphony Fellows. To top off the already extravagant evening, following the dinner, Gala guests will be joined by another 200 late-night gala goers in the completely altered Performance Hall for “Big Band Swing.” This roaring dance soiree will transport guests to a 1940s jazz club, complete with 18-piece Big Band performing the swinging tunes ranging from 1930s classics to the great hits immortalized by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin. Gala sponsors include Bacardi, U.S.A., Ermenegildo Zegna and Poltrona Frau Group Miami.
Ticket information: Single tickets at $1,250 for the Gala are sold out, with a limited number of tables still available. Tickets to the “Big Band Swing” party can be purchased at $150 each. All proceeds from the Gala will benefit New World Symphony and its mission of preparing gifted young musicians for careers in professional orchestras, while providing meaningful cultural programs to the South Florida community. To purchase tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportunities, contact Iva Kosovic at 305-428-6734 or iva.kosovic@nws.edu
Who: Louis Aguirre, Sarah Arison, Matthew and Jennifer Buttrick, Chanin and Adam Carlin, Chad and Ilona Oppenheim, Anne Owen, Clara Sredni, Diane and Alan Lieberman, Marvin Ross Friedman and Adrienne bon Haes, Mikhail Baryshnikov (in Miami to open his photography exhibition at the Gary Nader Gallery and to participate in the YoungArts Miami program including the performance on Sunday, February 26 at the New World Center), Lin Arison, Douglas S. Cramer and Herbert S. Bush, Mary and Howard Frank and more.