Producer and Music Director Kathi Kretzer of KRETZER PIANO PRESENTED…
2nd ANNUAL PHYSICIANS TALENT SHOWCASE – A BENEFIT CONCERT for ADOPT-A-FAMILY of the PALM BEACHES & KRETZER PIANO MUSIC FOUNDATION
Eighteen medical doctors and a hospital CEO – Garth Brooks – style singer, lit up the stage on Tuesday, August 20, in the Harriet Theater at CityPlace. An astounded audience watched as a stunning Neonatologist Dr. Marie Ambroise-Thigpen danced a “spicy” salsa with Plastic Surgeon Dr. Alberto Navarro, accompanied by an all – doctor band made up of Surgeons. A Pulmonologist played classical guitar while an Anesthesiologist did a standup comedy routine. Eight doctors sang and played a takeoff on Neil Sedaka’s “Breaking up is hard to do” called “Waking up is hard to do.” A total of $55,000 was raised with 80% of it going to Adopt-a-Family and 20% to the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation to provide music lessons to underprivileged children.
Money donated to Adopt-a-Family will be designated to Project Grow – for children ages 5 to 12, who live in the agency’s housing programs. Project Grow focuses on building social, emotional and educational skills for these formerly homeless children, and instills the self-confidence necessary for a healthy childhood. The other twenty percent will go to Kretzer Piano Music Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing performance opportunities for young musicians. Kretzer Piano Music Foundation sponsors music events and provides scholarships to children from economically challenged families to receive music instruction.
CONTACT: For information call Kathi Kretzer, Kretzer Piano, 561-748-0036.
kkretzer@kretzerpiano.com
About Kretzer Piano: Held on the third Tuesday of every month in the Harriet Himmel Theater at CityPlace, the Music for the Mind concerts feature musical groups from Palm Beach County. Beginning in 2002, Music for the Mind has provided 8,851 musicians the opportunity to perform while raising over $344,000 to help keep music in our schools and community.