Steinway Society Diva and Dudes Fundraising Gala

The Steinway Society’s fundraiser features deluxe buffet, cash bar, silent auction and great performances at the Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Avenue in Orlando, 32803. Tickets are $95 regular and VIP $125. The buffet is at 5:30 pm; concert at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at: https://events.eventgroove.com/event/107318  Sponsorships available; call (407) 339-3771.

Carol Stein, an international Steinway & Sons artist, was born in Miami, Florida where she began her piano studies at the age of four. Her travels as a musician and composer have spanned the globe from the Montreux Palace in Switzerland, the Oasis in Hong Kong and Walt Disney World in Orlando. At Disney, she was the house musician with the improv troupe at the Comedy Warehouse at Pleasure Island, the resident musician at the Rose and Crown Pub at the United Kingdom Pavilion and was the resident pianist at EPCOT. She heads the Carol Stein & Friends Jazz Band. She enjoys volunteering for charitable organizations such as the Steinway Society, Hadassah, The Jewish Pavilion, Jewish Family Services, Give Kids the World, and Kids Beating Cancer

Julian Bond, a native of England, has worked internationally as a composer, pianist, conductor and producer. He has won numerous awards for his playing and writing, including EMI’s “Make Music” award, the Guildhall’s Alexander Grotsz Prize for composition, and, in 2004 was named one of the USA’s top 10 young film score composers by Turner Classic Movies. He has been pianist, director and clinician for various companies, including the Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios and as featured conductor for the Orlando Ballet and Opera Orlando.

Michael Mastroianni is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, with a Bachelor’s Degree of Music in Contemporary Writing & Production. He is an accomplished orchestrator and conducted dozens of musical productions. He has been a pianist/keyboardist for the Walt Disney Company’s  Broadway Concert Series, Candlelight Processional, Cool Kid Summer and Jollywood Nights, the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, the River Roost Lounge at Port Orleans Riverside hotel, and at EPCOT venues.

The Steinway Society was founded in 2006 as a 501(c)(3). Its mission is to stimulate and nourish the musical knowledge and artistic talents of children in economic need and provides an opportunity for them to work toward a higher level of excellence in school work and their personal lives. The Society provides pianos and music lessons to disadvantaged children. Lessons are provided in 10 weekly semesters in multiple locations. It has awarded over 335 pianos with a value of some $650,000, and annually offers 12,000 music lessons