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Musicfor
America
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MISSION
Mission Statement
BETTER LIFE
Musicfor America is dedicated to the humanitarian use of the arts to improve individual lives and communities throughout the United States and the Americas.
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ABOUT
Musicfor America
international alliance
Musicfor America is a Florida based not-for-profit corporation organized to further the Musicfor mission in America, and is the newest member of the Musicfor International alliance.
Many of Musicfor’s efforts focus on the humanitarian sector-helping to fund music educational programs, the purchase of musical instruments, the presentation of scholarships to deserving students, and sharing the magic of live musical presentations.
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Philosophy
MUSICFOR Philosophy
MUSIC FOR LIFE
More than 800 musicians and professional experts in various areas work together for a common purpose. As an international organization that promotes musical activities through its locations all over the world, the focus of Musicfor includes concerts, conferences and festivals. It produces recordings and publications, focuses on educational outreach and conducts research activities.
Musicfor International headquarter is in Switzerland (Versoix), with branches in Italy (Rome and Turin), UK (London), France (Sallanches) and America (South Florida).
Musicfor musicians make a yearly volunteer commitment to support certain aspects of the organization’s mission. Leveraging this volunteer assistance helps grow the organization’s presence and its involvement in community.
Musicfor America is honored to carry out the Musicfor International mission and vision from our headquarters in South Florida. By enriching our spirit through Art we can transform individual lives. Transformed lives enrich our communities. This idea runs throughout all of the Musicfor activities!
Musicfor America
Meet the Team
We are passionately dedicated to improving lives using the power of the arts around the world
LEADERSHIP
Lorenzo Turchi-Floris
Artistic Director
Orchestra conductor, pianist and composer, Lorenzo Turchi-Floris is an accomplished and multi-faceted artist, recognized on the international music scene. With his home base in Italy, Lorenzo has just completed a term as President of Musicfor Europe and will continue as a valued member of its Board of Directors. Lorenzo is no stranger to audiences and musicians in South Florida. He has been the Composer in Residence for the Symphony of the Americas Summerfest over the past 10 years.
James Brooks-Bruzzese
Maestro of Musical Outreach
Maestro received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Musicfor in 2018, in honor of his work throughout the world to further musical education and outreach. Maestro was born in Panama in a bilingual home—his mother born in Colombia and his father a member of the United States Armed Forces. He received his doctorate in Opera Conducting and Musicology from Washington University in St. Louis. Founding Artistic Director of the Symphony of the Americas, he has recently transitioned to the Symphony’s Founding Artistic Director Emeritus.
Judith Lavori Keiser
President & CEO
Judith Lavori Keiser has lived in South Florida for over thirty years. She moved to South Florida in 1988 from New York . She won second prize in a Fort Lauderdale story slam and has had stories published in both the Chicken Soup for the Soul series (Thanks to My Mom, 2015) and an anthology of stories of kindness (You Can Never Go Wrong by Being Kind, 2017). She also contributes to a magazine for families produced by the Children’s Services Council of Broward County. She is honored to support Musicfor America’s mission of connecting people and improving lives through the arts, which are so important to her.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR COMMITMENT
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