Music Reborn

ENTERPIECES CARROLLWOOD CULTURAL CENTER • Fall 2012 • Vol. 5 No. 4 nMusic Reborn In all of the world’s cultures, sleeping infants breathe the same. Their stomachs rise and fall, underneath a tiny ribcage, as their lungs expel air in a rhythm as lull- ing as an ocean’s waves. The process is as vital as it is instinctive, yet vocal coaches still have to remind singers to take deep breaths from the stomach instead of shal- low ones from the chest. Fear of sing- ing off-key can cause a singer to deviate from what comes naturally in sleep. It is through practice and determination that a singer overcomes fear, and remembers. Fear and Remembering Almost 70 years ago, in December of 1942, the well-known Vienna-born artist Friedl Dicker-Brandeis became a resident of Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp in Terezín, Czechoslovakia. This camp was intended for the Jewish cul- November 3, 8pm tural elite. It was located north of Prague, in a walled garrison town. The residents •Nancy Rubenstein, piano were permitted to rehearse and perform •Father Vit Fiala, cello works of art, but only because this camp was part of the Nazis’ plan to deceive vis- •Ivan Zenaty, violin itors into thinking they treated the Jews well in their “settlements.” In her days at the camp, Dicker-Brandeis gave drawing lessons to children, calling upon the tech- niques she had learned at the Bauhaus school in Germany. The children of Theresienstadt created about 5,000 drawings She began by leading the children in breathing exercises. and collages. In May of 1945, only 100 of the children sur- Proper breathing allowed the children to relax and remem- vived out of 15,000 deported to Auschwitz. Dicker-Brandeis ber, a first step toward expressing their tortured emotions. was deported in 1944 and died in Birkenau. (continued on page 4) nAlso in this Issue • Extreme Volunteering • Flute Fun • Smart Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Just Announced: • Key Club 2012 Coming 2013 • The Scoop on Center Tickets Banner Image: Piano Keys • Center Committees celebrating the launch of • Meet the Board: Nancy Stearns, President Key Club 2012. • Bird-brained Music Visit CARROLLWOODCENTER.ORG for upcoming events and activities. nMembership nCenterpieces At the Center, being a member is more than a way of showing Official Newsletter of the Carrollwood Cultural Center support and staying involved; it’s joining a family. Thank you Summer 2012 • Vol. 5, Issue 4 to all of our members, including our Circles of Giving donors and corporate members listed below. Centerpieces reports quarterly on activities, people and issues associated with the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Letters to VIP CIRCLE the editor and reader submissions are welcome. Please email the editor at [email protected] or mail Mr. & Mrs. John Miley to Centerpieces, Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618. Include your name, address, phone AMBASSADOR'S CIRCLE number and the date. Centerpieces may edit your submission Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Longacre • Mr. and Mrs. John Pare or withhold publication. CHAMPION'S CIRCLE Centerpieces is produced by volunteers of the Carrollwood Ms. Theresa Granda • Mrs. Imogene McMahon Cultural Center. New staff members are welcome. Dr. and Mrs. Mohan Rao Centerpieces Team PATRON'S CIRCLE Editor: Evelyn Bless Mr. & Mrs. Tom Aderhold • Ms. Evelyn Bless Writers: Janet Bucknor Ms. Vicki Glennon • Mr. & Mrs. George Harrington Marianne Galaris Mr. & Mrs. Dale Nederhoff • Col. & Mrs. Frank Phelan Adrienne Hutelmyer Mr. & Mrs. Alan Preston • Mr. Michael L. Seigel & Dr. Sharon Dabrow Pat Keeley Ms. Nancy Stearns • Ms. Kathy Sutton & Mrs. Martha Sutton Kendra Langlie Judy Schiavo PLATINUM CORPORATE MEMBERS Photography: Bob Kerns Graphic Design: Adrienne Hutelmyer, Todd Dunkle Carlton Fields - Attorneys at Law • DAD—Donovan Audio Design • DEX Imaging •Genesis Diversified Services Carrollwood Cultural Center Staff Dr. Eve Hanna • Office PC Support • Linda & Craig • Paul Berg, Executive Director Nowicke, Realtor RE/MAX ACR ELITE • The Bridge of • Helen Michaelson, Education Director Tampa Bay • Richard Haerther, Artistic Director • Rob Curry III, Facility Director GOLD CORPORATE MEMBERS • Todd Dunkle, Development & Marketing Director Tampa Bay Thinkers Meet-Up Group • UnitedHealthcare • Adrienne Hutelmyer, Marketing & Community Relations Director • Gilda Butler, Pottery Manager SILVER CORPORATE MEMBERS • Robert Curry Jr., Facility Coordinator American Electrical Services • CABA (Carrollwood Area • Diane Leeper, Office Coordinator Business Association) • Jose L. Estrada P.A. • Lane Family • Ruth Levy, Volunteer Coordinator Chiropractic • Gainor Roberts, Art Curator BRONZE CORPORATE MEMBERS Carrollwood Cultural Center Board of Directors Academy of Health Achievement • Amore’s Fresh Slice Pizzeria • Nancy Stearns, President ([email protected]) • Evelyn Bless, Vice President ([email protected]) Restaurant • Autosafety Driving School, Inc. • Don Banks Music • Alan Preston, Treasurer ([email protected]) Edward Jones Investments (David Hershman) • Jane Hollister • Kathy Sutton, Secretary ([email protected]) Counseling • John A. Fiorella, Ph.D. • Hall Engineering Group • Tom Aderhold ([email protected]) Hui Na AiKane O Hawai'i, Inc. • David Kirschman & Jenni- • Jennifer Fritch ([email protected]) fer Grebenschikoff (Physician Executive Leadership Center) • Sandra Harrington ([email protected]) Pinewheel: The Art of Wellness • Saady & Saxe, PA • Sizeler • John Miley ([email protected]) Management, Inc. • The Rao Law Firm, P.L. • Time for Wine • Barbara Shepard ([email protected]) Weichert Realtors—Yates & Associates • Paul Sterzinger ([email protected]) Thank you to all of the volunteers who contribute to the suc- nHelp our family grow! cess of the Center. We couldn't do it without you! For every person you send us who becomes a member of the nCenter Mission Center, we will send you a $25 gift certificate to the Center! Our mission is to provide cultural and educational programs n and events to our region that enhance learning, creativity, Visit us! and a sense of community across groups and generations. The Carrollwood Cultural Cen- 4537 Lowell Road ter is a partnership between Tampa, FL 33618 Hillsborough County and the P: (813) 269-1310 Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The Friends of E: [email protected] Carrollwood Cultural Center is W: CarrollwoodCenter.org a 501(c)3 non-profit organiza- tion. 2 Have an idea for the next issue of Centerpieces? Email us at [email protected] nExtreme Volunteering: Summer Camp have a specific task, she “went around being cheerful.” What more can you ask for in a volunteer? Since before its formal start, the Carrollwood Cultural Center While the student volunteers build rapport with the camp- has had an extraordinary secret weapon: its volunteers. ers, there is an adult volunteer who stands out as well…the Reverend Marti Mattner, the stalwart of the check-in desk. The Center’s volunteer corps counts more than sixty “regu- For the past three years, she has dedicated her summer to lars” who, throughout the year, function as an extended staff the Center’s summer camps. She knows every child’s name, with day-to-day administrative responsibilities, usher events is quick to interject her counseling skills to help resolve dis- and contribute on many levels, including events and com- agreements or disputes, and has the hawk-eyes that parents mittees. appreciate as she supervises the flow of children entering and leaving. “For 10 weeks, 8 hours a day, Reverend Marti’s Just since January, volunteers have clocked over 4000 hours! commitment has proved paramount to the efficiency of the (Did you know that Centerpieces is 100% volunteer run – with summer program,” commented Helen Michaelson, Educa- a volunteer staff of seven writers, a photographer and edi- tional Outreach Director. “We are grateful to be able to count tor?) on her for this critical role.” Summertime brings extra challenges with the need for Rev. Marti, a retired minister, also volunteers at the Cen- hands-on help with the Center’s summer camps. For this, ter and elsewhere during the rest of the year. She dedicates the Center’s volunteer coordinator, Ruth Levy, brought in 43 about five days a week to volunteer efforts. She makes the additional volunteers – students from the local high schools commitment to summers at the Center because of her desire and colleges who earned nothing more than community ser- to serve, her love of the arts and her love for children. “It is a vice hour credits and experience. “Their contribution was in- great way to combine all three,” she comments. “And more valuable,” commented Ruth. Indeed, the summer volunteers specifically, I want to see kids learn more about the arts and accounted for more than half of the year’s volunteer hours to love the arts too. I feel privileged to be able to do this; it is date – approximately 2100. such a joy for me.” The spirit of the Center volunteers is something special. Stu- It is fair to say the privilege and joy are ours to have these dent volunteer Siree Reddy who received kudos from the special volunteers. camp's teachers and kids alike, also volunteers regularly at Kendra Langlie the Center throughout the school year. A senior in Hillsbor- ough High School’s IB program, she served nearly 150 hours this summer, yet she had already met her quota of 100 service hours required for her IB diploma volunteering elsewhere! “I like the staff, and the kids were re- ally cute,” she explained. “It’s a lot of managing people, keeping track of everyone and you have to have a lot of en- ergy!” She says that during Left: Siree Reddy; Top: A young moments camper gives his camp experi- when she ence a star!; Right: Education didn’t Outreach Director and Camp Organizer, Helen Michaelson, models a gift from the balloon art camp with a student. Interested in volunteering? Email Ruth Levy at [email protected].

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