The “Summer Strings” concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee and performed by Music for America at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church drew more than 135 fans of classical music on Aug. 16. The performing artists are from Italy, France, Cuba, Ukraine, Poland, Venezuela and the United States.
Front row, from left: Councilman Ray Garcia; Cultural Affairs Committee Secretary Trinette Zarran; Committee members Charles James and Omar Sepulveda; Committee Chair Felicia Salazar; Committee member Jacqueline Lebeda; Committee Vice Chair Elsa Reus and Committee member Geraldine Amandola.
At rear, musicians Bienvenido Quintana, violin; Orlando Forte, violin/Concertmaster; Patrisa Tomassini, violin; Claudia Cagnassone, violin; Charlotte Orcel, violin soloist; Svetlana Forte, violin; Victoria Stepanenko, violin; José Guibert, viola; Alessio Nebiolo, guitar soloist; José Pradas, cello; Maestro Lorenzo Turchi-Floris; Ranses Colon, bass; Kinga Sadzinska, cello; Modesto Marcano, viola and Julie Prock, percussion.
Present but not shown: Committee members Justin Trujillo, Barbara Ivelisse Torres and Suzanne Crossland.