Coral Gables Music Club “Melody” Newsletter
October 2024

Dear members and Friends- As Past President of this wonderful group, I want to say thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your world. It was a great pleasure and broadening experience for me to get involved in all of the activities which are the mission of the club and I value all of the friendships that were cultivated due to this experience, which are now a permanent part of my life!

I am honored and privileged to pass the baton on to Maria Alicia Asrani and Carmen Cason. I have enjoyed a friendship with these two wonderful women for over a decade and I respect and admire their dedication to the community very much.

Respectfully – Ann

Welcome to the 2024-2025 season! Carmen and I are very excited to be co-Presidents and look forward to presenting programs that you will all enjoy!

Music has always played an important role in my life. I am pleased to be a member of this club where I have witnessed amazing performances by accomplished artists young and old. As a matter of fact, this past summer, my husband and I sponsored a concert at our property in France presented by the “San Sebastian Orpheum”, a voice and instrumental group. Over 1200 persons attended and enjoyed this spectacular event.

Carmen has lived all over the world in 22 countries as wife of an United States Ambassador. As a matter of fact, her husband, Jim has performed as a vocalist in operas and made a CD of Paraguayan music.

Our first musicale will take place on October 15th (rescheduled from October 8th due to weather) at the Coral Gables Congregational Church. We will meet in Fellowship Hall for refreshments at 10am followed by a jazz piano and saxophone concert in the chapel.

The Annual Holiday Luncheon will take place on December 8th in the garden of my home located at 4200 Granada Boulevard. Please mark your calendars!

Our club’s Artistic Director and Vice President, Angelica Sganga, is busy working with our eighteen scholarship students and the Junior music club and planning our Annual Scholarship recital which will take place on February 6, 2025 at 6:30pm in the sanctuary at the Coral Gables Congregational Church.

We are very fortunate to have Norma Cooper continue as our Hospitality Chair and Freda Janney as our Corresponding and Recording Secretary and Gisela Carreras as our Registrar and Margaret Seroppian as Treasurer.

Warm Regards – Maria Alicia and Carmen