The Miami Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Maestro Eduardo Marturet, performed on the floor of Coral Gables’ drained Venetian Pool, currently undergoing restoration. Photo courtesy of the City of Coral Gables.
In Tuesday’s (12/9) Miami Herald, Michelle Marchante writes, “A 1920s-themed concert under the stars was held Sunday at the historic Venetian Pool in Coral Gables to commemorate the city’s 100th anniversary. The performance, featuring Maestro Eduardo Marturet and the Miami Symphony Orchestra, served as the grand finale of a yearlong celebration for the City Beautiful. The musicians played songs from different eras, including a special performance of ‘When the Moon Shines in Coral Gables’ with singer Zesi. The song was written in the mid-1920s by Charles Anthony Bayha to be one of the city’s original promotional songs. ‘It is a great honor for me and the Miami Symphony Orchestra to have been invited to be part of the city’s 100th anniversary at the emblematic Venetian Pool,’ said Marturet, who led the orchestra as it played inside the drained pool, mirroring what once was a common sight at the historic venue decades ago…. ‘It’s enchanting,’ said former Gables Mayor Dorothy Thomson, who was elected in 1985 and is the first and only woman in the city’s 100 years to hold the mayoral position…. Sunday’s concert … served as a sneak peek to the newly renovated Venetian Pool, which is set to reopen Tuesday following a lengthy restoration.”
