The Kretzer Piano Music Foundation has announced that the nonprofit organization’s founder Kathi Kretzer-Sayler has been named this year’s recipient of the Muse Award for an Outstanding Civic Leader.
Given out by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the biannual honor will be presented at a special awards program and show at the Kravis Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, March 31.
“The Muse Awards is an enjoyable evening and a wonderful way to recognize the dedicated artists, arts leaders and volunteers in our community,” said Rena Blades, the Cultural Council’s president & chief executive officer. “The theme of the 2016 Muse Awards is ‘Everything Old is New Again.’ The evening will celebrate the transition of our arts and cultural heritage in Palm Beach County from the 1900s to the present.”
In her Muse Award nomination, Kretzer-Sayler, who started Kretzer Piano in 1985, was cited as “a true partner” with the local cultural community, including Palm Beach Dramaworks, the Kravis Center, the Maltz Jupiter Theater, the Young Singers of the Palm Beaches, the Lynn Conservatory of Music, CityPlace and more.
In 2013, she formed the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports music education in the schools and community.
“We give children the opportunity to gain experience by providing hundreds of performance opportunities for young musicians every year,” Kretzer-Sayler said. “We are passionate about music being a part of every child’s life and are dedicated to bringing the gift of music to children and seniors.”
Tickets to the upcoming Muse Awards are now on sale at www.palmbeachculture.com/muse.
ABOVE: Muse Award winner Kathi Kretzer-Sayler.
