Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, November 4, 2019
1. Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria Marker
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Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria. . Judy Nelson Drucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1928 and moved to Miami Beach in 1941. Drucker established the Great Artists Series at Temple Beth Sholom under Rabbi Leon Kronish's guidance in 1967. Drucker was inspired musically by her mother, Lillian Nelson, a Metropolitan Opera singer, pianist, and teacher. As a child musical prodigy, Drucker studied piano at the New York College of Music and voice at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music. She sang coloratura soprano with the Coral Gables Philharmonic Symphony, and performed on Broadway in New York City and with the Greater Miami Opera. Drucker's Great Artists Series was so successful that in the 1980s, she expanded the cultural series and formed the award-winning Concert Association of Florida (CAF). At the helm of CAF, she garnered international attention as a presenter of the world’s greatest classical music orchestras, conductors, soloists, opera stars, and ballet and dance companies. Judy Nelson Drucker’s many accolades include two honorary degrees: a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the International Fine Arts College and a Doctorate of Music from Florida International University. Her motto: “I need culture to live.”
Judy Nelson Drucker was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1928 and moved to Miami Beach in 1941. Drucker established the Great Artists Series at Temple Beth Sholom under Rabbi Leon Kronish's guidance in 1967. Drucker was inspired musically by her mother, Lillian Nelson, a Metropolitan Opera singer, pianist, and teacher. As a child musical prodigy, Drucker studied piano at the New York College of Music and voice at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music. She sang coloratura soprano with the Coral Gables Philharmonic Symphony, and performed on Broadway in New York City and with the Greater Miami Opera. Drucker's Great Artists Series was so successful that in the 1980s, she expanded the cultural series and formed the award-winning Concert Association of Florida (CAF). At the helm of CAF, she garnered international attention as a presenter of the world’s greatest classical music orchestras, conductors, soloists, opera stars, and ballet and dance companies. Judy Nelson Drucker’s many accolades include two honorary degrees: a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the International Fine Arts College and a Doctorate of Music from Florida International University. Her motto: “I need culture to live.”
Erected 2017 by Kristina and Mark Bryn and the Great Artists Series, and the Florida Department
Location. 25° 48.873′ N, 80° 7.905′ W. Marker is in Miami Beach, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. Marker is on Chase Avenue, 0.1 miles north of 41st Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in front of the Temple Beth Sholom. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4144 Chase Avenue, Miami Beach FL 33140, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Judy Drucker. (Submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Photographed By Angela Shlyakhov, March 21, 2019
2. Judy Nelson Drucker, Cultural Impresaria Marker Dedication
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, March 8, 2020
3. Temple Beth Sholom
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.