THE RUBY HOLLAND FOUNDATION 8TH ANNUAL GALA FUNDRAISER CONCERT

You are invited to the BEST ever action -packed musical event produced by the Ruby Holland Foundation. Performances by our 2025 Top of the Charts Foundation’s Music Competition Winners – all young aspiring musicians – dedicated, focused and deeply in love with the art. Plus, an added bonus of maestro performances by select members from our faculty’s board of jurors.

Meet our 2025 RHFA Competition Winners

We are excited to introduce you to this year’s competition winners who will have their debut performance on the Foundation’s Stage: Hailing from the United Kingdom, Ms. Emily Lilian Chen - piano; from Jacksonville, Florida Mr. Aiden Williams - piano; violinist and world performer, Ms. Flora Liu, Orlando, Florida; from Augustine, Florida - composer and classical pianist, Mr. Daniel Penaherrera,; Mr. Ethan Wu – piano, Orlando, Florida; Ms. Vivian Zou, violinist from Boca Raton, Florida; Analaya (Lui) Muneepeerakul - piano, Gainesville, Florida; our youngest violinist 7 year old Petar Dell’Olio, of Orlando, Florida, and finally recipient of the RHFA 2025 Belfast TradFest Scholarship Award is violinist Kevin Watson of Jacksonville, Florida.

These fantastic young aspiring musicians will present works by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Seitz, Saint-Saens, Bach, and first time released featured composition of Daniel Penaherrera

Meet Performers and Members from the RHFA Board of Jurors

The Foundation is beyond grateful for its board of Jurors, master teachers and professional performing artists who are an essential part of the competition program and process – from adjudication to personal one on one coaching.

We are delighted to present from among our jurors, mezzosoprano, Kenneithia Mitchell, founder of the Ultimate Soprano. Ms. Mitchel will take the stage not only as one of The Foundation’s new voice jurors but also as a business partner uniting to help provide growth opportunities for our young aspiring artists. Kenneithia will perform “Chi il bel sogno” from La Rondine by Puccini; “Sempre Libera” from La Traviata by Verdi and “My Man’s Gone Now” from Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess.

Paying tribute (in song) to the late Martha (Ruby) Holland, will be harpist and vocalist Leeann Watson who will render “O Beautiful Guyana”, a composition of the late Guyanese celebrated composer Valrie Muriel Rodway. Leeann is The Foundation’s new resident harpist and will grace the stage with her performance of Les Pins de Charlannes by H. Renie,followed by Sharon Watson’s arrangement of “Amazing Grace”.

Next for your entertainment will be our esteemed juror -composer, classical and jazz pianist, professor Assel Jean Pierre. Assel will perform an excerpt from his upcoming Carnegie Hall Concert debut called “Melting Pot”. On November 2nd 2025, Prof. Jean Pierre will be making history when he performs with 7 internationally renowned artists in a 14-hands piano presentation.

The 26th will be magical and breathtaking. Come help us celebrate our successes and promote our ‘tomorrows’." Every ticket purchased will help open doors of opportunities for our musician youths.

Thank you,

-- Elizabeth Fullington, Founder of the Ruby Holland Foundation

The Ruby Holland Foundation for the Arts was created to continue Ruby’s life’s work by providing opportunities for aspiring musicians/artists to be able to pursue their studies in music and the arts through educational scholarships, award grants, and arts related programs.

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