STEINWAY SHENANIKEYS GALA SUCCESS AT OMA

The DIVAS SHENANIKEYS event August 9, 2026 at the Orlando Museum of Art was the most successful gala in 20 years, according to Steinway President Gary Grimes. The presenting sponsor was Mercedes Benz of South Orlando; all sponsor tables were sold. Gala performers included CarolStein, Julian Bond and Michael Mastroianni with Gale Murphy performing in the lobby. Commissioner Patti Sheehan again sponsored the Jacqueline Jones Scholarship which was awarded to Samuel Leszko. The event featured dinner, silent auction and the performance. 

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Carol Stein’s travels as a musician and composer have spanned the globe from the Montreux Palace in Switzerland, the Oasis in Hong Kong and Walt Disney World in Orlando. She was the resident musician at the Rose and Crown Pub at the United Kingdom Pavilion and resident pianist at EPCOT. Julian Bond has worked internationally as a composer, pianist, conductor and producer including at the Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios and as featured conductor for the Orlando Ballet and Opera Orlando.  Michael Mastroianni has been a pianist/keyboardist for the Walt Disney Company’s Broadway Concert Series, Candlelight Processional, Cool Kid Summer and Jollywood Nights, the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, the River Roost Lounge at Port Orleans Riverside hotel, and at EPCOT venues.