Miami-Dade County Public Colleges (M-DCPS) Board Member Luisa Santos (District 9) and Arts Entry Miami made historical past on March 15 with the launch of the inaugural South Dade Youth Music Competition, a large-scale celebration of scholar expertise and group pleasure held at Losner Park in Homestead.
The pageant, which coincided with Santos’ annual “A Evening in D9” Awards Ceremony, introduced collectively greater than 1,000 scholar musicians from 16 faculties and over 30 ensembles. Greater than 3,000 attendees joined the free occasion, having fun with stay performances, video games, meals, and a useful resource honest that includes greater than 80 nonprofit organizations.
“This pageant is about greater than music,” mentioned Santos. “It’s about exhibiting our college students they belong, that their voices matter, and that our group is right here to raise them up.”
The occasion drew sturdy assist from civic, state, and training leaders, together with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, Homestead Mayor Steven D. Losner, and M-DCPS Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dotres. Leaders from throughout South Dade municipalities additionally participated, underscoring the pageant’s significance for cultural and academic growth within the area.
Organizations equivalent to Younger Musicians Unite, Guitars Over Weapons, Miami Music Challenge, and The Miami Basis performed a key function in supporting scholar performers, additional cementing the occasion’s dedication to arts entry and youth empowerment.
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With the success of its first version, the South Dade Youth Music Competition and “A Evening in D9” are poised to grow to be cornerstone celebrations of artistic expression and alternative in Miami-Dade.
