A perfect way to honor Dorothy Brooke, founder of Brooke USA
The Dorothy Brooke Orchestra, a new musical ensemble dedicated to promoting the welfare of working horses, donkeys and mules and the people they serve across the globe, has been created to perform at Brooke USA’s Divertimentos & Dressage this Fall. Hosted by Brooke USA’s Foothills Advisory Council and since 2019, Divertimentos & Dressage has served as Brooke USA’s leading fundraiser in the area.
Named after Dorothy Brooke, the founder of the Brooke family of charities, the orchestra, directed by Kyle Elgarten, Assistant Conductor for the Palm Beach Symphony, and comprised of leading musicians from North and South Carolina, will perform with leading dressage riders, on Thursday, October 19 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center. The orchestra’s debut performance will feature a variety of musical styles with works by classical composers as well as pop music and jazz compositions.
Divertimentos & Dressage is a one-of-a-kind performance by dressage riders, mastering art and competition while performing choreographed movements with their Grand Prix horses to a live symphony orchestra.
“We are thrilled to launch the Dorothy Brooke Orchestra right here in The Foothills,” said Sally Frick, Chair of the Brooke USA’s Foothills Advisory Council, and mastermind of the highly acclaimed Divertimentos & Dressage. “Our goal is to use the power of music to raise awareness about the important work of Brooke USA, dedicated to funding a multitude of projects in vulnerable communities all over the world and right here in the United States. Our hope is to inspire people to support our important projects for working equines and their owners.”
“We are so excited to have created the Dorothy Brooke Orchestra,” said Emily Dulin, CEO of Brooke USA. “Working equines are an essential part of many communities around the world, and we are committed to improving their welfare and ensuring that they receive the care and support they need. We can only make this happen through the financial support of those who attend our fundraising events such as Divertimentos & Dressage.”
Tickets to Divertimentos Dressage are available now at www.BrookeUSAevents.org. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Donkey Project, a one-year campaign launched on July 1 to raise $1.5 million in support of 100,000 donkeys worldwide. “$15 a year is all it takes to help improve the quality of life of a working donkey, including improved nutrition, access to farriery services, better harnessing and compassionate handling,” added Dulin.
About Brooke USA Foundation (Brooke USA): The mission of Brooke USA is to significantly improve the health, welfare, and productivity of working horses, donkeys and mules and the people who depend on them for survival worldwide. We are committed to sustainable economic development by reducing poverty, increasing food security, ensuring access to water, providing a means to education, and raising basic standards of living through improved equine health and welfare. We accomplish this by raising funds and responsibly directing them to the areas of greatest need.
Brooke USA strives to alleviate the suffering and vulnerability of developing communities by funding and implementing programs that improve the quality of life and health of working equines and thereby positively impacting their economic sustainability, protecting the planet, ensuring gender equality, and guaranteeing life on land resilience. We want to see healthy, happy people and equines that work in partnership to achieve sustainable local economies.
For more information, contact:
Emily Dulin
305-505-6170
Emily.Dulin@BrookeUSA.org
Kendall Bierer
561-309-9873
Kendall.Bierer@BrookeUSA.org