Fin & Keys: Ron Marlowe
from Senior Moments Hosted by Carol Chiarito
Welcome Ron Marlowe to Senior Moments from the state of Maine! He and his twin brother Jeffry began playing piano at the age of 4, performing under the name “The Marlowe Brothers”. The brothers were nationally acclaimed and by age 11 and debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Their adolescent resume included appearances on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen, The Milton Berle Show, The Arthur Godfrey Show, and The Gary Moore Show. Additionally, they were featured on the show “I’ve Got A Secret”. You can watch their show here: I've Got a Secret - December 19, 1966 The brothers went on to be the featured pianists with the New York Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony, The Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. They played together professionally well into their 50’s. Ron’s wife Deborah Cook was the prolific international opera soprano who lost her battle to Alzheimers in April of 2019. Hear one of her amazing soprano songs here: Glass Shatterers! Deborah Cook - Strauss: ARIADNE, Zerbinetta's aria 1912 version, BBC High F-sharp Recently Ron has participated in the Love A Senior Company's Love A Senior Day in Jacksonville, FL (2019 ) and Belleville, IL (2022). Here is a short clip of Ron playing at the event in Jacksonville, FL: https://youtube.com/shorts/eTFvzkZlmVU Ron now gives piano lessons to young performers in Maine and Pennsylvania respectively, and fishes anywhere and everywhere. Sadly his twin brother Jeffry, passed away in 2021.
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