Creating connections through music | Mike Marotta | TEDxSantaCatalinaSchool

Mike Marotta nd granddaughter Anna Halim discuss how their family's music has connected them to the Monterey Peninsula and how it allows them to give back to their community Mike and Anna live in Monterey, California. As the junior class
president, Anna actively participates in the community
through performing arts, including theatre and
ecco!, as well as clubs such as the National Honor
Society. One of her favorite ways to spend her free
time is with her family. Her grandfather, Mike Marotta
Jr., is an accomplished musician and well-liked
businessman in the Monterey area. He specializes in
playing the accordion and loves to share his passion
for music with others. Mike was introduced to the
accordion by his grandfather, Aurthur Marotta, and
continued to play along with his father, Mike Marotta
Sr., who is remembered as the honorary “Mayor of
Alvarado Street.” He continues to keep the musical
traditions alive within his family and community by
playing and volunteering with various organizations
around the Monterey Peninsula. Mike and his wife
of 46 years, Laurel, have three children and eight
grandchildren. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx