Bill Lorraine arrived in Key West, Florida in 1976 and has been involved in the Key West arts community as a musician and composer, writer and sculptor. He was born in Miami, raised in Charlotte, North Carolina and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. MUSIC: Bill Lorraine was solo piano player for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines in Europe for 3 months each summer for 10 years, starting in 1998. He has also performed in Paris, France, Munich, Germany and many restaurants and clubs in Key West. Lorraine’s music compositions have been performed by the Key West Symphony Orchestra, the Old Havana Symphony Orchestra, Havana, Cuba and the Keys Chorale. He has produced 4 CDs of original music for piano, pop band, orchestra and choir. His Orchestral Suite, “The Hemingway Suite,” was performed and recorded by the Charlotte Civic Orchestra and by the Old Havana Symphony Orchestra in 2014. Bill is currently working on his 4th Symphony. WRITING: Bill was editor and publisher of a quarterly art magazine, “The Key West Arts Review” in the 1980s. He was assistant managing editor for the Key West Citizen newspaper for 2 years. He worked as a freelance writer for many Keys newspapers and magazines. Lorraine has published one novel, “The Heat,” one book of poetry, “From the Balconies of Key West” (illustrated by his wife, Ann Lorraine) and one book of short stories, “Waiting for Something to Happen.”