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Ramon Tebar, FGO’s Music Director and Conductor, honored with 2013 Henry C. Clark Award

November 2012. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) recently announced the recipient of the 2013 Henry C. Clark Conductor Award, Maestro Ramon Tebar. FGO’s Music Director and conductor of the season-opening production of La bohème, Tebar was recently honored by the company’s new General Director and CEO, Susan T. Danis, when she presented him with the 2013 award during FGO’s annual gala this November.

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The Miami Bach Society presents Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

November 25, 2012, 4:00 p.m. On Sunday, November 25th at 4:00 p.m. the Miami Bach Society under the direction of Donald Oglesby, artistic director, will presents Bach’s exquisite holiday masterpiece, the Christmas Oratorio. It will be held at the first United Methodist Church of Coral Gables. Performing under Dr. Oglesby’s direction will be the University of Miami-Frost School of Music’s Collegium Musicum … +

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Terence Blanchard Presents: A Concert of American Music

UM Gusman Concert Hall. November 20, 2012. 8:00 p.m. Terence Blanchard, artistic director of the Henry Mancini Institute at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, announced that the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra will present a dance-inspired program featuring Duke Ellington’s “Nutcracker Suite” at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30 at UM Gusman Concert Hall in Coral Gables.

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MDC Live Arts presents the Soulful Debut of Yemen Blues in Miami

Grand Central. November 10, 2012, 9:00 p.m. International music sensation Yemen Blues will dazzle Miami audiences for the first time with an eclectic brew of West African grooves, American jazz, blues, and funk, presented by Miami Dade College’s (MDC) MDC Live Arts series, one night only at 9 p.m., Saturday, November 10th, at Grand Central in Downtown Miami.

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Florida Grand Opera presents La bohème

From November 17 through December 2, 2012. Florida Grand Opera’s (FGO) 72nd season is marked by the return of company favorites. The company’s season opener is none other than Puccini’s internationally beloved La bohème, taking place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on November 17, 2012. Leading the cast are two outstanding Hispanic voices: Mexican tenor … +

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Celebrate the Rhythm Foundation's 25th Season with a special night honoring Gilberto Gil!

October 21, 2012. 7:00 – 11:00 p.m. For nearly 50 years, Gilberto Gil has invented, innovated and reprocessed music in Brazil.  From the young bossa-nova musician, to the musical groundbreaker of the Tropicalia era, to the artist who made a perfect marriage between Brazil and Jamaican reggae, to the pop star who embraced rock and electronica, Gil’s music has encompassed everything from … +

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Cuban Musician Pedro Alfonso in Concert at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

October 5 and 6, 2012. Virtuoso Cuban musician Pedro Alfonso, who has played with the likes of Gloria Estefan, Shakira and Juanes, presents a musical journey around the world like never before. Alfonso and his extraordinary group of musicians create a variety of styles and rhythms taking the audience on an unforgettable journey with soundtracks of blues, tango, Cuban son and Latin … +

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Miami Nice Jazz Festival

October 26 through 28, 2012. The Miami Nice Jazz Festival, an extension of the internationally celebrated Nice France Jazz Festival, and one of the largest and most significant jazz events of its kind in Europe, is scheduled to take place for the first time in the United States this fall during French Week in Miami.

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Tigertail presents James Blood Ulmer Trio

An Evening with a Blues, Jazz and Guitar LegendColony Theatre. November 17, 2012. 8:30 p.m. James Blood Ulmer at 70 is among the most distinctive and influential electric guitarists to arise in the past four decades. Mr. Ulmer has made a career built on left turns and reinvention. And now in the 21st century, Ulmer continues to progress as his most recent … +

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Festival Miami 2012

From October 2 through November 4, 2012. Festival Miami – Florida’s Premier Live Music Festival – provides superior and diverse musical programming each year, while expanding academic opportunities and cultural enrichment to all of South Florida and its visitors. It’s a musical experience no one should miss.

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Miami Lyric Opera presents The Barber of Seville

Olympia Theater at the Gusman CenterAugust 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. and August 19, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Count Almaviva and Rosina, trying their damndest to be together against all odds – the biggest impediment being Rosina’s guardian, Doctor Bartolo, who has been keeping his ward under hatches in the hopes of marrying her himself and acquiring her considerable dowry.