Concerts & Presentations

Seraphic Fire returns to America’s first true concert music. Highlighting both solemn melodies and exhilarating rhythms, the ensemble presents the breadth and depth of African-American spiritual literature. Anthony Trecek-King, conductor Join us for a PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION one hour before each concert Concert Schedule: Tue, Jan 15, 7:00pm  |  Naples Tickets Wed, Jan 16, 7:30pm  |  Miami Beach Tickets Thu, Jan 17, 7:30pm  |  Boca … +

Following the spectacular success of the first, second and third editions of MISOCHIC dedicated to fashion and art. This time we will take you into a journey of SYNESTHESIA! Experiencing the magic of your 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. The concert features works by Wagner, Debussy, Marturet, Ravel, Martinez, Martucci, Villafranca, Ojanguren, Shostakovich, Kreisler, Stravinsky, as well as the … +

Carlos Averhoff Jr brings his ensemble to Arts Garage. Averhoff is a Grammy-nominated artist with the album “Buena Vista presents Omara Portuondo.” He is an artist of Inner Circle Music Jazz Label and former educator at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. His music brings a unique sound, blending a new hybrid sound of modern Jazz influenced by Cuban and African … +

Explore a myriad of chamber music alongside NWS Fellows as they tackle styles spanning over 200 years! The clarinet has a rich history and concert artist Alexander Fiterstein will make sure we experience all of it, joining Fellows for a performance of one of Mozart’s best-known chamber works, the Clarinet Quintet. In Paul Schoenfeld’s wildly virtuosic and fun Trio, the clarinet celebrates … +

The modern harp, patented in Paris in the 19th century, was favored by the French Impressionist masters in the orchestral repertoire, with its signature angelic sound. However, this evening’s repertoire goes far beyond that. This sampling, presented by Harp Fellow Chloe Tula, is an array of show-stopping solo works, drawing from Spanish, jazz, and symphonic influences. The harp also has a chance … +

One night only on December 8, be there and experience what he created for you – the audience – which is music so inclusive and interactive that it blurs the lines between performers and audience. Lang designed this unusual and exciting work to bring us together as human beings, to play and create and enjoy creating the music together. Also featured is … +

Seraphic Fire presents selections from its recording “A Seraphic Fire Christmas”. Selections include O Come All Ye Faithful, Ave Maria, Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Adeste Fideles, Silent Night and many more. Concert Schedule: Thu, Dec 6, 7:30pm  |  Boca Raton Tickets Fri, Dec 7, 7:30pm  |  Coral Gables: St. Philip’s Tickets* Sat, Dec 8, 7:30pm  |  Miami … +

The Kupinski Guitar Duo is the peerless example of artistic talent in the world of classical music and one of Europe’s most renowned guitar duos. Acclaimed by both the public and critics the two musicians are equipped with a brilliant technique, passion, quality of sound and an infinite elegance. Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Dr Coral Gables, FL … +

Hailing from all over the western hemisphere, the members of the MBSO are all veteran Miami musicians who have performed and toured with artists such as Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Issac Delgado, Jon Secada, Chayanne, Rey Ruiz, Tito Nieves, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Chaka Khan, and the Funk Brothers, to name a few The band’s repertoire, inspired by the music of … +

Hailing from America, Canada, France, Chile, Israel and Japan, ARTEMIS is an extraordinary all-star group comprised of seven of the finest performers in jazz today, gender irrelevant. The band features a powerful front line of A-list musicians in trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana and clarinetist Anat Cohen; a virtuosic rhythm section of pianist and music director Renee Rosnes, bassist Noriko … +

Ashley Pezzotti is a vocalist currently living in Miami, Florida. At the young age of 21 years old, Ashley has already performed with Grammy award winning artists including Keith Urban, Latin singer Juanes, Chick Corea, Delfeayo Marsalis, Vampire Weekend, and Arturo Sandoval. Born in Queens, New York, Ashley discovered her love for music when her Dominican father would sing her classic Spanish … +

Christian McBride can be likened to a force of nature, fusing the fire and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. With a career now blazing into its third decade, the Philadelphia native has become one of the most requested, most recorded, and most respected figures in the music world today. Raised in a city steeped … +

Maestro Gerard Schwarz, recipient of The SYMPHONIA’S 2017 Apollo Award for Musical Excellence, is music director of the Emmy Awardwinning All Star Orchestra and the Eastern Music Festival, and he is conductor laureate of the Seattle Symphony. Internationally-renowned pianist MARIKA BOURNAKAI made her debut at age nine in Montreal, playing a Mozart concerto. She is featured in the film I am Not … +

FIU Music Series presents “Russian String Orchestra and Clarinetist Alex Fiterstein.” Misha Rachlevsky, conductor The FIU School of Music and the Friends of Chamber Music of Miami bring you a glorious program of classical music when Moscow’s finest young string ensemble, the Russian String Orchestra, brings its virtuosity amd warmth to the Wertheim Concert Hall. The Russian String Orchestra, formerly known as … +

The string chamber ensembles at Florida International University School of Music play a concert at the end of each semester. The groups are coached by members of FIU’s Artists-in-Residence, the Amernet String Quartet, violinist Marcia Littley, and Artist-in-Residence/violinist Robert Davidovici. The groups consist of an array of arrangements for string quartets, duos, trios, and soloists. November 20, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm … +

Top student vocal groups, directed by Kate Reid and Charlie Christenson, join songwriter and jazz/pop vocalist Jo Lawry, hailed as a “singer of dazzling self-possession” by The New York Times, on expanded arrangements of original material from her 2017 album The Bathtub and the Sea, as well as other jazz, pop, and rock tunes. Jo Lawry, singer-songwriter Kate Reid, director of Frost … +

A night of Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto in Eb Major No. 27 with guest bassoonist Ann Shoemaker and guest pianist Kae Hosoda-Ayer. Shoemaker will be presenting a short recital for the first half of the night. The night ends with four Frost bassoon students playing on the second half of the program in an intimate master class. Ann Shoemaker, guest bassoon Kae Hosoda-Ayer, guest piano Frost Bassoon Students … +

Masterworks I by South Florida Symphony Orchestra will include compositions by Barber, Beethoven and Dvorák, with a variety of presentations across the region. The concerts will have Angelo Xiang Yu in (violin), who is considered a promising figure with a rising career in North America.  Winner of the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2010;  in addition, Yu was awarded the 2nd prize at … +

One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists for six decades and counting, David Sanborn is a jazz musician at heart, but has transcended genres and musical boundaries throughout his entire career. Rolling Stone says, “Among the great saxophonists of the past four decades, David Sanborn has earned an identity all his own. He’s jazz, he’s funk, he’s soul, he’s pop, he’s … +

Frost School’s Henry Mancini Orchestra and JAZZ ROOTS present MISTER MAESTRO—Leonard Bernstein, the Renaissance Man of American Music. With Ann Hampton Callaway (voice); Kirk Whalum in saxophone; Shelly Berg in piano and Scott Flavin as Conductor. To rediscover Leonard Bernstein’s powerful scores for iconic American dramas, including West Side Story and On the Waterfront, in new arrangements by Frost students and faculty. … +

The New World Symphony presents “Orchestra Concert: Beethoven’s Seventh.” Experience Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony as it transforms sorrow into joy. 7:30 p.m. Come be spellbound by musical storytelling led by famed international conductor Roberto Abbado. Experience Beethoven’s dramatic Seventh Symphony in person as it transforms sorrow into joy. Forever a classical music favorite, it has found fame in pop culture from Seinfeld to … +