Coral Gables

His highly expressive performances of rare 19th-century guitar literature on authentic instruments add a wonderful dimension to his already exceptional performances. Steidl plays with a quasi-improvisational flexibility in all of the works here and emphasizes the showy aspects of Mertz’s style over its lyrical introspection (though the latter is not neglected). He varies his tempos to an extraordinary degree, taking risks that … +

Seraphic Fire shines the spotlight on gems of East Asia in this not-to-be-missed event that brings South Korea to South Florida. E. J. Yoon, conductor Join us for a PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION one hour before each concert Concert Schedule: Wed, Mar 13, 7:30pm  |  Miami Tickets Thu, Mar 14, 7:00pm  |  Naples Tickets Fri, Mar 15, 7:30pm  |  Coral Gables Tickets Sat, Mar 16, 7:30pm  |  … +

Inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance — a play seen by some as a seminal work of Jewish culture, and by others as an act of traitorous libel. Set at a time when waves of immigrants were changing the face of America, this play with music charts the history of an … +

Patrick Dupré Quigley and the women of Seraphic Fire recreate Antonio Vivaldi’s famed 17th Century Ospedalle della Pietà performances in this program of his concerti for treble voices accompanied by Baroque chamber instruments. Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor Join us for a PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION one hour before each concert Concert Schedule: Wed, Feb 13, 7:30pm  |  Boca Raton Tickets Thu, Feb 14, 7:00pm  |  … +

Area Stage Company adds a charming, fishy fairy-tale to its already wildly successful Mainstage Season. The Coral Gables-based theatre will open Disney’s The Little Mermaid in January, presenting the well-known story as a seaside circus spectacular. Following the immense success, and critical acclaim, of his Shrek The Musical and She Kills Monsters earlier this year, Giancarlo Rodaz will direct as well as … +

Mistaken identity is closer than you think in this multiple Tony Award-winning comedy. One Man, Two Guvnors is a triumph of visual and verbal comedy, a feel good hit. Join leading character Francis Henshall as he enlists the aid of willing and unwilling audience members, and a large hilarious cast of characters, in his quest to serve two masters and his pursuit … +

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 … +

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 … +

Area Stage Company in Coral Gables presents The Ballad of Janis Matthews and the Dodo Scouts, a world premiere musical written, directed, and designed by ASC’s own Giancarlo Rodaz, with music by Rachel Dean. This folk rock, coming-of-age musical story follows Janis Matthews, a young girl living in 1960’s Colorado. During the course of a summer, she is set on a rollicking … +

One of several groups inspired by American traditions in the Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program, the Frost Anglo-American Roots Ensemble features students performing original compositions modeled on soulful Appalachian, old-time, and bluegrass music. Weeks Center for Recording and Performance, Clarke Recital Hall Brian Russell, director Free Gusman Concert Hall Frost School of Music 1314 Miller Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146 Ph: … +

“Meziat shares the ability of the best hyperrealists to render ordinary objects in such exquisite detail as to make each so precious that we look at it in a different, more appreciative manner, transcending actuality,” notes Virginia Miller, owner and director of greater Miami’s longest-established contemporary fine art gallery. Along with still lifes, the artist’s favorite subjects include “windows” with thin curtains … +

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 … +

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores, the Navy’s premier jazz ensemble, has played with the likes of Ray Charles and Branford Marsalis. They celebrate their upcoming 50th anniversary by highlighting their legacy of innovation, with music from John Coltrane, Artie Shaw, and Clark Terry, as well as their world-class current repertoire. The U.S. Navy Band Commodores Jazz Ensemble William C. Mulligan, senior chief … +

A precocious and fiercely competitive actress, her father – a famous playwright – and a wickedly intense evening combine as they deliberate whether to read the reviews of her off-Broadway debut…and things unravel from there. This critically acclaimed play – in turns dark, funny probing – pulls the audience into the middle of a deeply complicated relationship and sheds light on the … +

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years A Slave, Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Mansfield Park) alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation. The production was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in 2011, and the broadcast has since become an international sensation, experienced by almost half a … +

Frost Opera and choral ensembles join to perform scenes from favorite classical and contemporary operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Leonard Bernstein, Scott Joplin, and more. Jeffrey Buchman, Corin Overland, and Coreen Duffy, directors Alan Johnson, director Frost Chorale, Frost Symphonic Choir, and Frost Women’s Choir Friday, Oct 26, 2018, 7:30 – 9:30pm UM Gusman Concert Hall Frost Opera Theater Gusman Concert … +

The FIU Jazz Vocal Ensemble, led by Lisanne Lyons, will perform music from the Wizard of Oz, sambas, swing, gospel, contemporary, a cappella and beautiful ballads. The group consists of twelve to fifteen vocalists and a four-piece rhythm section that often emphasizes close harmonies, improvisation, cutting-edge repertoire, and new works by students and FIU faculty. They have also been known to perform … +

Jorge Luis Zamora – Maestro Jorge Luis Zamora will open the Florida Guitar Foundation 2018-2019 Season Concert. Hailed by critics for his “perfect technique,” and being an “excellent musician” with “an interpretation reminds us of the Golden Age of Segovia”, “the reincarnation of Barrios,” Maestro Zamora will visit us from Costa Rica and will perform a concert that will include some Latin … +