Musicians

The Frost Symphonic Choir and Chamber Singers join together for a chortal concert. Special guest group BisCaydence will join in to add some collegiate a cappella style to this event featuring music from Bach to Rock with Karen Kennedy as director. UM Gusman Concert Hall Frost School of Music 1314 Miller Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146 Ph: 305-284-2241 www.miami.edu/frost/

Named “Entertainer of the Century” by CNN in 1988, Charles Aznavour has a career spanning 70 years! Over 100 million record sales, 1,200 songs, 80 movies, 294 albums, hundreds of gold, platinum, diamond records and thousands of concerts in around 94 countries. Charles celebrated his 92nd birthday earlier this year, which makes him the “longest standing A List star” ever, still filling … +

Omara Portuondo from the Buena Vista Social Club celebrates her 85 Tour with special guests. Omara’s 85th anniversary and 70 years of performing will become a musical party including Cuban classics from ‘Bésame mucho’ to ‘Veinte años.’ The tour aims to reflect the long journey of her stellar career. Joined by the amazingly gifted Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca, clarinetist and saxophonist Anat … +

Mike Mills of the mega rock band R.E.M. pairs up with Robert McDuffie, to present an eclectic evening of works by John Adams, Philip Glass, and Mills himself. Inspired by the increasingly blurred lines between classical and pop music, McDuffie commissioned his longtime friend Mills to compose his Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and String Orchestra. The piece expertly blends Mills’ prolific … +

Lindsey Stirling is one of the biggest artist development breakthrough stories in recent years. A classically trained violinist from Gilbert, AZ, Lindsey has entered a futurist world of electronic big beats and animation, leaping through the music industry with over 675 million views on YouTube, Billboard chart-topping hits and sold out tours worldwide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAD0BtEv6-Q Mizner Park Amphitheather 590 Plaza Real Boca Raton, … +

Tigertail on its 37th Season invites Guitarist Mary Halvorson to perform solo. Halvorson has been steadily reshaping the sound of jazz guitar with her elastic, wholly unique style. One of improvised music’s most-in-demand guitarists; Mary Halvorson has been active in New York since 2002. She has performed with Anthony Braxton, Marc Ribot, Jessica Pavone, Myra Melford, Taylor Ho Bynum and Trevor Dunn, … +

Music in Miami will open its 2016-2017 Concert Season. This concert will be a part of Hispanic Heritage Month and will feature Afro-Latin Rhythms with music from Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Cuba. Music in Miami celebrates its seventh year of collaborating with local professional musicians, providing South Florida a diverse musical experience through performance, original composition … +

This seven-piece band from Algeria stirs the funky soul of Mama Africa with Algerian grooves and West African instruments. The group will make its American debut under the auspices of Center Stage, an exchange program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. With Ifrikya Spirit cultures of city dwellers and Arabic speakers, Amazigh villagers and Saharan oases, … +

Seraphic Fire opens its 15th season with flourish featuring new compositions by Founder and Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley and Guggenheim-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis, as well as selections from Philip Glass’s quintessential opera Einstein on the Beach. Venues Oct 19, 2016, 7:30 PM, St. Sophia Cathedral (Miami) Oct 21, 2016, 7:30 PM, St. Philip’s Episcopal (Coral Gables) Oct 22, 2016, 7:30 PM, … +

The popular Puerto Rican singers unite once again. After a Sold-Out performance of their 2014 show at MDCA the duo is set to reprise their Coincidencias concert. Danny Rivera, often called “the national voice of Puerto Rico,” after his magnificent way of singing is known all over the Spanish-speaking world. Rivera has recorded over seventy albums and is the only Puerto Rican … +

This concert with Michael Linville and John Wilson in piano will include from Silverman: Naked and on Fire, from Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques and from Schuller: Grand Concerto for Percussion and Keyboards. John Wilson’ recent highlights include concerto performances with the New Amsterdam Symphony and with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. He also serves as Principal Keyboardist of the Reading Symphony. He has … +

IV Miami Music Festival from around the World starts with a concert by Miami Chamber Players. They will play Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, and the Piano Trio in B Major, Op.8. In its original form, the B major Trio is considered perhaps Brahms’ most Romantic creation revealing his fullness of heart. The Chamber Players for this concert are … +

Sounds of Video Games is a concert featuring music from the greatest video games of all time. Full orchestra (Chorus and Full Screen Projector) and a choir will perform along with exclusive video footage and music arrangements, solo performers, electronic percussion, and interactive segments to create a one-of-a-kind experience. Music from Mario, Zelda, Halo, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger and Skyrim. … +

20 Concert Pianists are back on stage following the success of the Monster Piano Explosion last year, the 2nd edition is back to present a piano marathon recital that features and shows off the talent of some of the best pianists living in South Florida. Piano solos, four-hands, dueling two pianos and much more. The Miami Music Festival from around the World … +

The Pawn Broker Tuesday Night Jazz Series presents Made from Scratch featuring Guti Talavera and Damian J. The project is not only committed to presenting the beginnings of jazz, it is also dedicated to the present state of this music as well as its future. Jazz will be defined by a master of electronic music and turntables interacting with a vintage jazzman … +

Internationally acclaimed guest conductor Mark Gorenstein leads the Frost Symphony Orchestra in an all-Russian program with distinguished Frost faculty pianist Santiago Rodriguez. Program includes Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Santiago Reodriguez in piano, Mark Gorestein as guest conductor and Thomas Sleeper as Director of Frost Symphony Orchestra. UM Gusman Concert Hall University of Miami Frost School of … +

Tulsa is a Basque/Spanish band from Bilbao/Madrid composed of Miren Iza(voice and guitar), Alfredo Niharra (guitar), Gabi (drums), Miguel Guzmán (bass and guitars) and Alberto Rodrigo (bass). They formed in 2002 after lead singer Miren Iza from the defunct riot grrl band Electrobikinis started writing songs and joined Alfredo Niharra on small concerts. They released their first LP on 2006: Sólo me … +

Dixieland is the name given to the style of jazz performed by early New Orleans jazz musicians. The name is a reference to the “Old South,” specifically anything south of the Mason-Dixon line. Dixieland is one of the earliest styles of jazz music. The Glyn Dryhurst Dixieland Band is South Florida’s leading band dedicated to this genre of music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Z18hSj680 Museum of … +

American Roots of Jamaican Music: The Legacy features Jamaica’s world traveled Jazz guitarist, arranger, composer and music educator Eugene Grey, the show chronicles the development of popular songs in Jamaica and the Americas starting from the mid-1940s to present time. The show features the musical elements such as Jazz, Mento, Ska and Rock Steady have merged to become what is now known … +

An Evening at The Copacabana—The Latin and American show, is a stage show with a Latin flavor that mixes Latin dance rhythms and the intensity of big band swing from the great American song book. They perform the music of Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen Miranda, Desi Arnaz, Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, Perez Prado and many others. … +

Aymee Nuviola performs wonderful World tunes in an intimate setting. Including Boleros, Ballads, Love Songs and soft Tropical tunes, is a night to experience the lady and her voice. The star of the winning television series, CELIA, will be joined by the musical direction of three time Grammy Nominee pianist Jose Negroni and Negroni’s Trio, featuring Grammy Winner and renowned sax musician … +