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Starry Night - May 8, 2020

Originally performed on September 13, 2019.

Valerie Coleman, with Margaret Donaghue, Svet Stoyanov, Shelly Berg, and special guests Alicia Hall Moran and Amanda Harberg.

In her concert debut as Assistant Professor of Performance, Chamber Music and Entrepreneurship, Grammy-nominated flutist and composer Valerie Coleman is showcased in an evening of poetry, visual art, and her own original chamber music.

 

Frost Jazz Vocal Ensemble with Sheila Jordan - May 15, 2020

Originally performed on November 12, 2019.

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Directed by Misty Bermudez, conducted by Dr. Leo Walz, and performed by MDC Kendall Opera Theater Ensemble, H.M.S. Pinafore was the first collaboration between famed partners W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Since its London premiere in 1878, H.M.S. Pinafore has charmed audiences with its humorous tale of love between different social classes. This nautical romance filled with endearing characters and memorable tunes kicks off when the Captain of the Pinafore makes arrangements for his daughter to marry the Lord Admiral of the Navy. Difficulties arise between father and daughter when she reveals her love for a low ranking seaman aboard the ship. Ironically the Captain finds himself in a similar position as he is falling for a dockside vendor called Little Buttercup. As in many of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, an astonishing disclosure changes everything in the end.

Join us for the sixth edition of the Acoustic Guitar Project Miami Concert for the season 2019/20

Listen live to five amazing songs written by each artist in just 7 days only with the guitar that has been in Miami for this project since 2014. Every artist will perform the song created for the project and two other songs of their choosing.

Found more about the project and all the songs created around the world at www.theacousticguitarproject.com

The region's most accomplished young artists come to Miami for special one-night-only performances. During the intensive, weeklong and all-inclusive program, artists across 10 disciplines participate in master classes and workshops with internationally recognized leaders, including visual artists Loni Johnson and Robert Chambers, jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen (2009 YoungArts Winner in Jazz), author and award-winning journalist Dr. Joan Morgan and cinematographer Rick Delgado (1992 YoungArts Winner in Film), among others. The accomplished young artists then have the opportunity to share their talents with the public through multidisciplinary performances, writers’ readings, film screenings and a visual arts exhibition.

Fearless front-woman Derina Harvey leads this Celtic rock group, who are recent winners of the People’s Choice Award at the 2018 Edmonton Music Awards​. The group offers a fresh take on traditional folk songs as well as an increasing amount of original material. The band has a rocky, rhythmic undertow; layered with guitars, fiddle, and topped by Derina’s powerful voice. dHb has been ​likened to a rockier version of Canada’s Great Big Sea​,​ if fronted by Adele​, and has earned a reputation as a ​high-energy live show​. The band has already covered a fair amount of Canada via the performing arts and festival circuits (​over 180 performances since starting 2016​), and is now poised to break into the United States, having been ​selected for three juried US showcases ​in the past year. The group’s showcase at the Arts Northwest Conference in Tacoma in 2017 garnered them the “Best Showcase” Award and resulted in numerous bookings in the Northwest. Their recent trips to showcase at the Western Arts Alliance conference in Las Vegas (August, 2018) and Performing Arts Exchange in Orlando (October, 2018) have already garnered interest across the US. The band has two full length recordings to their credit. Their self-titled debut album (2013) has garnered radio airplay across Canada, and their second album Rove and Go (2016) has become even more widespread, being added at over 30 stations across Canada and tracking at #65 on CKUA's top-played albums for 2016. The band is currently writing original material (latest single "The Fallen Man's Daughter" - release date October 19th, 2018) and will release a full-length album of primarily original material in 2019.

In the Tracing Legacies program, pianist Redi Llupa and violinist and composer Gregory Walker will explore the continuity of cultural and familial legacies. The program will center on the two sonatas for violin and piano by Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American composer George Walker (1922-2018). George Walker’s music has been hailed for its “powerful authenticity and dramatic expression,” (Classical New Jersey), “hushed beauty and passionate intensity” (American Record Guide), and “superb craftsmanship” (Classics Today); and yet, his works have been marginally heard and performed across the country during his lifetime. His two sonatas for violin and piano will be presented in the context of both the tradition that they built upon, as encapsulated by the work of Johannes Brahms and the tradition that they pass on to the next generations, as expressed in the work of Gregory Walker, George Walker’s son. Program: Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78 George Walker – Violin and Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Gregory Walker – Violin and Piano Sonata Performers: GREGORY WALKER (violin) REDI LLUPA (piano)

Performed by the Chicago-based Memoria Nova Ensemble, this program features compositions that reference musical and poetic traditions of the near and distant past, often as a way of escaping the confines of society. Edison Denisov’s Sonata for flute and piano daringly synthesizes the styles of several composers censored by the Soviet Union, while Charles Koechlin develops a similarly polystylistic approach by freely drawing upon music from every era dating back to the middle ages. Claude Debussy explores taboo subjects of lesbian sexuality through the lens of an ancient Greek courtesan’s poetry, while Salvatore Sciarrino quotes another of Debussy’s sensual masterpieces. The remaining composers all escape into the world of birds. Kaija Saariaho instructs the flutist to recite a poem about birds while depicting through solo flute melodies the shape their flight makes in the air. Olivier Messiaen quotes actual birdsong, while Tristan Murail, drawing inspiration from Messiaen’s aesthetic, offers a newer spectral approach to the birdsong genre. Program: Claude Debussy – Selections from Bilitis Edison Denisov – Sonata for flute and piano Charles Koechlin – Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 52 Olivier Messiaen – Le Merle Noir and Petite Esquisses Tristan Murail – Le fou à pattes bleues Kaija Saariaho – Laconisme de l’aile Salvatore Sciarrino – d’un faune Performers: SHANNA PRANAITIS (flute) ANDREW ROSENBLUM (piano)

This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs. Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar present soul-stirring arrangements of contemporary gospel, musical theater, with their rich original compositions. Organized in 2009, the group has performed with gospel greats such as William McDowell, Kierra "Kiki" Sheard, Richard Smallwood, Pastor Charles Jenkins, Earnest Pugh, Damien Sneed, and James Fortune. With their expressive vocals and intricate arrangements of contemporary gospel, The Sounds of Zamar transcended cultural boundaries in their debut album Limitless in 2012. Back in the studio, the group is currently working on their sophomore album schedule for release this year. Add Pre-show "The Joy of Singing" Masterclass Perform with Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar! Length of Masterclass: 60 minutes (starts at 3:30 PM) No music-reading experience or preparation necessary. From spiritual context to cultural, songs continue to be a powerful tool to transcend cultural boundaries and cause change. In this interactive singing workshop, Trey will teach his arrangements by rote, focusing on the nuances and intricate harmonies specific to the gospel music style. The end of the workshop is reserved for Q&A with Trey and members of the Sounds of Zamar. To top off the experience, workshop participants will be invited during the public performance to sing with Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity! Masterclass add-on is available at checkout when making your purchase through Ticketmaster.