Music

Florida Grand Opera. From Apr 26th through May 17th, 2008. 7:00 p.m. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) continues its 2007-2008 season on April 26th at 7:00 p.m. with a revival of its 2000 production of George Frideric Handel’s Julius Caesar (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), featuring soprano Leah Partridge as Cleopatra. Ms. Partridge returns to FGO after her acclaimed performance as Amina in last … +

From Nov 7th, 2008 through Apr 2009The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced today the launch of Jazz Roots, a comprehensive concert series produced by the Center with award-winning record/television producer/entrepreneur Larry Rosen, to premiere during the 2008-2009 season. The six-part monthly jazz series traces the history of jazz – and its varied styles – through the … +

Latin Meets Classical. April 18th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. What do you get when you mix one part jazz, one part Cuban Danzon and one part the lush classical sound of a full orchestral accompaniment? The next show in the much-awaited 2008 first official season of Orchestra Miami, South Florida’s new professional ensemble. On Friday, April 18th the Orchestra performs with guest artist … +

Heinrich Schütz’ Requiem. April 21st, 2008. 8:00 p.m. The final concert of the Miami Bach Society’s 24th season will take place on Monday night, April 21st, 2008, at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Donald Oglesby, the Society’s founder, will conduct the strikingly beautiful German Requiem by Heinrich Schütz. Featuring the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music’s Collegium Musicum with basso continuo, Bob Heath, … +

From Apr 11th through 13th, 2008. The Newport Guitar Festival is taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center this April. The public is invited to pay a visit to some of the world’s top makers of hand-built guitars along with prestigious vendors of vintage guitars, accessories and supplies.

From Apr 12th through Apr 28th, 2008. Florida Grand Opera presents Puccini’s La Boheme at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Featuring the young Cuban soprano Elizabeth Caballero as Mimi and critically acclaimed American tenor James Valenti, Puccini’s famous opera mesmerizes audiences with its poignant story of love, friendship and heartbreak among a group of young Parisian artists living … +

May 3rd, 2008. 8:00 p.m. The New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy (NWS), will close its 20th Anniversary Season with a celebratory performance on Saturday, May 3rd, at 8:00 p.m., featuring Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas and 20 NWS alumni at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, located at 1300 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami.

Story of a Soldier. From Mar 8th and Mar 9th, 2008.Project Copernicus and Ground Up and Rising announced their upcoming performances "Story of a Soldier," a concert experience melding classical music and theatre. Project Copernicus’ stirring musical performances will be complemented by compelling theatrical interpretations from Ground Up and Rising. "Story of a Soldier" will be performed at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, … +

Church of the Palms. March 2nd, 2008. 4:00 p.m.An Die Musik Concert Series presents Schubertiade, a recreation of a musical gathering in Schubert's time, by a six-member ensemble, all music faculty members from Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. The concert will take place at the Church of the Palms, located at 1960 North Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach. The concert series, "An … +

Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. May 5th, 2008. 8:30 p.m.Noa, Israel's leading international concert and recording artist, sings her popular repertory of Hebrew and English songs at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts to mark the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel. Noa’s inimitable music is a winning blend of jazz, classical, rock, and ‘60s folk, distinctively flavored … +

Temple Israel Arts. March 2nd, 2008. 3:00 p.m.Sheba is a vocal and instrumental chamber ensemble comprised of four young Jewish and/or Israeli music students from The Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Sheba presents a program designed to make classical music available to the entire community by introducing Jewish classical composers, pairing Jewish composers with well known … +

Presented by FUNDarte. March 15th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.FUNDarte in conjunction with the Miami Dade Auditorium presents Brazilian singer, Denise de Kalafe for one night only on Saturday, March 15th at 8:00 p.m. in the Miami Dade County Auditorium, located at 2901 W. Flagler Street in Miami.

MOCA North Miami. January 29th, 2008. 7:30 p.m. The Museum of Contemporary Art hosts The Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Players for a performance on January 29th,  at 7:30 pm. Co-presented with The Cleveland Orchestra, this program is part of "Music at MOCA", the museum’s on-going series of performances produced in collaboration with other cultural organizations in Miami.

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. From Jan 25th through Jan 26th, 2008. 8:00 p.m. Franz Welser-Möst leads a program featuring one of the most popular symphonies of all-time, Dvorák’s stirring Ninth, nicknamed “From the New World.” Written in 1893 during Dvorák’s years as a visiting teacher in New York City, this symphony was really a musical postcard to his Old World … +

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. January 12th, 2008. 7:00 p.m. Brazilian singer Luciana Souza reinterprets the Bossa Nova of her homeland for 21st century music lovers. In The New Bossa Nova, the three-time Grammy Award nominee puts her soft and sexy spin on songs by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Sting, Randy Newman, and Brian Wilson. She offers us singing with that … +

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. From Feb 7th through Feb 9th, 2008. 8:00 p.m.Two of flamenco's leading singers, Carmen Linares and Miguel Poveda, will open the Flamenco Festival Miami this year, sharing the stage in a virtuosic vocal display ranging from the Gypsy roots of Flamenco to contemporary innovations. Linares, one of the great names in flamenco, has been celebrated worldwide … +

Annual Global Cuba Festival. January 13th, 2008. Miami Light Project and Fundarte present the Latin Jazz trio Overproof as the kick off concert for the 1st Annual Global Cuba Festival at Spiegelworld Miami Beach. Overproof is a Latin-jazz based power trio who have recently released their debut recording on the Japanese EWE label and Spanish SONIFOLK label, entitled "3 Guys Walk Into … +

The Genova and Dimitrov Piano Duo. December 8th, 2007. 3:00 p.m. The Holiday season is in full swing and ArtSouth is serving up a special gift for visitors. On Second Saturday, December 8th in the Sanctuary, the center will be presenting a special concert as part of our Dranoff International Two Piano Foundation’s Student Art Competition. Bulgarian piano artists Aglika Genova and … +

Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. December 3rd, 2007. 7:30 p.m. The Peacock Education Center at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will host a lecture by composer Jason Freeman as part of isaw’s Understanding Sound Series in partnership with the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts. Composer Jason Freeman will discuss the ideas and intricacies behind the making of his … +

The Wolfsonian Museum. December 1st, 2007. 7:00 p.m. The Wolfsonian Museum – FIU will mount a fully automated/robotic orchestration of the then-scandalous 1924 Ballet Mécanique, the most notorious “lost” musical composition of the twentieth century, which was both hailed and hated upon its debut. Its young American composer George Antheil, known for his outrageous composition and piano recitals and for stirring up … +

Dan Zanes and Friends. November 3rd, 2007. 2:00 p.m. Carnival Center presents a fun-filled afternoon of sing-along songs for kids and families with Dan Zanes and Friends on November 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. The show is filled with folk music, rock tunes and danceable beats drawn from a wealth of musical traditions. For their Miami debut, Dan Zanes and Friends will … +