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The University of Miami's Frost Chorale has been the only choir to perform at three national conventions of the American Choral Director's Association in a single decade. Please join us as we celebrate Dr. Scheibe's fifteen-year tenure as conductor of this fabulous choir in a program entitled "Music that Moves You." From the music of Johann Schein to Andreas Hakenberger, from texts of Shakespeare to Blake, from outstanding American composers of today such as Morten Lauridsen and Eric Whitacre to those of the future, the extraordinary acoustic of St. Patrick Church provides the perfect backdrop. Join us for a free celebration of the First Art. Be prepared to be moved!
For more information, please contact the Choral Studies Office at 305.284.4162, via email at lmimbella@miami.edu, or on the web at www.music.miami.edu/choralstudies.
Date of Event: Friday, March 28th, 2008 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location St. Patrick Catholic Church
3716 Garden Ave Miami Beach, FL 33140
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Tigertail Productions WHAT: Susan Marshall & Company, Miami Premiere of evening-length dance Cloudless
WHEN: Friday & Saturday, March 14 & 15, 2008 at 8:30 pm; post-concert discussion Friday night
WHERE: Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
TICKETS: $25 general admission; $50 VIP ticket, priority entrance & seating
$20 student/senior with I.D
Tickets by phone 305 545 8546 or online at www.tigertail.org
Group sales and patron tickets also available by phone
As part of its 2007/2008 season, Tigertail Productions brings Susan Marshall & Company to town for the Miami premiere of Cloudless, her Bessie-Award winning evening-length dance piece, Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 pm, March 14 and 15, at Miami Beach’s Colony Theatre. Cloudless is an eclectic collection of 18 intimate pieces (short-form narratives), ranging in length from 30 seconds to 5 minutes. A master at transforming everyday movement into powerful abstract drama, Susan Marshall has perfected a unique style of emotional storytelling through critically acclaimed dances.
Marshall, who has been awarded both a Macarthur Foundation “genius award” and a Guggenheim fellowship in her long career, created Cloudless for her company’s 20th Anniversary in 2006. On the stage copper-colored leaves fall and snow is caught in a broad gentle updraft as the dancers, dressed in colorful street clothes, move amongst and with each other in a series of vignettes, creating shifting symmetries both playful and erotic. The movement is choreographed to an ebullient score by Jane Shaw that veers from Philip Glass to Tommy James and the Shondells, and is punctuated throughout by sensual video effects. The performance contains brief nudity.
“Susan Marshall is one of the greats of the dance world,” says Mary Luft, Executive Director of Tigertail Productions. “Her work is poetic and luminescent, and we are so excited and honored to bring her to Miami with this outstanding production”
Susan Marshall & Company has performed more than thirty dance works since its formation in 1982 throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East and participated in many international festivals, including Spoleto, the Edinburgh International Festival, the American Dance Festival, the Los Angeles Festival, Vienna Tanz and the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival. Marshall herself has also choreographed and directed Les Enfants Terribles, a dance/opera created in collaboration with composer Philip Glass, and created dances for the Lyon Opera Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet, Boston Ballet and Montreal Danse. She has collaborated as well with director Francesca Zambello on operas staged for the Los Angeles Music Center and the New York City Opera.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors over 65 and students with a valid I.D., or $50 for VIP tickets with priority entrance and seating. Tickets may be purchased through Tigertail online at www.tigertail.org or by phone at 305 545 8546, through TicketMaster at their outlets or by phone at 305 358 5885 or 954 523 3309.
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THE DELRAY BEACH CHORALE CELEBRATES ITS 26TH YEAR WITH A PERFORMANCE SUNDAY APRIL 13 4:00 P.M. AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY, 33 GLEASON ST., 2 BLOCKS EAST OF THE INTRACOASTAL OFF ATLANTIC AVE. THE CHORUS WILL BE JOINED BY THE DELRAY FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA.
THE CHORUS WILL BE PERFORMING “THE CREATION” AN ORATORIO BY FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN. HAYDN WROTE THIS WORK, OFTEN CONSIDERED HIS MASTERPIECE BETWEEN 1796 AND 1798. “THE CREATION” DEPICTS AND CELEBRATES THE CREATION OF THE WORLD AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLICAL BOOK OF GENESIS.
IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT HAYDN WAS AT ONE TIME THE COURT MUSICIAN FOR THE WEALTHY ESTERHAZY FAMILY IN AUSTRIA WHERE THE DELRAY BEACH CHORALE PERFORMED AS ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE ESTERHAZY PALACE.
ALSO JOINING THE CHORALE ARE THREE SOLOISTS WHO PROVIDE THE NARRATIVE OF THE STORY. THEY ARE KAREN FELLER, SOPRANO, BRYON GROHMAN, TENOR AND WILLIAM STAFFORD, BARITONE. THE CHORALE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY KENT A. MORGAN, MUSIC DIRECTOR WHO NOTED THAT THE PIECE “REQUIRES A LEVEL OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THAT OUR 65 MEMBER CHORUS CAN PRODUCE.” THE MUSIC HAS A LIVELY DANCING QUALITY.
KAREN FELLER MADE HER EUROPEAN OPERA DEBUT WITH THE STATISCHE BUHNEN EFURT IN ERFURT, GERMANY AS THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT IN MOZART’S “THE MAGIC FLUTE.” SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE GRAND OPERA CHORUS WITH WHOM SHE HAS PERFORMED SEVERAL ROLES INCLUDING EMMIE IN BENJAMIN BRITTEN’S “ALBERT HERRING” AND THE NOVICE IN PUCCINI’S “SUOR ANGELICA.”
BRYON GROHMAN, TENOR PERFORMS FREQUENTLY AS SOLOIST ON BOTH THE CONCERT AND OPERA STAGE. MR. GROHMAN MADE HIS BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DEBUT IN OLIVER KNUSSEN’S “WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE” GROHMAN PREMIERED THE ROLE OF NICHOLAS IN A PERFORMANCE OF “DEATH AND THE POWERS” A NEW OPERA PREVIEWED IN MONTE CARLO DURING THE 2005 OPERA EUROPA CONFERENCE. FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE SCHUBERT’S “MASS IN E FLAT” WITH THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS.
WILLIAM R. STAFFORD HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A PERFORMER WHOSE WIDE RANGING REPERTOIRE INCLUDES OPERA, SACRED MUSIC, MUSICAL THEATRE AND SWING/STANDARDS. MR. STAFFORD HAS BEEN HEARD AS MARCELLO AND SCHAUNARD IN “LA BOHEME, PAPAGENO IN “THE MAGIC FLUTE,” THE FATHER IN “HANSEL AND GRETEL,” SILVIO IN “PAGLIACCI,” AMONG OTHERS.
TICKETS ARE $20 ADULTS, $5 STUDENTS AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 800 984-SATB (7282) OR GO TO www.delraybeachchorale.org
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Orchestra Miami WHAT: Orchestra Miami with Nestor Torres in concert
WHEN: Friday, April 18, 2008 at 8:00 pm
WHERE: Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street, Miami, free parking for all ticket holders
TICKETS: $30 - $60, reserved seating
$20, seniors/students with I.D., reserved seating
On sale through TicketMaster outlets, www.tickemaster.com and (305) 358-5885 or (954) 523-3309 and
in-person at Miami-Dade County Auditorium box office (for hours call 305 547 5414)
For group sales discounted tickets and more information www.orchestramiami.org
or (305) 274-2103
Orchestra Miami in Concert with Flautist Nestor Torres
2008 Season Continues April 18 at Miami-Dade County Auditorium
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 Florida¹s new professional ensemble. On Friday, April 18 the Orchestra performs with guest artist Nestor Torres, the popular Grammy Award-winning flautist, in the groundbreaking show, En Concierto....Con Nestor Torres. The concert takes place at 8:00 pm at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 West Flagler Street, in Miami.
Jazz flautist Nestor Torres has been captivating audiences for more than two decades with his distinctive mix of Latin, Jazz and Pop sounds. By transforming the flute¹s role in the current musical landscape, this remarkable virtuoso has earned a devoted following, and has practically established a new genre of popular music. In En Concierto....Con Nestor Torres he both goes back to his musical roots and at the same time expands his repertoire by performing with the classically based Orchestra Miami, under the direction of Music Director Elaine Rinaldi. Using a core of outstanding former members of the old Florida Philharmonic, the Orchestra soars with Torres¹ inspired flute playing as they tackle rumba-tinged symphonic compositions, traditional Cuban Danzones and contemporary works. The concert includes the World Premiere of the Danzon "Arcaño Al Bate," by the recently deceased icon Cachao.
"Our En Concierto concerts are Orchestra Miami¹s way of finding what is Miami, and putting it into music," says Elaine Rinaldi.. "Nestor Torres is the perfect choice for our first En Concierto, as he not only has the classical background, but the deep connection to Miami and its musical heritage. We are thrilled to be working with this stellar artist."
Nestor Torres was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. At 18, he moved to New York, where he studied jazz and classical at the Mannes School of Music, and later at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. During this time he played in Latin dance clubs mingling with the likes of Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, Hector Lavoe and Tito Puente. Torres moved to Miami in 1981 and in 1989 released his successful debut album, "Morning Ride." He went on to perform and record with a variety of musical luminaries, including Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. In 2001, Nestor Torres won a Latin Grammy for his CD "This Side of Paradise." In his most recent release, "Dances, Prayers & Meditations for Peace," Torres layers numerous shades of Classical, Jazz and World Music with Hip-Hop and Reggaeton grooves and shows, by musical example, how we can embrace the universal elements that unite us.
Tickets for the En Concierto With....Nestor Torres are $30 to $60, with specially priced tickets for seniors and students with I.D. at $20, all reserved seating, and may be purchased through TicketMaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 305 358 5885 or 954 523 3309. They are also available in-person at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium box office; for hours call 305 547 5414. There is ample free parking at the theater. For more information you can visit www.orchestramiami.org or call Orchestra Miami at (305) 274-2103.
Orchestra Miami, founded in 2006 by Music Director Elaine Rinaldi, exists to meet the unique cultural needs of a growing community. In its brief history, Orchestra Miami has already begun to fulfill its mission of bringing affordable concerts of quality symphonic music to a variety of venues in Miami-Dade County. The 2008 season began in February with the critically acclaimed Ricordi Opera Gala, featuring an outstanding group of guest singers including Eglise Guttierez, Eduardo Villa and Mark Rucker. The season continues after Nestor Torres with a concert with world-renowned classical guitarist Angel Romero on May 31 at Gusman Hall at the University of Miami and June 1 at Miami Beach¹s Lincoln Theater. In addition to its own quality programming, Orchestra Miami has provided superior orchestras for many of Miami¹s visiting guest artists including Andrea Bocelli and Juan Diego Florez.
En Concierto With....Nestor Torres and Orchestra Miami¹s 2008 season are made possible in part with the support of Barilla Holding; BelGioioso; BioRep Technologies; Citizens Interested in the Arts; Dade Community Foundation; Patricia and Phillip Frost; Gunster Yoakley & Stewart; Marvin & Isa Leibowitz; Lopez Cantera Charitable Foundation; Audrey Love Charitable Foundation; Olga & David Melin Foundation; Miami-Dade County Auditorium and the Miami-Dade County Department of Parks and Recreation; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Miami Salon Group; Northern Trust; Ricordi Foundation for Music and Medicine; WLRN-FM and many other individual supporters.
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Boynton Woman’s Club welcomes Copeland Davis, renown pianist, at First Sunday Concert Series.
Place: Boynton Woman’s Club, 1010 S. Federal Highway
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Time: 3 p.m. Reception follows performance & Poets of the Palm Beaches exhibit works
Price: $15 with reservation/$20 at the door
Call RoseMarie (561) 731 5882
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