Events

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Rodolfo Zuniga + Surfaces

Miami Beach Urban Studios 420 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, FL, United States

Catch a night of great music with alumnus Rodolfo Zuniga + Surfaces. A native of San Jose, Costa Rica, Rodolfo Zuniga has become one of the most in-demand drummers and music educators in Miami. He performs and records regularly with Gary Campbell, Silvano Monasterios, Errol Rackipov, Steven Scott and many other jazz pros. As a bandleader and [...]

Free

FIU Artist-in-Residence Series: Amernet String Quartet with Guest Cellist Yehuda Hanani

Miami Beach Urban Studios 420 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, FL, United States

Distinguished guest cellist Yehuda Hanani joins the Amernet String Quartet for a magical chamber music experience featuring Suite No. 3 in C-Major by Bach, Serenade in C-Major by Dohnanyi, and String Quintet in C-Major by Boccherini. This concert is free, and no ticket is required.   ABOUT THE AMERNET The Amernet String Quartet has garnered worldwide [...]

Free

FIU Sings! American Voices

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

The diversity of the American experience can be heard through the rich tradition of choral singing. The FIU Choirs and the Jazz Vocal Ensemble present an evening of music by a wide range of composers from Hawaiian composer Queen Lili’uokelani to Ysaye Barnwell, as they express their voices through music. The concert will open with Leonard [...]

$5 – $15

Latin American Choral Festival: FIU Sings! An evening of Zarzuela & Art Song

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

Enjoy an evening of rich Art Song and Zarzuela repertoire of Spain, Latin America, and Cuba in a performance by members of the FIU Opera Theater. Directed by Vindhya Khare and Juvenal Correa-Salas.   Ticketing $15 General Admission; $10 FIU Faculty, Staff, & Alumni; $5 Students         What is Zarzuela? In the [...]

$5 – $15

FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra presents Guaguancó

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

The FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra, directed by guitarist/composer Mesut Özgen, will present an exciting program of music from Renaissance to modern, as well as jazz and traditional musics from around the world. Enjoy Leo Brouwer's Danza Característica and Paisaje cubano con campanas with live electronics; Verano Porteño by Astor Piazzolla; Criolla para Adelita by Martin Pedreira [...]

$5 – $15

Jazz Big Band Hits!

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

Our 17-piece FIU Studio Jazz Big Band, directed by Jim Hacker, pays homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions. Enjoy tunes by Thelonious Monk, Stan Kenton, Bob Mintzer and others. With major performances annually both as a featured group and with world-renowned guest artists, the band has [...]

$5 – $15

FIU Wind Ensemble & Soloist Karli Viña present Reflections

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

Join the FIU Wind Ensemble for their season finale with a feature performance by new FIU faculty member, Karli Viña, as percussion soloist for “Concertino for Timpani, Brass, and Percussion” by Michael Colgrass. Enjoy other works by Bin Kaneda, Brahms, Sweelinck, Pierson, and Bach that are designed to make you reflect on life. Directed by Dr. [...]

$5 – $15

FIU Wind Ensemble: Sound & Vision: This World Alive

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

Buy Tickets   Brenton Alston, conductor The Wind and Percussion Concert Series is proud to present the first concert with the FIU Wind Ensemble entitled “Sound & Vision: The World Alive.” This concert will feature Michael Daugherty’s tribute to Desi Arnaz and a consortium premiere of Steve Danyew’s "Into the Silent Land," a poignant [...]

$5 – $15

FIU String Chamber Ensembles

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

The string chamber ensembles at Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts 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, [...]

Free

FIU Piano Students in Recital

Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FL

Join the FIU piano students in a free evening of masterful classics! Directed by FIU Coordinator of Keyboard Studies Jose Lopez. No ticket required.

Free