Friday, October 11, 2013

Bruce Hornsby, Karrin Allyson, and Christian McBride Trio...Selling Fast! Order Today!







Featuring:

Latin Jazz Icon ARTURO SANDOVAL;
International Salsa Superstar LUIS ENRIQUE;
Celebrated jazz greats CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE and KARRIN ALLYSON;
Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter JOAN OSBORNE;
Plus…One-Night-Only Tributes to
HENRY MANCINI AND BRUCE HORNSBY

Celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season this October, the University of Miami Frost School of Music’s acclaimed Festival Miami -- Florida’s premier live music festival -- will present unique programming by a diverse blend of award-winning artists in a variety of genres who showcase their artistic prowess alongside astounding students and faculty artists from the Frost School of Music throughout October 2013. More than 25 concerts and events are organized into four themes: Great Performances, Jazz and Beyond, Music of the Americas, and Creative American Music.

The FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND performs a high-energy tribute to multi-Grammy winning singer-songwriter BRUCE HORNSBY -- a Frost School of Music alumnus -- featuring new arrangements of music from throughout his illustrious career, on October 11. breakthrough hit single “One of Us,” which sold over 3 million copies on first release. International salsa singer-songwriter-guitarist LUIS ENRIQUE -- who is renowned for his popular hit single “Yo No Sé Mañana” -- will perform his “romantic salsa style” on October 12. The following night, October 13, Festival Miami presents Fiddles on Fire, featuring the return of crossover violin master MARK O’CONNOR, a Festival Miami favorite who brilliantly melds folk, country and classical traditions into distinctive forms. He will be joined by GLENN BASHAM for an extraordinary display of violin virtuosity of epic dimension with fingers flying, toes tapping, and a blaze of excitement as they create an improvisatory mash-up of roaring bluegrass, jazz and country fiddle. Student fiddlers and national champion finalists from the Frost School of Music will also showcase their prodigious talents. The MANHATTAN PIANO TRIO, an electrifying chamber group that has quickly become one of the most exciting and dynamic young ensembles in the U.S., will perform a concert on October 16, featuring compositions by Frost School of Music faculty CHARLES MASON, LANSING MCLOSKEY, and DOROTHY HINDMAN. Grammy-winning conductor and composer JOSÉ SEREBRIER returns to the Festival Miami stage on October 22 and 23 to conduct two programs with the COSTA RICA NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Thirty years ago, Serebrier was the first artistic director of a new “International Music Festival of the Americas,” now known as Festival Miami. DownBeat magazine “Rising Star” jazz vocalist KARRIN ALLYSON will perform with the DownBeat Student Award-winning Frost Jazz Vocal 1 Ensemble (JV1) on October 24; Latin jazz icon ARTURO SANDOVAL will bring his unabashed virtuosic trumpet talents and beautiful ballad playing to Miami on October 26; the Frost School of Music’s outstanding faculty, students, and ensembles, including the FROST CHORALE, the FROST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, and tenor soloist TONY BOUTTÉ, will be featured in a spectacular program celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the 20th century’s greatest composers, on October 29. Jazz bassist extraordinaire CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE’s trio performs on October 30. A three-time Grammy Award winner, McBride has worked with the best of the very best in jazz, R&B, and pop music. Festival Miami concludes its 2013 season in collaboration with Jazz Roots—A Larry Rosen Jazz Series with Jazz Roots: Pink Panther at 50. This spectacular concert staged on November 1 at the Adrienne Arsht Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic film, The Pink Panther, and its composer—the musical genius Henry Mancini, who is renowned for his memorable film and television scores. This tribute program features an all-star roster of special guest artists, backed by the University of Miami Frost School of Music's extraordinary HENRY MANCINI INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA. Tickets are available through the Arsht Center Box Office at 305-949-6722 or online at www.arshtcenter.org

For the Festival Miami’s 30th Anniversary Season, special artwork has been created by young, up-and-coming Miami artist ALEXANDER MIJARES -- who has wowed the local and national art world with his stunning paintings and sculpture – which will be featured on all of the Festival’s publications and promotional materials.

TICKET INFORMATION
Concerts are held in the intimate 600-seat UM Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus, unless otherwise indicated. Tickets start at $15 and several free concerts are also offered. All tickets and season packages will be available to the public starting August 1st. For tickets and the full Festival Miami 2013 schedule, visit
www.festivalmiami.com, or call 305-284-4940.

CALENDAR LISTING INFORMATION


Friday, October 11, 8:00 p.m.
Frost Studio Jazz Band—Tribute to Bruce Hornsby
Frost Studio Jazz Band
Stephen Guerra, director
Bruce Hornsby, guest composer
The Frost Studio Jazz Band performs a high-energy tribute to multi-Grammy winning singer-songwriter Bruce Hornsby, B.M. ’77, featuring new arrangements that highlight Hornsby’s distinctive style. The Frost Studio Jazz Band, directed by Stephen Guerra, won a DownBeat Student Award last year. They now bring their dynamic energy to the Festival Miami stage!
Tickets: $30 / $20 / $15

Saturday, October 12, 8:00 p.m.
Luis Enrique—Romantic Salsa at Its Best
Luis Enrique, vocals
Robert Vilera: musical director, timbals
Héctor "Wichy" Camacho: vocals
Mónica Sierra: vocals
William Paredes: trombone
Dante Vargas: trumpet
Jorge Laboy: guitar
Daniel Stable: bass
William "Kachiro" Thompson: congas
Criatian Cuevas: piano & keyboards

Superstar salsa singer-songwriter-guitarist Luis Enrique is the winner of a Grammy Award for “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album,” winner of a Latin Grammy Award for “Best Salsa Album,” as well as a Latin Grammy Award for “Best Song the Year” for his popular hit single “Yo No Sé Mañana.” Beloved for his romantic salsa style, Enrique’s other hits include “Deseos,” “Tengo Ganas,” “Tú No Le Amas Le Temes” and “Cómo Volver a Ser Feliz.”
Tickets: $60 / $50 / $40

Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
Fiddles on Fire—Featuring Mark O’Connor and Glenn Basham
Mark O’Connor, violin
Glenn Basham, violin
James Schlenler, violin
With fingers flying, toes tapping, and a blaze of excitement lighting up the stage, violinists extraordinaire Mark O’Connor and Glenn Basham create a roaring bluegrass, jazz and country fiddle mash-up you won’t want to miss! Student fiddlers and national champion finalists from the Frost School of Music also stoke the musical fire with their prodigious talents.
Tickets: $30 / $20 / $15

Tuesday, October 15, 8:00 p.m.
Frost Chamber Players—Play Beethoven and Ravel
Trudy Kane, flute; Margaret Donaghue, clarinet; Richard Todd, horn;
Glenn Basham, violin; Scott Flavin, violin;
Pamela McConnell, viola; Ross Harbaugh, cello;
Paul Posnak, piano; Deborah Fleisher, harp
Each year, Festival Miami presents first-rate chamber music concerts and highlights outstanding faculty performers in its annual Frost Chamber Players concert. For this 30th anniversary concert, horn virtuoso Richard Todd assembles an outstanding program including classic chamber ensemble favorites such as Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat, Op. 20, and Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro—plus a few surprises!
General admission
Tickets: $20 / $15 seniors

Wednesday, October 16, 8:00 p.m.
Manhattan Piano Trio—Grand Prize Winners
Wayne Lee, violin
Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello
Milana Strezeva, piano
The Manhattan Piano Trio is an electrifying chamber group that performs an astonishing array of repertoire ranging from the tradition to contemporary. Hailed by critics as "a grand departure from the usual" (News Herald), the Manhattan Piano Trio has quickly become one of the most creative, exciting, and dynamic young ensembles in the United States. Works by award-winning faculty composers will be featured including Glisten by Lansing McLoskey, Jerusalem Windows by Dorothy Hindman, and Three Legged Race by Charles Norman Mason, alongside standard piano trio repertory.
Tickets: $30 / $20 / $15

Thursday, October 17, Q&A 7:15 p.m.; Concert 8:00 p.m.
Paulinho Garcia—Brazilian Vocalist
Paulinho Garcia, vocals, guitar
Gary Keller, saxophone
Ana Flavia Zuim, host
The soothing sounds of Brazilian jazz guitar and vocals, performed by award winning recording artist Paulinho Garcia—named “best vocalist” at the 16th Annual Brazilian International Press Awards (2013), and a “Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz” by the Chicago Tribune (2010)—will expand your appreciation for the Bossa Nova, Samba and other popular Brazilian styles. Saxophonist Gary Keller will also join Garcia on stage for a few special arrangements. A Q&A session will open the evening, hosted by Brazilian-born faculty vocal artist Ana Flavia Zuim, followed by a stimulating concert that will take you on a relaxing musical journey and satisfy your soul.
Tickets: $30 / $20 / $15

Friday, October 18, 8:00 p.m.
Elizabeth Caballero—With Robynne Redmon and Kevin Short
Elizabeth Caballero, soprano
Robynne Redmon, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Short, bass-baritone
Elaine Rinaldi, piano
The delightful lyric soprano Elizabeth Caballero, described by The New York Times as “a thrilling balance of pearly tone, exacting technique and brazen physicality,” presents an enchanting recital of operatic favorites with acclaimed mezzo-soprano Robynne Redmon and bass-baritone Kevin Short, accompanied by pianist Elaine Rinaldi. Scheduled repertoire includes arias, duets and trios from operas by Mozart, Puccini, Verdi and more. Caballero will be honored at the concert with the Frost School of Music Distinguished Alumna Award.
Tickets: $40 / $30 / $20

Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Ana Popovic—Blues Guitar Sensation
Ana Popovic, guitar, vocals
Yugoslavian blues-rock guitarist Ana Popovic is a multi-nominated Blues Music Award artist and Billboard and Amazon chart-topper. USA Today tagged her latest project Can You Stand the Heat as a “Pick of the Week.” An international touring artist, she performed at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz Fest and has jammed at a variety of blues festivals with her idols Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, B. B. King, Sonny Landreth, and John Lee Hooker Jr. In addition, Popovic was a featured radio guest artist on NPR Music and has appeared on the cover of Vintage Guitar magazine, American Blues Scene and many other magazines.
Tickets: $40 / $30 / $20

Sunday, October 20, 4:00 p.m.
Cecile Licad—Plays Romantic Piano Masterworks
Powerhouse Filipina pianist Cecile Licad is admired for her astonishing technique and sonorous interpretations of a wide palette of piano masterworks. For this solo recital, Licad has selected a beautiful program of mostly romantic works composed by renowned piano virtuosos of the early 20th century. Scheduled repertoire includes Edward MacDowell’s Woodland Sketches, Op. 51; Ferruccio Busoni’s American Indian Diary, Cecile Chaminade’s Sonata in C minor, Op. 21; Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s Grand Scherzo, Op. 57; Ballade, Op. 85; La Jota Aragonesa, Op. 14; Manchega, Op. 38; Souvenirs d'Andalousie, Op. 22; William Mason’s Silver Spring, Op. 6 and Leo Ornstein’s Piano Sonata No. 4.
Tickets: $40 / $30 / $20

Tuesday, October 22, 8:00 p.m.
Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra
Program I—Meza, Gershwin, and Shostakovich
Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier, conductor
Shelly Berg, piano
Thirty years ago, conductor, composer and orchestrator José Serebrier was the first artistic director of a new “International Music Festival of the Americas,” now known as Festival Miami. Now with eight Grammy awards, including the Latin Grammy for "Best Classical Album of 2004” and a celebrated career as a conductor, Serebrier returns with the Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra in the spirit of the maestro’s founding vision to bring internationally acclaimed touring artists and orchestras to Miami. The first program opens with a U.S. premiere of Imágines by acclaimed Costa Rican composer Vinicio Meza. Then, pianist Shelly Berg performs a stunning rendition of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for orchestra plus jazz trio. The concert concludes with lively music from the 1955 film, The Gadfly, composed by Russian master Dmitri Shostakovich.
Tickets: $30 / $25 / $20
UM Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus

Wednesday, October 23 (Call 305-284-4940 for time)
Karrin Allyson Master Class
Free, Ticket Required
General Admission

Wednesday, October 23, 8:00 p.m.
Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra
Program II—Premieres Latin American Composers
Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra
José Serebrier, conductor
Sharon Bezaly, flute
Frost Chorale
Karen Kennedy, director

The Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra’s second program at Festival Miami presents two more premieres by Latin American composers: De la Sabiduría del Rey Salomón by Marvin Camacho (U.S. premiere) and They Rode Into the Sunset—Music for an Imaginary Film by José Serebrier (world premiere). Outstanding flutist Sharon Bezaly then takes the stage as featured soloist in Serebrier’s colorful Flute Concerto with Tango. The evening concludes with dance music from two popular operas: Three scenes from Carmen Symphony by Georges Bizet/arr. José Serebrier and “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin, which also features the magnificent Frost Chorale.
Tickets: $30 / $25 / $20
UM Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus

Thursday, October 24, 8:00 p.m.
Karrin Allyson, Jazz Vocalist—In Harmony with JV1
Karrin Allyson, vocals
Frost Jazz Vocal 1 Ensemble
Kate Reid, director
Described by The New York Times as “a complete artist…one of the jazz world’s finest,” the soulful, incredible four-time Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson performs an engaging concert with award-winning Frost Jazz Vocal 1 Ensemble (JV1), now under the direction of Kate Reid, the Frost School’s new jazz vocal program director. Karrin Allyson’s depth of expression and resonant voice are enchanting. Allyson will also present a free master class on Wednesday, October 23, that is free and open to the public, see website for details.
Tickets: $30 / $25 / $20

Friday, October 25, 8:00 p.m.
Vince Mendoza, Arranger-Composer—A Night of Sophisticated Jazz
Frost Concert Jazz Band
John Daversa, director
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
Vince Mendoza, composer, guest conductor
Composer/orchestrator/arranger Vince Mendoza has earned six Grammy Awards and 25 Grammy nominations with such artists as Björk, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin, Sting and Joni Mitchell. His music is often described as abstract impressionism—a sophisticated blend of chamber music and jazz, a la Gil Evans.  Here, Mendoza pairs up with the Frost Concert Jazz Band and the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra for an amazing concert of original works in both big band and orchestral settings. Mendoza will also present a free master class on Thursday, October 24 at 2 p.m. that is open to the public, see website for details.
Tickets: $30 / $25 / $20

Saturday, October 26, 8:00 p.m.
Arturo Sandoval—Jazz, Tango, Bebop and More
Arturo Sandoval, trumpet
Ed Calle- Sax
Dennis Marks- Bass
Alexis Arce  - Drums
Kemuel Roig- piano   

Latin Jazz icon Arturo Sandoval brings his unabashed virtuosic trumpet talents and beautiful ballad playing to Festival Miami’s 30th Anniversary season, this time performing a variety of selections from his latest project, Tango Como Yo Te Siento (“Tango, How I Feel You); his 2013 Grammy Award winning album Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You), plus his multi-Latin Grammy Award winning album Time for Love described by Billboard magazine as “a dinner-jazz gem that could be the zenith of his 20-plus-year recording career.” Sandoval sings and plays the piano, too—come out and show some love for one of Miami’s most adored celebrities.
Tickets: $45 / $35 / $25
UM Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables campus

Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
The Okee Dokee Brothers—Children’s Concert
Justin Lansing, vocals, banjo
Joe Mailander, vocals, guitar
Becky Gaunt, fiddle
Liz Draper, upright bass
An Americana folk concert the whole family will enjoy! If you haven’t heard The Okee Dokee Brothers—2013 Grammy Award winners in the Best Children’s Album category and two-time Parent’s Choice Award recipients—you are in for a rollicking treat.  Originally from Denver, two witty singer-songwriters, Justin Lansing on banjo and Joe Mailander on guitar have garnered praise from the likes of NPR's All Things Considered and USA Today. Their Grammy winning album, Can you Canoe? was inspired by a month-long adventure paddling down the Mississippi River. Children are invited to dress in Halloween costumes and enjoy an after-concert A-B-C party: Apple juice, Balloons and Cookies.  Presented in collaboration with Sunday Afternoons of Music for Children.
General admission $15 adults / $10 children (2-12) / Free (children under 2 years old)

Monday, October 28, (Call 305-284-4940 for time)
Christian McBride Trio Master Class
Free, Ticket Required
General Admission

Tuesday, October 29, 7:15 p.m. Pre-Concert Lecture; Concert 8:00 p.m.
Benjamin Britten 100th Birthday Celebration—A Boy Was Born
Featuring
Tony Boutté, tenor, concert host
Alan Johnson, piano
Richard Todd, horn
Deborah Fleisher, harp
Anastasiya Naplekova, piano
Frost Opera Theater
Alan Johnson, director
Frost Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Sleeper, director
Frost Chorale
Karen Kennedy, director
Festival Miami presents a special concert in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, one of the 20th century’s greatest composers. The festivities begin with a captivating pre-concert presentation, providing insight into the composer’s life and work. Tenor soloist and concert host Tony Boutté is featured in works showcasing many of the Frost School of Music’s outstanding faculty, students, and ensembles. The Frost Chorale under the direction of Karen Kennedy performs “Choral Dances from Gloriana” and the Frost Opera Theater presents a scene from Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Faculty members Alan Johnson and Richard Todd join Boutté to perform Britten’s captivating Canticle III, Still falls the rain. Two competition-winning students then perform two of Britten’s solo works, Twelve Variations on a Theme for solo piano and Elegy for solo viola. The Frost Symphony Orchestra performs one of Britten’s final works, Suite on English Folk Tunes ‘A Time There Was…’ To round out the commemoration, Boutté will join the Frost Symphony to give the first public performance of Britten's Three Small Songs, plus the U.S. premiere of Everyone Sang, for tenor and orchestra.
Tickets: $30 / $20 / $15

Wednesday, October 30, 8:00 p.m.
Christian McBride Trio—Consummate Jazz Mastery
Christian McBride Trio
Christian McBride, bass
Christian Sands, piano
Ulysses Owens, Jr., drums
Stamps Jazz Quintet
Aidan Lombard, trumpet; Sam Hart, saxophone;
Quinn Sengupta, piano; Robert Bruya, bass;
Marcelo Bourque-Perez, drums
Bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride has been one of the most important and omnipresent figures in the jazz world for 20 years...and he isn’t even 40 yet! His jazz trio is described as “one of the most intoxicating, least predictable bands on the scene today.” McBride is a three-time Grammy Award winner and co-director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. An in-demand performer, arranger, composer, and educator, he has worked with the best of the very best in jazz, R&B, and pop including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, Sting, Bruce Hornsby and Queen Latifah, to name a few. While at Festival Miami, the Christian McBride Trio will present a master class on Monday, October 28 that is free and open to the public, and will mentor the new freshman Stamps Jazz Quintet, who will debut at this fabulous concert.
Tickets: $40 / $30 / $20

Friday, November 1, 8:00 p.m.
Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center
Jazz Roots: Pink Panther at 50—Featuring Frost School’s HMI Orchestra
Monica Mancini, Cyrille Aimée, Nicole Henry, Jon Secada, vocalists
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra
Scott Flavin, resident conductor
Festival Miami closes its 2013 season in collaboration with Jazz Roots - A Larry Rosen Jazz Series and presents Pink Panther at 50. This spectacular concert staged at the beautiful Adrienne Arsht Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the iconic film, The Pink Panther, and its composer—the musical genius Henry Mancini, who is renowned for his memorable film and television scores. This one-night-only tribute program features an all-star roster of special guest artists, backed by the University of Miami Frost School of Music's extraordinary Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra. Guest soloists include international superstar Jon Secada; sultry vocalist and Grammy nominee Monica Mancini - daughter of the late Mancini; the powerhouse vocalist Nicole Henry; and the Miami debut of New York based French singer Cyrille Aimée, who recently took top prize in the first-ever Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition.
Presented in collaboration with Jazz Roots and the Adrienne Arsht Center
Tickets: Order tickets through the Arsht Center Box Office at 305-949-6722 or online at www.arshtcenter.org.

All artists, dates, locations, times and repertoire are subject to change without notice.

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About Festival Miami
Festival Miami has set a precedent over the last 29 years by providing a series that blends artistically and culturally diverse music with educational opportunities. The festival offers 20-30 concerts each season, providing for people of all ages the chance to be enriched by live musical performances. It is unrivaled in its scope of musical presentations and is known throughout South Florida, the U.S., and the international community for its cultural contributions while expanding academic opportunities and cultural enrichment to all of South Florida and its visitors.
The Festival’s concert series features the Frost School’s widely known artist-faculty and student ensembles, and an educational mission that includes children’s concerts, master classes, lectures, forums, and concerts that highlight historically significant events. 
For a complete listing of concerts and to order tickets online visit www.festivalmiami.com or email festivalmiami.music@miami.edu for additional information. The Festival Miami Advance Ticket Sales Office phone number is (305) 284-4940.  Hours are Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All performances are held at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, located at the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music, 1314 Miller Drive, on the University of Miami’s Coral Gables Campus (unless otherwise noted). For more information on the Frost School of Music, visit www.music.miami.edu
                                               
About the University of Miami
The University of Miami is the largest private research institution in the southeastern United States. The University's mission is to provide quality education, attract and retain outstanding students, support the faculty and their research, and build an endowment for University initiatives. www.miami.edu

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