The season hits the
ground running w/
Sybarite5
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center’s (SMDCAC) Cabaret Series opens with the eclectic string quintet
Sybarite5. The group performs popular songs from famous contemporary
groups like Radiohead to classical pieces by Mozart and other famed
composers. Performances are Friday, October 18 at 8:30pm and Saturday,
October 19 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day
of show. To purchase tickets visit www.smdcac.org or call the Box Office at
786-573-5300. The Center is located at 10950 SW 211 Street, Cutler
Bay.
The Cabaret Series takes place in the
intimate Black Box Theater space which seats up to 130 people. The series
includes evening and matinee shows featuring jazz, string groups, flamenco,
comedy, blues, vocalists, Broadway show tunes and soulful singers. The lounge
setting has table seating, food, drinks and a relaxed
atmosphere.
About
Sybarite5
“Their
rock star status…is well deserved. Their classically honed technique mixed with
grit and all out passionate attack transfixes the audience...” That is how The Sarasota Herald
Tribune described Sybarite5, the first string quintet ever selected
as a winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition in its 60
year history. Comprised of Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela
Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass, Sybarite5 has
taken audiences by storm all across the US, forever changing the perception of
chamber music performance. From the moment their bows hit the strings, this
quintet of talented, diverse musicians takes the audience on an exciting ride
that engages the senses and redefines the rules.
From Mozart
to Radiohead, Sybarite5’s eclectic repertoire and dynamic performance
style is turning heads throughout the music world: “[Sybarite5] excelled at the
exquisite...[playing] with relish, a sense of comfort, and a frisson of
missionary zeal” (The Washington Post). The Quintet’s debut EP disc
Disturb the Silence, featuring music by Radiohead and Piazzolla, plus two
original works written for Sybarite5, was released in spring 2011 and quickly
reached the top ten on the Billboard charts. The group’s follow-up CD,
Everything in its Right Place, is a continuation of the Radiohead
Remixed Project and was released in November 2012 on the CAG Records
label.
The group
visits sixteen states and the US Virgin Islands during the 2013-14 season, with
featured performances for the Washington Performing Arts Society (DC); Strings
in the Mountains Festival (CO), including a collaboration with Daniel Bernard
Roumain; UTC Fine Arts Center (TN); South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (FL);
Fairbanks Concert Association (AK); Indiana State University Lively Arts and
Weis Center at Bucknell University (PA), University of Dayton and Ohio
University (OH); University of Wyoming Cultural Arts (WY); Johns Hopkins
University (MD), as well as Sybarute5’s own New York series at the cell
theatre. Fall 2013 also includes a week-long educational residency with Quad
City Arts (IL), culminating in a concert co-presented by the Quad City Symphony
(IA).
Recent performance highlights
include
Sybarite5’s Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall on the CAG series, Library of
Congress, Aspen Music Festival, UC San Diego, University of Arizona, Sun Valley
Center for the Arts, University of Nevada/Reno, Chautauqua Institution,
Tuckamore Chamber Music Festival, and in New York at Lincoln Center, Time Warner
Center, Tishman Auditorium and Bohemian National Hall. The Quintet has also
performed at such diverse NYC locations as Galapagos Artspace, the Apple Store,
the Museum of Sex, the Core Club and the Cutting Room. The group has also
performed on the CBS Early Show and for his Holiness the Dalai
Lama.
Ongoing
programs include the Radiohead Remixed Project, The Shuffle
Effect and New Music IDOL (featuring a series of short
newly-commissioned works by student composers, in collaboration with University
composition departments). Also at the 2011 CAG Competition, Sybarite5 was
awarded the Sylvia Ann Hewlett Adventurous Artist Prize, which was used to
commission new pieces for Radiohead Remixed and to produce the CD,
Everything in its Right Place. In spring 2015, the Quintet looks forward
to premiering the world’s first concerto for string quintet and orchestra by the
acclaimed American composer Dan Visconti.
Formed
at the Aspen Music Festival, Sybarite5
was the first string quintet admitted to the Aspen Advanced String Quartet
Studies program, where the group worked with Earl Carlyss of the Juilliard
Quartet, bassist Edgar Meyer and the Cavani, American and Ying Quartets.
Currently the ensemble continues its tenure at the Aspen Music Festival in a new
capacity as the AMFS Alumni Ensemble.
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts
Center, designed by an internationally-acclaimed design team that includes
Arquitectonica International, Inc. (architects), Fisher Dachs Associates, Inc.
(theater design), Artec Consultants, Inc. (acoustics), and AMS Planning &
Research Corp. (theater management), provides, for the first time, a
state-of-the-art cultural venue and community gathering place in the southern
part of Miami-Dade County. The Center features prominent works of art created
by Miami artist Robert Chambers who was commissioned by Miami-Dade County’s Art
in Public Places program to design a kinetic light wall and sculptures for the
theater. The Center is an integral part of the economic and cultural development
of the area, offering quality artistic programming and community
accessibility.
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts
Center is managed by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, with
funding support from the Office of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of
County Commissioners. The Center is dedicated to presenting and supporting arts
and culture and providing access to the arts to the entire Miami-Dade County
community.
About the Building
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
serves as a showcase for the performing and media arts, welcoming people from
all backgrounds and economic means. The facility includes 961 seat
state-of-the- art theater, which features a fly tower, orchestra pit, front of
house spaces (box office, lobby, concessions, etc.) and back of house support
spaces (dressing rooms, storage and work areas, administrative offices, etc.).
The site also includes an activities building which houses lab / experimental
theaters, and may be used for classrooms, rehearsals, and small-scale
performances. A beautiful outdoor plaza allows for festivals, art shows, and
other outdoor activities. The concert lawn “back yard” slopes to the Black
Creek Canal, and can host outdoor concerts, performances and
events.
The
Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs
Council develop cultural excellence, diversity and participation throughout
Miami-Dade County by strategically creating and promoting opportunities for
artists and cultural organizations, and our residents and visitors who are their
audiences. The Department directs the Art in Public Places program and serves
its board, the Art in Public Places Trust, commissioning, curating, maintaining
and promoting the County’s art collection. The Department also manages,
programs and operates the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, a campus of
state-of-the-art cultural facilities in Cutler Bay, as well as Miami-Dade
County Auditorium, Joseph Caleb Auditorium and the African Heritage Cultural
Arts Center, all dedicated to presenting and supporting excellence in the arts
for the entire community. Through staff, board and programmatic resources, the
Department, the Council and the Trust promote, coordinate and support Miami-Dade
County’s more than 1,000 not-for-profit cultural organizations as well as
thousands of resident artists through grants, technical assistance, public
information and interactive community planning. The Department receives funding
through the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, The
Children’s Trust, the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of Florida
through the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the
Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation. Other support and services are provided by TicketWeb for the
Culture Shock Miami program, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau,
the South Florida Cultural Consortium and the Tourist Development
Council.
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