11TH
ANNUAL
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS BOCA
UNVEILS
EXTRAORDINARY PROGRAM
OF ARTISTS AND AUTHORS
MARCH 2 – 12, 2017
Festival Celebrates Music in Film, Youth Prodigies
and Talent From Around the World
Festivalof the Arts BOCA
returns to the Mizner Park Amphitheater and the
Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, presented by Schmidt Family Centre for the
Arts, March 2 – 12, 2017, with a diverse and exciting line-up to
celebrate its 11th installation.
“We are so excited to present the 2017 Festival of the Arts BOCA
season and we think the audience will be too,” said Charlie Siemon, co-founder
and co-producer. “We have stars from all over the world, from Brazil to
Indonesia to Mexico and the United States, and famous music from the most
beloved films and opera, by the world’s greatest composers. And three of
the headliners have a combined age of 45!”
“Our Authors & Ideas Program is extremely varied, exploring
areas of politics, the arts, science and fiction,” added Siemon.
On Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m., the Festival will welcome Grammy
Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis joining The Symphonia,
Boca Raton conducted by Constantine Kitsopoulos, in a program that
will include music by John Williams from Catch Me if You Can, Star
Wars and Harry Potter.
On
Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Festival will feature the most popular
opera of all time, La Bohème, in a semi-staged version (in Italian with
English supertitles), with The Symphonia and Kitsopoulos and a stellar cast of
young singers. Billed as “Opera for the 99 Percent”, La Bohème will be
an experience everyone can afford, with tickets starting at $9.99.
On
Sunday, March 5 at 7 p.m., 13-year old Indonesian jazz piano prodigy, JoeyAlexander, who wowed Festival-goers last season, returns to Mizner Park
Amphitheater in a double bill with 13-year old Mexican classical pianist Daniela
Liebman. Accompanied by The Symphonia and Constantine Kitsopoulos,
the two teen prodigies will perform a program including Mendelssohn’s Piano
Concerto No. 2 and new symphonic arrangements of Joey Alexander’s music.
A
big surprise is in store for the concert Friday, March 10 at 7:30pm: the
romantic Violin Concerto in G Minor by Bruch will be performed by a
world-renowned Mystery Violinist, whose name will be revealed in
January. Completing the program with The Symphonia and Maestro
Kitsopoulos will be Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with wunderkind Daniel
Hsu, who performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra this past summer.
The
Festival’s last performance will take place on Sunday, March 12 at 7 p.m. with
three-time Grammy Award winning Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2017 in an
exclusive South Florida appearance. Widely recognized as one of the most
successful Brazilian artists of all time, Sergio Mendes will bring his favorite
hits including “Mas Que Nada” to Boca Raton, closing the Festival on a dynamic
note.
The
Author & Ideas Program welcomes Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer
Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Good Squad; Bob Mankoff,
cartoon editor for The New Yorker; Jon Meacham, presidential
historian, Pulitzer Prize winner and contributing editor at Time
magazine; and Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe,
theoretical physicist and entertaining communicator of cutting-edge scientific
concepts.
Tickets
for the 11th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA range from $9.99 to $125 per
person and will be available starting November 1, 2016 at www.festivalboca.org or by
calling (866) 571-ARTS (866-571-2787). Multi-event and full Festival
packages are also available.
The 11th Annual Festival of the Arts Boca, South
Florida’s premiere literary and performing arts Festival, returns to the Mizner
Park Amphitheater and the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center presented by the
Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts March 2 – 12, 2017. A
world-class, multi-day cultural arts event, the Festival of the Arts BOCA
brings the most sought after jazz artists, classical performers, and authors to
South Florida while simultaneously cultivating the stars of tomorrow. For program
details and ticket information visit: www.festivalboca.org.
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