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Livingston Taylor
Friday, October 28, 8:00 p.m.
Country, Broadway, Bluegrass, and Blues. Livingston Taylor fills his concerts with upbeat storytelling, a joyous selection of his own writing, and a perfect splash of songs from the great American songbook. If you enjoy James Taylor, Alison Krauss, and Vince Gill, this is a must!
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Children's Halloween Concert: Gemini
Sunday, October 30, 3:00 p.m.
Gemini, twin-brothers Sandor and Laszlo Slomovits, presents "Good Mischief—A Musical Celebration for Children and the Whole Family,” featuring rousing sing-alongs, and original, sparkling songs about the everyday experiences of childhood.
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Lucie Arnaz—Latin Roots
Thursday, November 3, 8:00 p.m.
Latin Roots is Lucie Arnaz's fiery, explosive, and heartfelt musical tribute to the rhythm of her roots and a love note to the man who introduced La Conga to the United States, her father, Desi Arnaz. Sophisticated songs with sassy sizzle!
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French Horn Celebration with the Frost Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, October 1, 8:00 p.m.
The Frost Symphony Orchestra opens Festival Miami 2011 with a bold and brassy French horn exploration of celebrated music by Franz Haydn, distinguished composer Gunther Schuller, and premier hornist and composer Richard Todd.
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On Stage with Gunther Schuller and the Frost Chamber Players
Sunday, October 2, 8:00 p.m.
Milhaud’s La Création du monde conducted by Gunther Schuller; Dvořák’s String Quintet No. 2 with Bergonzi String Quartet and Brian Powell; and Schuller’s Quintet for Horn and Strings featuring hornist Richard Todd.
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Soulive—The Ultimate Feel-Good Groove Band
Thursday, October 6, 8:00 p.m.
Soulive plays danceable organ-driven grooves fusing soul, jazz, R&B, and blues with hip-hop and funk. Wildly popular at jam fests, they’ve toured with the Rolling Stones and recorded with Chaka Kahn, Talib Kweli, Maceo Parker, Derek Trucks!
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Jazz Master Benny Golson with the Frost Studio Jazz Band
Friday, October 7, 8:00 p.m.
Jazz aficionados love his “I Remember Clifford” while TV fans know his music from M*A*S*H, Mission Impossible, and The Cosby Show theme. Here, Benny Golson performs his favorite big band arrangements with the Frost Studio Jazz Band.
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High Octane Jazz—Brian Lynch and Martin Bejerano
Saturday, October 8, 8:00 p.m.
Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Brian Lynch pairs up with burning jazz pianist Martin Bejerano and a fantastic rhythm section for an outstanding evening of small group jazz that will light up your spirits and amaze your senses.
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Claire Huangci
Sunday, October 9, 4:00 p.m.
First prize winner at the 2010 National Chopin Piano Competition of USA for her distinguished Chopin interpretations, Claire Huangci performs solo repertoire by Chopin plus Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Frost Symphony Orchestra.
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A Whole New Ballgame
Tuesday, October 11, 8:00 p.m.
New choral program director Karen Kennedy leads the Frost Chorale in ethereal works by Whitacre, Orff and more. Frost Symphonic Choir performs excerpts from the base-ball themed The Mighty Casey by W. Schuman.
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Imani Winds
Wednesday, October 12, 8:00 p.m.
Grammy-nominated wind quintet, Imani Winds, is carving out a distinct presence by commissioning new works while meaningfully bridging European, American, African, and Latin American traditions. Stamps Woodwind Quintet also makes its debut.
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New York Voices Swing with JV1 Frost Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Thursday, October 13, 8:00 p.m.
Double Grammy-winning New York Voices are renowned for their excellence in the art of group singing, inspired by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited and Manhattan Transfer. The JV1 Frost Jazz Vocal Ensemble will also be featured.
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Willy Chirino
Saturday, October 15, 8:00 p.m.
When Willy Chirino sings, the salsa band grooves—and the audience truly can’t stop dancing! More than 60 artists including The Gypsy Kings have recorded his song, “Soy.” His CD, Son del Alma, won a Grammy Award for Best Salsa/Merengue Album.
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Brazilian Superstar Ivan Lins
Sunday, October 16, 6:00 p.m.
When multiple Grammy winner Ivan Lins performs his own music, it’s pure magic. From “Love Dance” to “The Island,” his magnificent songs are recorded by Simone, Irakerê, Chucho Valdés, Barbra Streisand, Toots Thielemans, and Michael Bublé.
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Frost Wind Ensemble Presents the Music of Michael Colgrass
Tuesday, October 18, 7:15 p.m.
Q&A starts at 7:15 p.m. and it is immediately followed by the concert at 8:00 p.m.Frost Wind Ensemble performs Michael Colgrass’s The Winds of Nagual that contemplates the search for the creative self, and Urban Requiem, representing the tragedies, struggles, energy, and power of our cities.
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Suénalo
Friday, October 21, 8:00 p.m.
Suénalo is the premier descarga-funk Latin jam band in Miami, with a vivid sound that reflects the cultures that shape the region. The 8-piece act meshes funk, hip-hop, cumbia, timba, jazz, Caribbean rhythms into a multicultural cocktail.
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A Tale of Five Cities—Lowenthal Plays Liszt
Saturday, October 22, 8:00 p.m.
Pianist Jerome Lowenthal performs the solo recital A Tale of Five Cities to commemorate the bicentennial of Franz Liszt’s birth. Program includes highlights from Liszt's Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) plus Piano Sonata in B Minor.
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Gershwin Piano Favorites—Shelly Berg with Santiago Rodriguez
Sunday, October 23, 4:00 p.m.
Dean Shelly Berg and faculty artist Santiago Rodriguez pair up for an all Gershwin, two-piano extravaganza featuring Cuban Overture, Three Preludes, Rhapsody in Blue, and I Got Rhythm Variations; plus Grainger’s Fantasy on Porgy and Bess.
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Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic with Guest Bruce Hornsby
Wednesday, October 26, 8:00 p.m.
A benefit concert for The Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program Playing guitar and piano, along with special guest Bruce Hornsby, Jackson Browne will perform songs from his entire body of work in the intimate UM Gusman Concert Hall. A multi-Grammy nominee, Jackson Browne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
