Music

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer JAM SESSION at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 11 brings ANTHONY HERVEY. A Grammy® "Emerging Artist to Know,“ trumpeter Anthony Hervey talks about “Achieving Versatility,” as soloist, ensemble player, and composer. Bring your jazz instrument for a JAM SESSION. Or, just be curious, listen, and learn! “A beautiful trumpet player of the first magnitude!” – Wynton Marsalis

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Master Classes begin 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 27 with BRIDGET KIBBEY. Bridget’s great musical instincts transcend the harp. Her virtuosic and soulful power has audiences cheering! In a CAP Summer Master Class “Harping on Music,” Ms. Kibbey will hear and give feedback to harpists who would like to play (harp provided), and answer questions from anyone curious! Attend and explore! “Remarkable gossamer colorings and improvisatory fervor!” – The New York Times

Legends of Music TRIBUTE Concert – a once-in-a-lifetime musical event that brings the magic of your favorite iconic artists back to life! LIVE Tribute Performances: Relive the unmistakable styles of Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Frankie Beverly, Tina Turner, and Angie Stone. Experience their energy, passion, and musical genius as TOP-TIER tribute artists bring their legends’ unforgettable hits to the stage at the Miramar Cultural Center. Grab your tickets now to a night where legends come to life. etix.com or the miramarculturalcenter.org

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series continues with ANTHONY HERVEY. A Grammy® "Emerging Artist to Know,“ trumpeter Anthony Hervey brings a rich, New-York-style evening of jazz with musical cohorts! “A beautiful trumpet player of the first magnitude!” – Wynton Marsalis

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series continues with BRIDGET KIBBEY. Bridget’s great musical instincts transcend the harp. Whether in duo with Kathleen Battle or Dawn Upshaw, or in solo recital, Bridget’s virtuosic and soulful power has audiences cheering! “Remarkable gossamer colorings and improvisatory fervor!” – The New York Times

The Community Arts Program (CAP) 2025 Summer Concert Series opens 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12 with HOT FIDDLE! Virtuoso violinist Ashley Liberty and brilliant pianist Daniel Strange bring an epic genre-busting ride – from classical and jazz, to fiddle and rock!

Join Miami Collegium Musicum, Miami’s premier community chamber chorus, for a special evening of choral music to celebrate Mother’s Day. With piano and string quartet accompaniment, Collegium pays tribute to mothers and the nurturing spirit of motherhood through song. The program features works by Johannes Brahms, Elaine Hagenberg, Léo Delibes, Maurice Duruflé, and others.

Don’t miss the grand finale of this season’s CHOPIN for ALL free concerts! Enjoy an afternoon with William Ge, 5th Prize Winner of the 11th National Chopin Piano Competition, and his encore performances in South Florida. Reserve your seats now: https://bit.ly/cfaWilliamGeMay18 Not able to join us in person? For Sunday's Livestream: https://bit.ly/LiveWilliamGeMay18 A four-year Chopin Foundation Scholarship recipient, William is also a winner of the MTNA National Senior Piano Competition and the Jacob Flier International Piano Competitions and has participated in the Frost Chopin Academy, Art of the Piano Festival, Cliburn Junior Festival, and Morningside Music Bridge. This season’s CHOPIN for ALL series celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the National Chopin Piano Competition, bringing audiences the extraordinary artistry of its laureates. Ticket Information Admission is free, and seating is general admission, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration is recommended to secure your seat. Chopin Foundation members can request reserved seating by contacting admin@chopin.org or calling 305-868-0624. Granada Church (Coral Gables) Nestled in the picturesque city of Coral Gables, Granada Church is known for its historic charm and serene ambiance. Its intimate setting and outstanding acoustics make it a perfect venue for enjoying the timeless music of Chopin. Parking: Complimentary parking, including accessible spaces, is available in the church’s lot, with additional street parking nearby. All artists, dates, and programs are subject to change without notice.

Join us for the keynote presentation, “Beyond the Archive: The Cabrera-Tarafa Collection of Afro-Cuban Music, circa 1956” by Dr. J. Lorand Matory with comments from Dr. David Font-Navarrete. In the mid-1950s, Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa recorded hours of Afro-Cuban ritual music in Matanzas and Havana, Cuba. The result was “Música de los cultos africanos en Cuba” (Music of the African Cults in Cuba), a boxed set of phonograph LPs printed in Cuba and distributed privately in a single limited edition circa 1956. The collection consists of 14 LP discs containing over 11 hours of audio recordings, along with liner notes and photos. Given its scope and quality, “Música de los cultos” is arguably the single most robust multimedia archive of Afro-Cuban sacred music traditions in the mid-20th century. It remains unclear in which year the recordings were made, when the discs were pressed, and how many copies of the boxed set were produced, and only a few institutions hold complete physical editions of the original LP boxed set in their repositories. The audio recordings—the only ones Cabrera produced in her long career—are saturated by the musical and linguistic virtuosity of priest-artists for which Cabrera became an archival medium, and the sounds themselves are arguably the pinnacle of her life-long efforts to produce “material for specialists which has not passed through the dangerous filter of interpretation” (2023). The compilation of a new digital edition of “Música de los cultos” is available for the first time as a complete and annotated archival collection at the University Libraries’ Cuban Heritage Collection, which is the official repository of the Lydia Cabrera Papers. The program will conclude with a question and answer session with the audience. This keynote presentation is part of a symposium that explores vital 21st-century insights on a unique document of Afro-Cuban sacred music traditions and offers novel perspectives on the Cabrera Papers’ multifaceted scope and significance. On May 14, a private collaborative research workshop will bring together scholars, priests, and artists for a critical dialogue. This event is co-sponsored by the University of Miami’s Michele Bowman Underwood Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Joseph Carter Memorial Fund.

Join us on Ocean Drive for live music performances as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Events take place on the Ocean Drive Promenade located between 14th Street and 14th Place. Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! Take a stroll on one of America's iconic boulevards to experience the best of arts and culture with Ocean Drive Arts. This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association. Visit oceandrivearts.com for updates on weekly performers.