Music

Maria Teresa Chacin, celebrated Venezuelan folk singer, has recorded over 50 albums and won numerous awards, including the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album, Guaicaipuro de Oro, Meridiano de Oro, Cardenal de Oro, Gran Sol de Oriente, Idolo de Plata, and Mara de Oro. This great artist will perform from her rich repertoire of vocal works such as: En Este Pais, De Repente, Mi Querencia, La Vaca Mariposa. The CD "Pasiones: Maria Teresa Chacin's" review by Alberto Navarro said: "EXCELLENT TEN STARS! THIS CD IS AN AUTHENTIC JEWEL OF VENEZUELAN FOLK MUSIC BY ONE OF THE BEST EXPONENTS MARIA TERESA CHACIN, IT HAS 12 TRACKS WITH A RICH TAPESTRY OF FOLK, GAITA ZULIANA, JOROPO, MERENGUE VENEZOLANO, DANZA ZULIANA ,PASAJE, TONADA AND ONDA NUEVA,"

Join us for an Independence Day Unity Concert with vocalist Lauren Carter! Featuring classic songs such as What the World Needs Now, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, With a Little Help from my Friends, This Land is Your Land, Ain’t That America and more- Lauren Carter's soulful and versatile voice lights up the Sandrell Rivers Theater in this In-Person Concert! When: July 2th, 2021 @ 8pm Where: 6103 NW 7th Ave. Miami, FL 33127 Parking Garage- 6104 NW 6th Ct. Miami, FL 33127 Tickets: FTF is donating 5 tickets to Culture Shock! 305-284-8872 COVID-19 Protocol & Practices: Read more at: https://www.sandrellriverstheater.com/reopening

This program pays tribute to the compositional and pedagogical legacy of Dr. Dennis Kam (1942-2018), whose creative activity left an indelible mark on the cultural life of Miami. Four compositions for solo piano by Dr. Kam will be heard alongside works by three of his former students: Dorothy Hindman, Charles Norman Mason, and Orlando Jacinto Garcia. Each of these three composers will speak about their featured work as well as their relationship with Dennis Kam. The program will also feature introductory remarks by Dennis Kam’s wife, composer and pianist Cynthia Chun Kam, and his close friend and colleague, composer John Van der Slice, both of whom will join the featured composers in a Q&A session at the end of the program. Registration is free but required. Performers: pianists Alan Johnson, Lindsay Garritson, Redi Llupa, Maria Sumareva, Akina Yura, Emiri Nourishirazi, and Inesa Gegprifti.

On Saturday, May 29th, join South Florida Music and Friends of South Florida Music pianists as they prepare for their National Guild Evaluations and raise necessary scholarship funding for the upcoming year! To preview some of these performances, follow us on instagram or facebook to check out video invitations from our incredible young musicians! All donations provided that day will be used to provide scholarships for other students to be able to participate in our music program. We are excited to share this day with you! If you are interested in attending, please email us at info@friendsofsfm.org to receive the Zoom link!

The concert will feature the newly formed TLH Ensemble performing a unique program of art music written in the last one hundred years. TLH Ensemble reflects Miami’s diverse populous and their experiences by sourcing multicultural local and global art music and talent. For this occasion, Juan Trigos, the ensemble’s artistic director and conductor has carefully selected one repertoire work by Igor Stravinsky, as well as a recent work by Mexican-American composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, and two premieres by Miami-based composers Federico Bonacossa and Catalina von Wrangell. We invite audiences everywhere to contemplate the evolution of art music and broaden their understanding of its traditions and its potential trajectories. With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners.

Ayiti Showcase: Celebrating Haitian Flag Day
Tuesday, May 18 at 8pm ET

This virtual celebration will include performances by our alunmi band, Unistiq, and mentor Inez Barlatier along with conversations around Haitian culture with Caleb Alcime, Gabriel Pierre and St. James Valsin. \

Thank you to Green Family Foundation for making this event possible.

Tune-in on Facebook Live. See you soon!

Join us Friday, May 28th for a jazz-style show with members of the YMU Jazz Collective. This newly opened family-friendly restaurant is a perfect spot to enjoy some amazing food and music. We hope to see you there! Performers: -YMU Jazz Collective

Join us on Friday, May 21st for a rocking performance from YMU partner band: The Miami Beach Senior High Rock Ensemble! This event will be outdoors and free of charge. We hope to see you there! Performers: - MBSH Rock Ensemble - Himalayan Salt Band - Arrowhead

Join the Miami Children's Chorus as they celebrate the completion of the 2020-2021 season with "Life Every Voice" - a virtual spring concert! For over 50 years MCC has marked the end of its season with a spring concert and though virtual, this season will be no different! "Lift Every Voice" is a celebration of all our choristers successes this year. The concert features all five ensembles of the MCC in an exciting and varied virtual choir presentation that continues to share the organization's message of hope and joy for the future. The Miami Children's Chorus envisions a community where children can explore the joy of singing. Its mission is to provide a music education and performance program for young people ages 8-22. The MCC seeks to continuously enhance the cultural life of South Florida by providing choristers and audiences with an organization that teaches respect, commitment, collaboration, artistic integrity and dedicated effort.

Join us for this classical, hip-hop and spoken word mash-up!

PIANO SLAM returns for its 13th year with internationally acclaimed piano duo Yoshie & Takashi live from Tokyo and Roger Robinson from London. This virtual spoken word event also features Miami’s top teen poets, guest DJ Anthony Laurencio from Afrobeta and Michelle Grant Murray’s Olujimi Dance Company.

Piano Slam 13 is directed by Taima Hervas.