Music

Seraphic Fire celebrates the release of its newest recording, Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum, with a performance of the work in a new production by lauded opera and Broadway stage director Francesca Zambello. The women of Seraphic Fire portray the struggle of the sweet-voiced Virtues against the songless, shouting Devil. Written in 1141, the Ordo virtutum has survived nearly 900 years through plagues, wars, schisms, reformations, and the dissolution of Hildegard’s convent. Celebrate as the women of Seraphic Fire bring this nearly millennia-old masterpiece back to life.

Seraphic Fire celebrates the release of its newest recording, Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo virtutum, with a performance of the work in a new production by lauded opera and Broadway stage director Francesca Zambello. The women of Seraphic Fire portray the struggle of the sweet-voiced Virtues against the songless, shouting Devil. Written in 1141, the Ordo virtutum has survived nearly 900 years through plagues, wars, schisms, reformations, and the dissolution of Hildegard’s convent. Celebrate as the women of Seraphic Fire bring this nearly millennia-old masterpiece back to life.

Seraphic Fire returns for Season 19 with Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s celebrated sacred work Stabat Mater. Completed in Pergolesi’s final weeks of life as the young composer battled tuberculosis, the Baroque work is tender and expressive. The solo talents of Seraphic Fire artists Lauren Snouffer, soprano, and Reginald Mobley, countertenor, illuminate in this chamber work featuring arias and duets with strings and organ.

The Blind Boys of Alabama with Donald Harrison's Quartet The Blind Boys of Alabama have won five Grammy Awards in addition to being presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.[9] They were endowed with a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1994,[10] they were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003[11] and they were inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2010.[12] The group was also invited to the White House during the Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama administrations.[5][13] Group member Ricky McKinnie said in a 2011 interview with the magazine Mother Jones: "Our disability doesn't have to be a handicap. It's not about what you can't do. It's about what you do. And what we do is sing good gospel music."[5] https://www.minttalentgroup.com/blind-boys-of-alabama Donald Harrison's Quartet https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/charlie-parker-with-strings-2021/

The North Beach Social is a free monthly concert, community gathering, and variety show produced by The Rhythm Foundation. It has quickly become a beloved platform showcasing top South Florida artists alike to both a local and a worldwide audience. Gaiya is the last seed, through her endless roots and infinite channel we hear her soulful sounds, taking us on a trip to blur all the lines that would separate worlds like Eyrkah Badu and Celia Cruz. We are guided to walk through the bridge back to home state. Where all we have is the present moment. Her electrifying live sets have created a forcefield around the young Miami-based singer. Emerging like a meteor this year from the Tigre Studios den and the collaborative Music Garden Latin-infused jam scene, her voice blurs lines and invites comparisons to icons like Erykah Badu, Celia Cruz, Amy Winehouse and other greats. Sometimes the hype is real!

Enjoy a monthly magical night at the North Beach Bandshell - free in person or via live-stream. Miami City Ballet is one the most renowned ballet companies in the country. The company performs for nearly 125,000 patrons annually during its South Florida home season in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and tours to major cities domestically and internationally. This Pop-Up performance is a rare chance to see dancers this major South Florida arts organization in an intimate setting. The second half of the night features a live concert by Han Beyli. Born and raised in Ukraine and heavily influenced by his Azerbaijani heritage, bassist and composer Han Beyli builds from a tradition of traditional folk mugham form. His eclectic music seamlessly glides across world rhythms, R&B, techno and Jazz sounds, connected by intricate rhythms and beautiful improvisation. Han draws listeners and performers into an inventive and textured world of melody and harmony that leaves the audience spellbound. He has performed/toured with renowned artists such as Jack De Johnette, John Medeski, David Fiuczynski and Screaming Headless Torsos, and has performed at major festivals in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, and the US. Now based in Miami, Beyli has put together an ensemble of other top instrumentalists.

The North Beach Social is back! The Rhythm Foundation invites the community to enjoy a monthly magical night and meet their music-loving neighbors at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach. The night is free, and to the public - in person or via live-stream. The Ordinary Boys were formed in 2010 by vocalist AJ Navarrete, as a tribute to the music of legendary post-punk band The Smiths. The band chose its name after the song 'The Ordinary Boys,' from Morrissey's debut album ‘Viva Hate,’ and as an homage to the concept behind 'The Smiths' name. Their debut show at the iconic Churchill’s Pub in Miami brought mad love from Smiths and Moz fans.

Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 (1918) Pintado Elgar Poems (2010) with Carlos Pintado Coleridge- Taylor Five Fantasiestucke, Op. 5 (1896) Vaughan Williams String Quartet #1, in G minor (1908)

Elgar String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 (1918) Pintado Elgar Poems (2010) with Carlos Pintado Coleridge- Taylor Five Fantasiestucke, Op. 5 (1896) Vaughan Williams String Quartet #1, in G minor (1908)

Beethoven’s majestic compositional output did not only open the door to the romanticism of the 19th century, but rather, has continuously exerted its universal influence on every generation of composers to follow, leading into the present day. This program features Beethoven’s piano sonata Op. 101 – a magnificent manifestation of his trailblazing late style – and three works that pay homage to Beethoven in unique ways: the ‘Concord’ Sonata by the great American master of the 20th century, Charles Ives; Ten Bagatelles for piano by “one of our most talented and distinctive…contemporary composers” (Seen and Heard International), Jonathan Dawe; and No. V: Three Bagatelles by internationally esteemed pioneer of electroacoustic and computer music, Clarence Barlow. This online concert will include live introductions by Tetzloff, Barlow, and Dawe, as well as a Q&A with them at the end of the program. Registration is free but required at: bit.ly/KMA21Demio