As an acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, Delfeayo Marsalis has also dedicated his prolific career to music theatre and education. Along with the Marsalis family of musicians including his father Ellis, the artist was destined to a life in music.

Marsalis has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Slide Hampton, as well as leading his own groups.

At the age of 17, Marsalis began his career as a producer and has to date produced over 120 recordings garnering one Grammy award and several nominations.

In 2008, he formed the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, a highly entertaining ensemble that focuses on maintaining important jazz traditions such as riff playing, New Orleans polyphony and spontaneous arrangements.

Delfeayo also formed the Uptown Music Theatre in 2000. A non-profit organization that empowers youth through musical theatre training. He has written sixteen musicals to date based on historical and/or uniting the community. In addition, he has composed over 90 songs that help introduce kids to jazz through musical theatre and has reached over 5,000 students nationally with his Swinging with the Cool School soft introduction to jazz workshops.

These tickets are priced with the community in mind. You won't find prices like these anywhere else!

$15 General Admission | $10 FIU Faculty, Staff, and Alumni  | $5 Students

Don't Miss This Music Festival 2022 Lineup!

Jazz Party Kickoff with Delfeayo Marsalis

Thursday, October 27

7:30PM

Grammy award-winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis of the legendary Marsalis family is opening the FIU Music Festival for a Jazz party not to be missed! He will join our very own FIU Faculty Jazz Quartet and FIU Jazz Big Band for a party like no other. He is “known for his technical excellence, inventive mind, and frequent touches of humor” (Los Angeles Times).

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

Opera Gala Concert with Santa Fe Opera Stars

Friday, October 28

7:30PM

Santa Fe & Miami musicians will sweep you off your feet with an evening of Italian opera composers! We are proud to partner with famed #1 Summer Opera Festival in the country, Santa Fe Opera, for an enchanted evening of arias, choruses, and hors d'oeuvres.

Location: Flower Comber Hall

Of Angels and Devils: Kaufman & Stravinsky

Saturday, October 29

7:30PM

This special evening features two emotional works by composers Fredrick Kaufman (Jacob's Wrestling with the Angel) and Igor Stavinsky ("L’Histoire du soldat") that takes us on a journey in which we must face our angels and demons, leading to an inevitable state of grace or downfall.

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

Virtuoso Organist Alcee Chriss III

Sunday, October 30

2:00PM

First-prize and Bach prize winner at the 2017 Canadian International Organ Competition, Alcee Chriss III is widely regarded as one of the leading young organists of our time. He was a featured star in the PBS documentary, Pipe Dreams (2019).

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

All-Brahms: From The Wertheim to New World

Friday, November 4

7:30PM

You’re invited to take a musical dive into the world of Johannes Brahms! To honor the man and the musician, FIU 's Artist-in-Residence Ensemble, the Amernet String Quartet, together with violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, pianist Anton Nel, and cellist Bion Tsang, will perform a two-night chamber music extravaganza of duos, quartets, quintets, and sextets.

String Quintet No. 2, Op. 111, G major
Sonata for Piano and Cello, No.1, Op. 38, E minor
Piano Quintet Op. 34, F minor

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

All-Brahms: From The Wertheim to New World

Saturday, November 5

7:30PM

You’re invited to take a musical dive into the world of Johannes Brahms! To honor the man and the musician, FIU 's Artist-in-Residence Ensemble, the Amernet String Quartet, together with violist Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, pianist Anton Nel, and cellist Bion Tsang, will perform a two-night chamber music extravaganza of duos, quartets, quintets, and sextets.

String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51, C minor
Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60, C minor
String Sextet No. 1, Op. 18, B flat major

Location: New World Center Pavillion

NY-Based International Contemporary Ensemble

Sunday, November 6

2:00PM

Described as “America’s foremost new-music group” (The New Yorker), the Ensemble has become a leading force in new music throughout the last 20 years, having premiered over 1,000 works and having been a vehicle for the workshop and performance of thousands of works by student composers across the U.S including our own FIU students for this special collaboration.

Upcoming Concerts

FIU Wind Ensemble: Inspired by Joni -  Regional Premiere

Wednesday, October 5

7:30PM

This concert is inspired by one of Joni Mitchell’s most poignant songs, “Both Sides Now.” Under the baton of Dr. Brenton Alston, the FIU Wind Ensemble proudly presents the Southeastern Regional Premiere of Jules Pegram's work, Neon Nights. This showpiece will take the listener on an ever-changing journey through a shimmering, cosmopolitan sound world.

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

FIU Concert Choir & University Singers: World Premiere

Saturday, October 15

7:30PM

The FIU Concert Choir and University Singers present the premiere of "Give Me a Song" by David Sisco along with a varied repertoire of music by Barrett, Bermudez, DeMore, Ginsberg, Gjeilo, Hagenberg, Haydn, Pinto Fonseca, Rahman, Sperry, Thomas, and Torrejon y Velasco.

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

Emerging Artist Recital: James Kealey, Organ

Sunday, October 16

4:00PM

Winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2022 American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ performance (NYACOP), James Kealey is a young artist of great distinction who has appeared in recital in England, the U.S.A., and in Europe.

Event co-sponsored by AGO Chapters Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach; and FIU Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

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