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 New Orleans-Style 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, featuring music from his latest album, Jazz Party. Jazz Party embodies the ebullient and cheerful characteristics of the New Orleans community.

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 music by Italian opera composers! The Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts is proud to partner with famed #1 Summer Opera Festival in the country, Santa Fe Opera, in a concert gala at historic Comber Hall in Coral Gables for an enchanted evening of opera, choruses, and hors d'oeuvres.

Location: Historic Comber Hall in Coral Gables

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

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.

This Week's Upcoming Concerts

FIU Departmental Recital

Thursday, October 20

3:30PM

You're invited to a free hour-long matinee concert featuring student musicians within the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts. Music majors are required to attend. Free admission.

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

FIU Opera Workshop: An Evening of French Opera Scenes

Thursday, October 20

7:30PM

The students of the FIU Opera Workshop, under the direction of Robert B. Dundas, present an evening of opera arias and ensembles from French Grand Opera. Selections from Bizet's Carmen, Massenet's operas Manon and Werther, Thomas' Mignon, and Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann will be represented. 

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

Francesca Khalifa: Film + Piano Recital: Dedication to German Diez

Friday, October 21

7:30PM

The evening features Italian-Egyptian pianist Francesca Khalifa, winner of the Ferrara International Piano Festival in 2014, for an evening dedicated to German Diez Nieto and others. A short film presentation " Piano Lessons: The Life and Art of German Diez" will be shown before a piano recital featuring the music of German's brother, Cuban composer Alfredo Diez Neito (Havana, 1918-2000).

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

Into the Light: An Evening of South Indian Classical Music

Sunday, October 23

4:00PM

Sikkil C. Gurucharan is among India's foremost young performing musicians of Carnatic music. Together with V. Sanjeev (violin) and Delhi Sairam (Mridangham), they will present known literature from different parts of India to celebrate the Festival of Lights - Deepavali.

Sikkil C. Gurucharan is a Visiting Professor at the Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts during the 22/23 season. We are committed to bringing diverse cultural music experiences to existing curricula while providing cultural exchange opportunities for students.

He will be providing guest lectures, popping into music courses and rehearsing in our studios. This well-rounded diverse cultural experience culminates in this recital. 

Location: Wertheim Recital Hall

FIU Liszt Festival: Jeffrey LaDeur, piano

Friday, October 23

7:30PM

The annual Liszt Festival, sponsored by the South Florida Chapter of the American Liszt Society at FIU, is dedicated to advancing knowledge about the great Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt.

The evening features Jeffrey LaDeur, known for his rare blend of insight, spontaneity, and approachable, communicative stage presence.

Location: Wertheim Concert Hall

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