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2OI2 OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 4 GREAT PERFORMANCES MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS JAZZ AND BEYOND CREATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC 305.284.4940 festivalmiami.com FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 1 2OI2 FLORIDA’S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL The World’s Largest Underwear Store WELCOME TO THE 29TH ANNUAL Shelton G. Berg FESTIVAL MIAMI! The Frost School of Music uplifts our community each year with the presentation ‘AH-A’ For The Music of Festival Miami—Florida’s Premier Live Music Festival. Each year we surpass Proud Sponsor of Festival Miami ourselves with the variety of brilliant artists and composers who grace our stages. Now in its 29th season, Festival Miami presents highly creative programming that brings thousands of new music lovers to our beautiful concert halls and continues to delight our long-time supporters. We offer diverse styles and genres of music and feature the extraordinary student musicians and faculty artists of the Frost School. The result is an exciting festival that remains unparalleled by any other music school in the country. Festival Miami delivers a full month of concerts programmed under four distinct themes—Great Performances, Creative American Music, Jazz and Beyond, and Music of the Americas. I encourage you to sample music from all four categories! Festival Miami also provides an opportunity for friends and families to bond by Atlantic Hosiery & Apparel Expires: 05/04/2013 sharing the universal human emotions that music can evoke. Whether you are a seasoned concertgoer or this is your first musical concert, Festival Miami has something wonderful for you to experience. FREE Festival Miami truly has it all! We welcome you to a great musical adventure. Enjoy! 6-pack of socks Shelton G. Berg Dean, Frost School of Music Patricia L. Frost Professor of Music 13449 NW 42 Ave, Opa Locka, FL 33054 | 305.428.111 2 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 2OI2 TABLE OF CONTENTS FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 3 FLORIDA’S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL ¡BIENVENIDOS AL 4 Festival Miami Staff/Ticket Information 5 Letter from UM President Donna E. Shalala a 29 FESTIVAL 6 Letter from Florida Governor, Rick Scott Shelton G. Berg ANUAL MIAMI! 7 Letter from Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos Gimenez Todos los años, la Escuela de Música Frost eleva la comunidad con la presentación del 8 Letter from City of Miami Mayor, Tomás Regalado Festival Miami, el festival de música en vivo más importante de Florida. Cada año, nos superamos con la variedad de brillantes artistas y compositores que adornan nuestros 9 Letter from Coral Gables Mayor, Jim Cason escenarios con su presencia. 10 Calendar of Events Hoy, en su 29a temporada, Festival Miami presenta una programación altamente creativa que convocará a nuestras salas de concierto a miles de amantes de la 13 Concert Programs música nuevos y continuará deleitando a quienes ya nos apoyan desde hace tiempo. Ofrecemos música de estilos y géneros variados. Destacamos a los extraordinarios estudiantes de música y artistas docentes de la Escuela de Música Frost. El resultado 36 Artist Biographies es un emocionante festival sin igual entre las demás escuelas de música del país. 64 Community Outreach Festival Miami ofrece un mes entero de conciertos, organizados en cuatro temas bien definidos: Grandes recitales, Música creativa estadounidense, Jazz y más allá y Música 65 Grant Sponsors de las Américas, lo que representa una selección increíble de música para que usted la disfrute en vivo. ¡Los aliento a que se animen a probar la música de todas estas categorías! 66 Contributor Photos Festival Miami también brinda la oportunidad para que amigos y familiares vivan juntos 67 Contributors/Listing las emociones humanas universales que puede inspirar la música. Ya sea usted un asiduo asistente a conciertos o esta sea su primera experiencia musical, Festival Miami 68 Support Festival Miami tiene algo maravilloso para que usted disfrute. ¡Realmente, Festival Miami lo tiene todo! Le damos la bienvenida a una gran aventura 69 On Scene: Festival Miami 2011 musical. ¡Disfrute! Shelton G. Berg LIKE US! FOLLOW US! Decano, Escuela Frost de Música Facebook.com/FestivalMiamiMusic Twitter.com/Festival_Miami Catedrático Patricia L. Frost de Música FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 5 MANAGEMENT STAFF 4 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 FESTIVAL MIAMI Frost School of Music Dean, Festival Miami Executive Director ... Shelton Berg Director of Events ............................................ Marianne Mijares Events Planner ............................................... Christine Mounger Director of Operations and Concert Halls ....................... William Dillon Director of Recording Services ................................ Paul Griffith Director of Keyboard Services ................................. Paul Bruno Director of Marketing and Communications..................... Julia Berg Communications Coordinator ................................. Kimberly Engelhardt University Communications & Marketing ....................... Todd Ellenberg, Meredith Camel, Scott Fricker, Kristian Rodriguez, Angie Villanueva University Media Relations .................................... Alexandra Bassil Artistic Committee ........................................... Shelton Berg, Scott Flavin, Gary Green, Stephen Guerra, Larry Lapin, Dante Luciani, Charles Mason, Rey Sanchez, Santiago Rodriguez, Thomas Sleeper, and Richard Todd TO PURCHASE TICKETS Online: festivalmiami.com Mail: Phone: 305.284.4940 Festival Miami Phone lines open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Attn: Box Office Manager Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 1320 South Dixie Highway, Suite 901 Coral Gables, FL 33146-2975 Forms of Payment Accepted: Cash, Debit, and Credit Cards Box Office: UM Gusman Hall (Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express) Tuesday through Thursday 5–7 p.m. Please indicate special seating requirements when purchasing your tickets. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall one hour prior to each performance. Ticket fees apply to online, mail, and phone orders. Free events require tickets. NO REFUNDS/ NO EXCHANGES. For more information, please visit our website at festivalmiami.com The taking of photographs and use of audio or video recorders during a performance is strictly prohibited. Please turn off phones and any other electronic devices before entering the hall. Latecomers will be seated at the first break in the performance. Festival Miami is a member of: 6 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 7 OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA CARLOS A. GIMENEZ MAYOR October 1, 2011 Greetings! As Mayor of Miami-Dade County and on behalf of our 2.5 million residents, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all those gathered for the University of Miamiʼs Frost School of Music 28th Annual Festival Miami. I am grateful to the University of Miami for providing this opportunity for musical enjoyment and personal enrichment to South Florida residents and visitors, alike. The University of Miami is a vital part of the Miami-Dade tradition and, as our County continues to grow its involvement in cultural events, we look to institutions such as the Frost School of Music to provide innovative programming that celebrates our communityʼs diversity. If you are visiting, I encourage you to take advantage of our world-class beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, arts and culture, sports, and recreation. I wish all of the participants and attendees every success and an enjoyable experience. Sincerely, Carlos A. Gimenez Mayor STEPHEN P. CLARK CENTER, 111 N.W. FIRST STREET, SUITE 2910, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33128-1994 • (305) 375-5071 • FAX (305) 375-3618 8 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS ORDER TODAY! 10 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 OCTOBER 2 – NOVEMBER 4 305.284.4940 • www.festivalmiami.com FESTIVAL MIAMI 2012 | 11 GREAT PERFORMANCES 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | OPENING NIGHT 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday LEON FLEISHER FROST SYMPHONY NUEVO TANGO IN MIAMI, NUEVO TANGO IN MIAMI, MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS Stamps Distinguished ORCHESTRA PART 1 PART 2 Maurice Gusman Visitors Series Leon Fleisher Conducts Music of Ástor Piazzolla Jazz Homage to Piazzolla Concert Hall is located Beethoven and JAZZ AND BEYOND 7 p.m. at UM Gusman Rachmaninoff 8 p.m. at UM Gusman 8 p.m. at UM Gusman at 1314 Miller Drive on FREE Lecture 8 p.m. at UM Gusman (7:15 p.m. Q&A) (7:15 p.m. Q&A) the University of Miami $15- $30 $15- $30 CREATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC $25-$65 Coral Gables campus. | | | | | | | 7 Sunday 8 Monday 9 Tuesday 10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday Victor E. Clarke Recital FROST WIND DAVE LIEBMAN DAVE LIEBMAN EMERGING COMPOSERS SANTIAGO Judy Drucker's Hall in the L. Austin Weeks Great Artists Series Presents ENSEMBLE Tenor Titan Takes Flight Jazz Master Class New Music Concert RODRIGUEZ Center for Recording and 9:30 a.m. at Clarke ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ Powerful Premieres with the Frost featuring Contest Winners Solo Piano Recital Performance is located at 4 p.m. at UM Gusman Concert Jazz Band FREE 8 p.m. at Clarke 8 p.m. at UM Gusman Soprano Recital (3:15 p.m. Q&A) 8 p.m. at UM Gusman FREE $20-$40 8 p.m. at UM Gusman 5501 San Amaro Drive on $15- $20 $20-$50 $30-$50 the University of Miami Coral Gables campus. 14 15 16 17 18 19 | RECOMMENDED 20 FROST CHAMBER TRIO DA PAZ BEST OF BROADWAY UM HOMECOMING The BankUnited Center PLAYERS Brazilian Jazz Featuring 7:30 p.m. Parade is located at 1245 Dauer Luciano and Friends Masters Valerie Perri and 8:30 p.m. Boat Burning Drive on the University 4 p.m. at UM Gusman 8 p.m. at UM Gusman Michael Maguire 10 p.m. Concert at of Miami Coral Gables $15- $20 $20-$40 8 p.m. at UM Gusman BankUnited Center $20-$50 FREE campus. Adrienne Arsht Center 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 is located at 1300 N. CREATIVE SPARK JASON MORAN JASON MORAN & ROSEANNA VITRO CARLOS OLIVA Y LOS Biscayne Boulevard, Youth Orchestra Flashpoint Stamps Distinguished THE BANDWAGON Free-Spirited SOBRINOS DEL JUEZ Miami, Florida. 8 p.m. at UM Gusman Visitors Series Cross-Genre Jazz Spontaneity Latin Fusion Artists $10- $20 3:30 p.m.