OCTOBER 16 – NOVEMBER 7 FLORIDA'S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY GREAT PERFORMANCES CREATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS JAZZ AND BEYOND festivalmiami.com #festivalmiami FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 | 1 FLORIDA'S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL WELCOME TO THE Shelton G. Berg 32nd ANNUAL FESTIVAL MIAMI! AS SOUTH FLORIDA’S ONLY Welcome to the 32nd annual Festival Miami, presented by UHealth – the University CANCER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, of Miami Health System, and the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music. NO ONE IS MORE PREPARED Festival Miami is renowned for bringing together hundreds of guest, faculty, and student artists in a month-long cultural celebration that is like no other. I invite you to select several concerts to attend, as we truly put our heart and soul into creating TO FIGHT YOUR CANCER. a unique festival experience for you! I know you join me in thanking UHealth for its generous partnership, which ensures that residents of Coral Gables and surrounding communities are able to enjoy an incredible array of uplifting concerts by world-class artists so close to home. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center earns South Florida’s first and only Cancer Center This is an exciting time for UHealth and for Coral Gables as we near completion of of Excellence award. At Sylvester, we are passionate about fighting cancer, all day, every the new UHealth at Coral Gables in the Lennar Foundation Medical Center. Located day. The State of Florida’s Cancer Center of Excellence designation recognizes our more than at the corner of Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Dickinson Drive, this specially 250 cancer specialists and the work they do hand in hand with researchers at the University designed outpatient facility will provide convenient access to the world renowned of Miami to discover, develop and deliver the most effective ways to prevent, detect, treat experts at the University of Miami. Opening in late 2016, UHealth at Coral Gables and cure your cancer. The award – based on measured success in delivering quality cancer will provide primary care, extended hours/no appointment needed and specialized care to patients – lets everyone know that Sylvester is a destination for precision cancer care care for a broad spectrum of health needs including cancer, eye, women’s health, sports medicine, spine, heart, memory disorders, dermatology and more. backed by innovative research. To learn more, visit sylvester.org. I envision a day when we will all gather together to enjoy lively music at the grand opening of UHealth at Coral Gables in the Lennar Foundation Medical Center. Until then, please enjoy Festival Miami and the camaraderie of sharing great music in the company of neighbors and friends. Sincerely, Shelton G. Berg Dean, Frost School of Music MIAMI | CORAL SPRINGS | DEERFIELD BEACH | HOLLYWOOD | KENDALL | PLANTATION | CORAL GABLES COMING 2016 Patricia L. Frost Professor of Music Sylvester Ad - Festival Miami.indd 1 8/20/15 12:21 PM 2 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 | 3 FLORIDA'S PREMIER LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL 1 Welcome from Dean Shelton G. Berg ¡ o 4 Calendar of Events BIENVENIDOS AL 32 FESTIVAL 6 Festival Miami Staff/Ticket Information Shelton G. Berg ANUAL MIAMI! 7 Letter from UM President Julio Frenk Bienvenidos al 32.o Festival Miami anual, presentado por UHealth, el Sistema de Salud de la Universidad de Miami, y la Escuela de Música Phillip y Patricia Frost. 8 Letter from Florida Governor Rick Scott Festival Miami es reconocido por reunir a cientos de artistas invitados, docentes y estudiantes de música en una celebración cultural como ninguna que se 9 Letter from Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez extiende durante todo un mes. Los invito a seleccionar varios conciertos a los que desee asistir, ya que realmente hemos puesto todo nuestro empeño para crear la experiencia de un festival único para usted. 10 Letter from City of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado Sé que se unirán a mí para agradecer a UHealth por su generoso compromiso, que 11 Letter from Coral Gables Mayor Jim Cason asegura que los residentes de Coral Gables y de las comunidades vecinas puedan disfrutar de una increíble variedad de conciertos inspiradores a cargo de artistas de talla mundial muy cerca de casa. 12 Letter from UM Miller School Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt Estos son tiempos emocionantes para UHealth y para Coral Gables, ya que estamos a punto de completar la construcción del nuevo edificio de UHealth en Coral 15 Concert Programs Gables, en el Centro Médico Lennar Foundation. Ubicado en la esquina de Ponce de Leon Boulevard y Dickinson Drive, este complejo diseñado especialmente para pacientes ambulatorios proporcionará fácil acceso a los expertos de renombre 36 Artist Biographies internacional de la Universidad de Miami. Con una apertura planificada para finales de 2016, UHealth at Coral Gables proporcionará atención primaria, horario de 58 Community Outreach atención extendido/sin cita previa y atención especializada para una amplia gama de condiciones médicas, entre ellas, cáncer, visión, salud de la mujer, medicina deportiva, columna vertebral, medicina cardíaca, trastornos de la memoria, 59 On Scene at Festival Miami 2014 dermatología y más. Ya estoy imaginándome el día en que nos reuniremos todos juntos para disfrutar 60 Sponsors de música en vivo y celebrar la gran inauguración de UHealth at Coral Gables en el Centro Médico Lennar Foundation. Hasta entonces, disfruten de Festival Miami y de la camaradería de compartir excelente música en la compañía de vecinos y 62 Grant Sponsors amigos. Atentamente, Shelton G. Berg Decano, Escuela Frost de Música Profesor de Música Patricia L. Frost CALENDAR OF EVENTS ORDER TODAY! OCTOBER 16 – NOVEMBER 7 305.284.4940 • festivalmiami.com 4 | FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 | 5 GREAT PERFORMANCES 13 | October | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | October | Friday 17 | Saturday MASTER CLASSES OPENING NIGHT RAQUEL SOFÍA Several Festival Miami artists will be conducting the CREATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC FROST SYMPHONY NEW SONY MUSIC ORCHESTRA LATIN ARTIST following master classes or AMERICAN VISIONS Spotify 2015 “Artist Q&A with students. All are MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS Featuring Pianist to Watch” free and open to the public; Simone Dinnerstein no ticket required! Thomas Sleeper, conductor JAZZ AND BEYOND John Easterlin Friday, October 23, 2015 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 1:25 p.m. CHARLES CASTLEMAN JOHNNY MERCER NASHVILLE ALL-STARS GONZALO RUBALCABA NATALIA LAFOURCADE JOHN EASTERLIN Weeks Center for Recording VIOLIN VIRTUOSO REIMAGINED SING GREATEST HITS WITH FROST CONCERT LATIN AMERICAN SINGS BROADWAY AND and Performance, Clarke Unaccompanied Solo Songwriters’ New Takes Songs Made Famous by JAZZ BAND POP SENSATION OPERA FAVORITES Recital Hall Works by Bach, on Beloved Classics Garth Brooks, Keith Urban Afro Blue Meets Multi-Latin Grammy What a Character! Piazzolla, and Ysaÿe Featuring Creative and Trisha Yearwood Cu-Bop and Post-Bop Award Winner Los Angeles 4 p.m. American Music Students Featuring Craig Carothers, John Daversa, director Guitar Quartet Tony Arata, Dave Berg, and Sunday, October 25, 2015 Annie Mosher 11:00 a.m. Weeks Center for Recording and Performance, Clarke 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recital Hall LOS ANGELES SYLVAN STREET CHAMBER MUSIC CYRILLE AIMÉE BEN FOLDS HALLOWEEN AT GUITAR QUARTET HIGH-WATTAGE TREASURES—RICHARD FABULOUS FRENCH WITH FROST SCHOOL’S HOGWARTS AND BEYOND! Cyrille Aimée NEW RENAISSANCE TOUR JAZZ FUSION TODD, JOEL SMIRNOFF, JAZZ VOCALIST HENRY MANCINI Family Concert with Frost Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Grammy-Winning Artists Fantastic Funkafied Ride CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY With Frost Studio Jazz INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA Symphony Orchestra 4:00 p.m. 4 p.m. Jay C. Rees, bass/leader Music by Brahms, Band and JV1 Ensemble Ben Folds Orchestral Costumes are encouraged! Weeks Center for Recording Messiaen, and More Kate Reid, JV1 director Experience 3 p.m. and Performance, Clarke Stephen Guerra, Jr., Scott Flavin, conductor director Recital Hall Joey DeFrancesco 1 | November 2 3 4 5 6 |FESTIVAL MIAMI RECOMMENDS 7 |CLOSING NIGHT Tuesday, November 3, 2015 11:00 a.m. BLACK VIOLIN FROST WIND ENSEMBLE JOEY DEFRANCESCO BOSTON BRASS FREDA PAYNE JAZZ ROOTS: MOVIE THE MILLS BROTHERS UM Gusman Concert Hall CLASSICAL HIP-HOP DUO GREAT AMERICAN MASTER JAZZ ORGANIST PRESENTS “AND THE AND HER BAND OF GOLD MUSIC OF SPIKE LEE AND SIX DECADES OF Named One of the Hottest MASTERS Singin’ and Swingin’ NOMINEES ARE…” Sultry Jazz Singer Shines TERENCE BLANCHARD CHART-TOPPING HITS Bands at SXSW! Music by Bernstein, Joey DeFrancesco tears it Hits from Broadway Shelly Berg, piano Frost School’s Henry Frost Studio Jazz Band “Kev Marcus” Sylvester, Grantham, and Ticheli up on his Hammond B3 to the Big Screen Mancini Institute Stephen Guerra, Jr., violin; “Will B” Baptiste, Robert Carnochan, Orchestra director viola/vocals conductor; Esther Jane 8 p.m. at Arsht Center Featuring John Mills 4 p.m. Hardenbergh, soprano; Tickets: arshtcenter.org and Elmer Hopper Aaron Tindall, tuba Please note: All events take place at 8 p.m. in UM Gusman Concert Hall, located at 1314 Miller Drive, Ticket fees apply to walk-ups, online, mail, and phone orders. Coral Gables, FL, unless otherwise noted. Ticket fees are automatically applied upon purchase, regardless of payment All artists, dates, programs, prices, locations, and times are subject to change without notice. method and point of purchase. FESTIVAL MIAMI 2015 | 7 MANAGEMENT STAFF FESTIVAL