Kelly Ho | Staff Writer With Thanksgiving coming to an end, vibrant musical performances in December pave the way. Featuring the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music, here’s a list of events to look out for in the upcoming month. Get ready for a spectacular evening of music, on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m, […]
Kelly Ho | Staff Writer After a chaotic month of hurricanes, the school of music brings a refreshing taste of festival spirit to pave the way, featuring Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music, here’s a list of events to keep an eye out for. Coming up, on Oct. 19 at 3:00 p.m, the FIU […]
Jason Grioua/Contributing Writer Composers from all over the world will reunite for three months at FIU for the New Music Miami Festival. Starting off the nine-concert festival, composers from North and South America will join to showcase contemporary work. Violins, violas, cellos, flutes, clarinets, a piano and other instruments will come together to be composed […]
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer FIU’s School of Music will be hosting a piano recital to commemorate the 200th anniversary of accomplished 19th-century pianist and composer, Clara Schumann. “We especially wanted to include music by Schumann to showcase her music from an era that did not do justice to female performers, composers and creators,” said Jose Lopez, an […]
Nayeli Lomeli/Staff Writer The Latin Jazz Ensemble is a dynamic ensemble whose versatility ranges from being a salsa band to a modern jazz ensemble, and from a big band to a small combo. The FIU School of Music’s Latin Jazz Ensemble is a group made up of eight students from FIU’s jazz program. On Wednesday, […]
Rashawn Raysor/Staff Writer FIU School of Music alumna Melinda Rose Rodriguez successfully auditioned for NBC’s The Voice on Oct. 1. During Rodriguez’s blind audition, she sang “What A Wonderful World” and got onto Team Kelly Clarkson. Rodriguez, 23, was raised in Miami and had dreams of becoming a musician. She initially was a classically trained […]
Ashley Arbelaez/Contributing Writer The Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall hosted The Alhambra Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Andai, on Sunday, Oct. 6. The Alhambra Orchestra is a non-profit based orchestra that is mostly made up of volunteer musicians. Their mission is to expose the people of Miami-Dade County to the world of classical music at […]
Laura Antunez/Contributing Writer The Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall will host the emotive soprano coloratura voice of Daniella Mass on Saturday, Sept. 14, accompanied with an unmistakable Latin spice provided by the FIU Symphony Orchestra & Brass Choir and 7/4 Ensemble conducted by Javier Mendoza. This event will kick off the School of Music’s […]
Luanna Ochoa/Contributing Writer From Oct. 26 through Nov. 10, FIU will be hosting an impressive lineup of musical genius at the Modesto Maidique campus. The lineup will include musicians from FIU and all over the country, including Grammy-nominated jazz musician Alfredo Rodriguez. The concerts will be taking place at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing […]
On Feb. 21, the FIU School of Music gave a modern re-imagining to John Blow’s English opera “Venus and Adonis”. The production was done in collaboration with the FIU Collegium Musicum and the Conchita Espinosa Academy Choir. It had been inspired by the arrival of Shakespeare’s First Folio to the Frost Museum, given that “Venus […]
