If you appreciate classical music, here is a treat you won't want to miss.
Fellows of the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, present free preseason concerts taking place in the newly-christened Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall on Miami Beach.
Live performances are set for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 17; and 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, plus a bonus streaming concert from the Harlem Renaissance Festival, Sunday at 7 p.m.
New World Symphony’s 35th season begins with a luminous spotlight on its String Fellows featuring a program overflowing with a spirit of optimism, led by Steven Copes.
Saturday evening live program
- Ortiz: La Calaca
- Hartmann: Concerto funebre
- Dvorák: String Serenade
Register to get free tickets for this Saturday, Sept. 17, concert at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday matinee
features NWS Woodwind and Brass Fellows who herald the start of a new season with guest conductor Timothy Higgins, principal trombone, San Francisco Symphony.
Live program:
- Stucky: Funeral Music for Queen Mary (After Purcell)
- Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
- Tarrodi: Serenade in Seven Colors
- Schmidt: Hommage à Stravinsky
Register to get free tickets for this concert on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m.
New World Center is at 500 17th St, Miami Beach. Visit nws.edu or call 305-673-3330.
Sunday evening streaming broadcast
September 18 at 7 p.m. will feature a first-ever collaboration with the New World Symphony and Boston-based public media producer GBH, who will present “I Dream a World: The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond,” streaming on the CRB Classical website.
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