Clicky Skip to Content

New World Symphony offers ‘pay what you wish’ in September

This is a sponsored post. When you support our advertisers, you help to keep our site in business, bringing you the best deals and free events in South Florida. Read full disclosure here.

The New World Symphony (NWS) will kick off its 36th season this September with two orchestral concerts highlighting NWS’s talented Fellows alongside two of the most renowned conductors of our time, who happen to be the only two artistic leaders in NWS history: Artistic Director Stéphane Denève on Sept. 16 and Michael Tilson Thomas — NWS’s Co-Founder and Artistic Director Laureate — on Sept. 30, 2023.

New World Symphony invites you to join these special performances with an amazing offer: “pay what you wish.” Whether you pay $5 or $100, all tickets will be general admission, so you will have access to the best seats in the New World Center’s Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall, designed by Frank Gehry and located in the heart of Miami Beach. All ticket proceeds will support NWS’s mission to train its Fellows for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.

You can buy tickets here.

Stéphane Denève leads the New World Symphony at the New World Center, photo by Rui Dias-Aidos, REDAV Inc.

About the Concerts

September 16 at 7:30 PM: NWS’s Season Opener: Denève conducts Debussy and Britten
Artistic Director Stéphane Denève opens NWS’s 36th season with musical postcards from around the world. Inspired by Miami Beach’s blue skies and waters, Denève transports us to the shores of Spain, France, Africa, England and the United States. The epic performance culminates in Claude Debussy’s symphonic seascape La mer paired with mesmerizing video art curated by Denève himself. SOLD OUT.

September 30 at 7:30 PM: MTT + Leif Ove Andsnes
NWS Co-Founder and Artistic Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) returns with renowned pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Known for his fresh interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano works, Andsnes shines in the composer’s final, majestic concerto, “The Emperor.” With roaring percussion and brass, Olly Wilson pays homage to the Nigerian god of thunder. For a whirlwind finale, Brahms’ Piano Quartet was given a symphonic makeover in the hands of Arnold Schoenberg, who dubbed it “Brahms’ Fifth Symphony.”

About the New World Symphony

The New World Symphony is a laboratory for the way music is taught, presented and experienced. The orchestra consists of some of the world’s most talented young musicians who are granted fellowships for up to three years while they train for leadership roles in professional orchestras and ensembles. The fellowship program offers professional development training and experiences working with leading guest conductors, soloists and visiting faculty.

Both September 16 and 30 concerts will take place at the New World Center in Miami Beach, 500 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

Parking is $2 per hour at the 17th Street Garage, 1755 Meridian Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139, or $15 per event at the Pennsylvania Avenue Garage, 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

More music and concerts this week

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Hispanic Heritage: Latin American Classical Music on Viola, West Boynton

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | West Boynton Branch Library

Wolfson Market & Movie, Miami

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus

Free Thursdays at PAMM: Backroom Sessions

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

Live music: Clematis by Night, West Palm Beach

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront

Night Market, Boca Raton

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sanborn Square Park, Boca

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live music at Doral Yard

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

FAU Symphony Orchestra, Boca Raton

7:00 pm | $10.00 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton

Live on the Plaza - MaddJazz

7:30 pm | $20.00 | Adrienne Arsht Center

Friday, October 6, 2023

Free concert: First Friday @ 5, Boynton Beach

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach

Art After Dark Fridays; activities & times vary, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Jazz Fridays, WPB

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Rock-n-Fall Festival, Royal Palm Beach

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Lakeside Market: Music & vendors, Wellington

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Town Center Promenade, Wellington

Free Coral Gables gallery night and free museum entry

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Jam on percussion for free

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Salsa singer Melina Almodovar in concert

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunrise city park

Free concert 'Naturally Diamond' tribute

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Catskill Haunts Haunted House, Royal Palm Beach

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Jazz Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Art After Dark: Live performances every Friday at The Norton, WPB

7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Miami

7:00 pm | FREE | Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Miami

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Free Live Music

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Crafted on the Ave., open air market

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Delray Beach

Rock-n-Fall Festival, Royal Palm Beach

1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Zun Zun Children's Festival

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Hispanic Heritage: Tuna de Weston, WPB

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Main Library, Palm Beach Co.

Free live music in Margate

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Catskill Haunts Haunted House, Royal Palm Beach

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach

Zun Zun Children's Festival

7:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Miami

7:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami

Live Music at Doral Yard

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Free Live Music

8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Books and Books Coral Gables

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Hispanic Heritage: Puerto Rico in Music and Dance, WPB

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach

Seraphic Fire: The Art of Protest concert, Homestead

3:00 pm | FREE | First United Methodist Church, Homestead

Tropical Sundays Live Music

5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard

Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach

Soulful Sundays concert in Pompano

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Ali Cultural Arts

Free music at Gulfstream in Hallandale

6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village

Free live music at Hollywood beach bandshell

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell

Live Music at VIVO Dolphin Mall

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Salsa dance class

9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain

Monday, October 9, 2023

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Tasty Tuesdays with Food Trucks

5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Tasty Tuesday food trucks, Boca Raton

5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton

Free live music series at The Betsy Hotel

7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | The Betsy Hotel

All Arts Open Mic Night, Delray

8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach

 
Teresa

About Teresa

Teresa Mears is a publisher, writer and editor who was raised to be frugal. She became a website entrepreneur after 30 years as an editor at newspapers ranging in size from the Portland (Tenn.) Leader to The Los Angeles Times and The Miami Herald, where she worked most recently. She moved to Florida in 1980 because it was the only place she could get a job during that recession and has lived in South Florida since 1985, in Miami, Hollywood, Tamarac, Wilton Manors and Fort Pierce. She is co-owner and CEO of the parent network, Living on the Cheap.

Living on the CheapMiami on the Cheap is a member of Living on the Cheap, a network of websites published by frugalistas, journalists and consumer advocates. Find practical advice on saving money on groceries, travel and shopping, plus tips from our experts on how to live the good life for less at Living on the Cheap.

Living on the Cheap in the Media