concert review
Festival Miami puts on the Ritz
by Alan Becker
The Ritz Chamber Players, founded in 2002, is a group of African-American musicians dedicated to the exploration of the black heritage in classical music. Beyond the…
Sat Oct 11, 2008
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Corigliano premiere opens Festival Miami with brassy power
By age 25, most young people are moving out of the house, striking out on their own, and starting new futures. So too has Festival Miami, which opened its 25th…
Fri Oct 10, 2008
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African rhythms and musical sonograms
The experimental music scene in Miami is fairly circumscribed, compared to larger music centers like New York, Chicago or San Francisco. Yet, amazingly for a contentious enclave like Miami,
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Tue Sep 30, 2008
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Seraphic Fire opens with Cuban Baroque
The world’s popular songbooks of the 20th and 21st centuries have been notably enriched by the music of Spanish America, but that’s far less true for its orchestral and sacred…
Fri Sep 26, 2008
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A rare foray into Mexican classical music
Even in a Latin cultural milieu like Miami, rarely does one encounter the classical music of Mexico. Once in a great while, Silvestre Revueltas’ Sensemaya is aired but even the…
Wed Sep 10, 2008
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Chamber Festival closing on several high notes
The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival is concluding its four-week series on a high note, as demonstrated by the terrific concert Friday night at the Helen K. Persson Recital Hall.…
Sat Aug 02, 2008
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Cellist strikes a fire in Coral Gables
Gaps on the local classical music scene are so numerous, that one sometimes isn’t even aware of a specific absence until the void is filled. In eight years in South…
Fri Aug 01, 2008
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A festive musical repast
The second program of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival continues its juxtaposition of rarely heard music with more standard items. Once again, the Helen K. Persson Hall at Palm…
Sat Jul 19, 2008
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Beethoven rarities spark Chamber Fest opener
The Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival is the perfect answer for listeners feeling concert deprivation during the summer doldrums. Each of the four weekend programs is repeated at three
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Sat Jul 12, 2008
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