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MUSIC Friday 10/27 FESTIVAL MIAMI 2000"Davidovich plays Beethoven." The legendary Bella Davidovich performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the UM Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Sleeper, conductor. Also on the program is the Martinu Symphony No. 1. $8-$25. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 284-4940. ORIENTE Afro-Cuban world music ensemble in concert for the Jazz at MoCA series. 8 p.m. Outside the Joan Lehman Building, Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St. Details: (305) 893-6211. JERROD'S DOOR In concert. $6. 9 p.m. Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE Third St. Details: (305) 579-0069. CHOPIN FOUNDATION OF THE US Annual festival this year features Lori Sims, winner of the 1998 Bachauer International competition. Sessions are held on the last weekend of each month, through April, at the same three venues. See Saturday & Sunday listings for other venues. 7 p.m. Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center, US 1 at Monroe Street, Hollywood. Details: (305) 868-0624. Saturday 10/28 FIU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2000Kick-off event is billed as an evening of film, classical music and jazz. The 1926 silent Eisenstein movie "Battleship Potempkin" is screened while the 85-piece FIU Symphony Orchestra plays an all Dmitri Shostakovitch program under the direction of Carlos Piantini. A jazz party with the Woody Herman Orchestra follows. $40; $15 for students. 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. SWIVEL STICK In concert. $6. 9 p.m. Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE Third St. Details: (305) 579-0069. CHOPIN FOUNDATION OF THE US Annual festival this year features Lori Sims, winner of the 1998 Bachauer International competition. Sessions are held on the last weekend of each month, through April, at three venues. See Friday and Sunday listings for venues. 7 p.m. Main Library, Fort Lauderdale. Details: (305) 868-0624. MIAMI CHILDREN'S CHORUS "All Together Now," a sing-along. 11:30 a.m. West Kendall Regional Library, 10201 Hammocks Blvd. Details: (305) 662-7494. Sunday 10/29 FIU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2000"The Goose Girl." An opera for children and their parents based on a Grimm's fairy tale. Clowns and cookies will cap off the afternoon. $10; $5 for students. 2 & 4 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. CIVIC CHORALE OF GREATER MIAMI With the Bergonzi String Quartet and Thomas Barrett, baritone. Program includes Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Missa Brevis by Franz Joseph Haydn. $10. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 661-2609. CHOPIN FOUNDATION OF THE US Annual festival this year features Lori Sims, winner of the 1998 Bachauer International competition. Sessions are held on the last weekend of each month, through April at the same three venues. See Friday and Saturday listings for other venues. 7 p.m. Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 Desoto Blvd., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 868-0624. MIAMI RAGGAE FESTIVAL Sponsored by Jamaica Awareness Inc. 2-10 p.m. AT&T Amphitheater, Bayfront Park, 301 N Biscayne Blvd. Details: (305) 891-2944. Wednesday 11/1 WILD & WONDERFUL WITH CRAFT & GEORGEAirplane engines, sirens, whistles, fans, vacuum cleaners, six pianos and more than 30 percussion instruments are assembled for George Antheil's 1926 Ballet M6canigue. Conducted by Robert Craft. Also on the card are "other surprises by Roby George and the FIU Wind Ensemble." $20; $8 for students. 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. Thursday 11/2 THE EMPIRE BRASS + 1Brass ensembles presents a repertoire of music ranging from Bach and Handel to Broadway and Duke Ellington. Billed as a concert for the entire family. $20; $8 for students. 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. THE BILLY ROSS QUARTET Jazz group in concert. Free. 8-10 p.m. Young Circle Amphitheater, US 1 at Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. Details: (954) 921-3400. JACI VELASQUEZ With special guest Plus One. $21.50-$24.40. 8 p.m. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave. Details: (305) 358-5885. Friday 11/3 AN EVENING WITH GEORGE CRUMBProgram includes "Music for a Summer Evening." Mr. Crumb will get a special award. $20; $8 for students. 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. JOSH SMITH & THE FROST Debut. 6 p.m. Bud Stage. Fort Lauderdale Blues Festival, Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. Details: (954) 797-5086. Saturday 11/4 NODUSBilled as a concert of the unusual. Musicians perform the electronic sounds of Burns plus the unexpected and unpredictable sounds of Ben-Amot, Garcia, Kaufman, Stucky, Schwartz and Golijov. Free. 4 p.m. FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, Biscayne Boulevard at 154th Street. Details: (305) 348-1998. THE BLUES AT ITS BEST Kansas City's famed jazz blues singer Kevin Mahogany and his quartet team up with jazz hall of famer Richard Dunscomb and the FlU Big Band. $30; $10 for students. 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. THE BABOONS In concert. $6. 9 p.m. Wallflower Gallery, 10 NE Third St. Details: (305) 579-0069. Sunday 11/5 DRANOFF WINNERS PLAY AMERICAN MUSICSix team winners of the Murray Dranoff Duo Piano Competition will perform a concert of all-American music, including works by Bernstein, Copland and Foss. $20; $10 for students. 4 and 8 p.m. Wertheim Performing Arts Center, FIU University Park Campus, 1700 SW 107th Ave. Details: (305) 348-1998. 20TH CENTURY PIONEERS J.B. Floyd on piano, with guest artists. 4 p.m. Clarke Recital Hall, 5501 San Amaro Drive. Details: (305) 284-4886. THE MOSTLY BAROQUE PLAYERS Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the composer Bach's death. $18; $12. 4 p.m. St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 1142 Coral Way, Coral Gables. Details: (954) 340-7067.
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