Week of October 16, 2008
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MUSIC Thursday 10/16 VOCALIST OF THE YEARTierney Sutton, "JazzWeek's" vocalist of the year, performs with a Frost School jazz ensemble led by Larry Lapin. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. $20-$30. Details: (305) 284-4940 or www.festivalmiami.com. Friday 10/17 FIREBIRDThe New World Symphony Orchestra opens its season with three performance of the program. "Stravinksky's Firebird." Under Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas, the orchestra will take the audience through a suite from "The Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky as well as Maurice Ravel's "Rapsodie Espagnole." 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18, 3 p.m. Oct. 19. Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $28-$84. Details: (305) 673-3331 or www.nws.edu. Saturday 10/18 OPENING NIGHTThe Miami Symphony Orchestra opens its 20th season with a five-part performance from a handful of history's most celebrated composers. Eduardo Marturet will conduct the 80-piece orchestra through Dmitri Shostakovich's "Festive Overture" to Brahms's "Violin Concerto." 8 p.m. Knight Concert Hall, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Details: (305) 275-5666 or www.miamisymphony.org. Sunday 10/19 SPAM ALLSTARSLatin Grammy nominated, Little Havana-based DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars blend improvisational electronic elements and turntables with Latin, funk and hip-hop to create an electronic descarga, a sound that is influenced by the multicultural atmosphere of Miami and the lives of individual band members. 4 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. $20 adult, $10 students. Details: (305) 284-4940 or www.festivalmiami.com. Tuesday 10/21 YOUNG COMPOSERSFresh faces take the stage to perform a collection of contemporary music. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 284-4940 or www.festivalmiami.com. Wednesday 10/22 MUSICAL SHOWCASEAs part of Festival Miami, the Frost School of Music will host a songwriter's showcase allowing student songwriters to perform before an all-star panel of judges that includes Bruce Hornsby. 8 p.m. Maurice Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables. Details: (305) 284-4940 or www.festivalmiami.com.
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