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There was dancing, there was eating, and, of course, there was singing. The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) hit a high note with its first gala. The event, called Chic & Unique, hosted a crowd of chorus members and fellow music lovers.
Florida Grand Opera (FGO), in its 82nd continuous season, features three of the lyric stage’s most popular titles. United by the universal appeal of their very different scores, grounded in the lives of real people, and steeped in romance both gritty and glittery, this trio takes audiences from the elite salons of Paris to dusty Sicilian towns before returning to Paris’ chilly garrets.
The South Florida Symphony Orchestra (SFSO), led by Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso, is offering a season featuring five classical Masterworks concerts and Handel’s glorious holiday masterpiece Messiah, as well as SFSO premieres by trailblazing female composers Florence Price, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Jessie Montgomery. SFSO will also host a 200th anniversary celebration of Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 9.
The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble, the region’s LGBT and allies concert band, has an exciting season planned, including the return of the landmark Youth Pride Band, an opportunity for talented high school musicians to perform together in a safe environment for all.
Chic & Unique. The theme of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) sets the tone, and lays down high expectations, for the newest high-profile event on the LGBTQ social schedule.
The Master Chorale of South Florida (MCSF) and artistic director Brett Karlin have a five-concert season planned for 2023-24.
In his third season with the Symphony of the Americas (SOTA), Maestro Pablo Mielgo has planned “a season of discovery ... music connecting the world, where styles and sounds intersect at YOUR Symphony of the Americas.”
At just 22 years old, Joanna Sternberg is an old soul. Most of the songs on their new album “I’ve Got Me” (Fat Possum), come from a bare-bones folk tradition, performed by Sternberg on guitar, piano and keys, violin, and bass.
Is there anything more exhilarating than experiencing the creative growth of an artist you admire? Becca Mancari is such a perfect illustration of that. Over the course of three albums, including the modern Americana of their 2017 debut album “Good Woman” to the daring and haunting experimentation of the follow-up, 2020’s “The Greatest Part,” Mancari proved themself to be a musician who took risks.
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