LIVE ON THE PLAZA – SEAFOAM WALLS
November 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Thomson Plaza for the Arts – Ziff Ballet Opera House
Tickets: $20*

Founded in 2014 in Miami by singer and guitarist Jayan Bertrand, Seafoam Walls expanded with the addition of bassist Joshua Ewers, multi-instrumentalist Dion Kerr and drummer Josue Vargas. The band’s debut album, XVI, got a boost in national attention when Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth released it on his Daydream Library Series label. This attracted the attention of outlets such as Spin and Pitchfork, who were uniform in their admiration. But even with the band’s apt and efficient genre-branding, XVI remains otherworldly and addictive — kind of like the city that spawned it. Join us at Live on the Plaza to hear their completely original, entirely chillable blend of indie rock, dream pop and Caribbean jazz-gaze.

FREE FAMILY FEST IN THE PARK – THEE PHANTOM & THE ILLHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
November 5, 2022 at 1:30 pm
OFF CAMPUS – Gwen Cherry Park, 7090 NW 22 Avenue, Miami.
Tickets: FREE

Photo Courtesy of Jeffrey McNiel

For the first time, Family Fest is going on the road! Through a partnership with Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces, the Arsht Center introduces Family Fest in the Parks. Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic will be performing at Gwen Cherry Park, 7090 NW 22 Avenue, Miami.  The Arsht Center and Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces celebrate Hip-Hop History Month and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with the hip-hop and classical mashup stylings of Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra.  When was the last time you witnessed strings, horns and piano at a hip-hop concert? Add a party-rocking DJ, a soul-stirring female vocalist and a fire-breathing MC and that is still but a fraction of what you’ll see when you catch Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra in action!  Combining the raw energy and passion of hip-hop with the beautiful sounds of an
orchestra, The Illharmonic is just the third hip-hop group to headline a performance at Carnegie Hall.

THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC
Lahav Shani, music director

November 10, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $50-$170*
Knight Concert Hall
Part of the 2022-2023 Knight Masterworks Classical Music Series

Photo Courtesy of Oded Antman

Program:
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 5

Witness the brilliance of The Israel Philharmonic! At this historic concert, Lahav Shani makes his Arsht Center debut as the first new music director in over four decades and the first Israeli native at the helm.  The world-class ensemble returns to the Arsht Center with an inspiring program of Sergei Prokofiev music. The evening opens with Symphony No. 1, one of the composer’s most popular and beloved works. It continues with select movements from Romeo and Juliet, an orchestral suite reflecting animosity and rivalry, love and passion, grief and mourning. The concert closes with Symphony No. 5, patriotic music void of cynicism that Prokofiev said he “conceived as a symphony of the greatness of the human spirit.” One hour prior to this performance, join us in the Peacock Education Center for Classical Conversations, an exciting, behind-the scenes look at this performance led by Scott Flavin.

DISNEY PRINCESS – THE CONCERT
November 12, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $35-$165*
Knight Concert Hall
Part of the 2022-2023 Live at Knight Series

Photo Courtesy of artist management and the Arsht Center

For generations, the music of Disney’s princesses has been the soundtrack to our lives.  Now, for the first time in forever, these beloved songs come to life on stage in Disney Princess The Concert!  Be our guest as a quartet of Broadway, television and animated film icons celebrate the music from every Disney princess in an unforgettable evening, alongside their magical music director and enchanting prince.  Drama Desk nominee Christy Altomare (original Anastasia, Mamma Mia!), Broadway.com  Audience Award nominee Isabelle McCalla (Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, The Prom), Disney Channel star Anneliese van der Pol (Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Chelsea Daniels on That’s So Raven/Raven’s Home) and BroadwayWorld Award winner Syndee Winters (Nala in The Lion King, Hamilton) combine forces in this concert of a lifetime, joined by their magical music director, Benjamin Rauhala (Fiddler on the Roof), and enchanting prince, Adam J. Levy (Moulin Rouge).  Your every dream will come true as larger-than-life animation and theatrical effects immerse the audience in pure Disney magic, while these acclaimed stars sing the music of  every Disney princess and share their exclusive, hilarious and heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen.