Music

Vocalist Nicolas Bearde will be performing his romantic interpretations of the beloved songbook by the late Burt Bacharach. Bacharach enjoyed seven decades of unforgettable music, from "The Look of Love" and "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" to "A House is not a Home" and became a part of the American cultural fabric. With his supple phrasing and tender delivery, Bearde turns every song into personal expressions of love, hope and soul. For this one-night performance, enjoy Bearde’s magical rendition of Bacharach's music and the indelible lyrics of Hal David. Bearde along with musical director and GRAMMY®-award winning pianist Nat Adderley Jr will present fresh and dynamic interpretations of Bacharach's timeless catalogue.

Come and experience beautiful live music performed by South Beach Chamber Ensemble on November 15 and November 16th! November 15 at 7:30pm, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church at 1121 Andalusia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL, USA November 16 at 2:00pm, All Soul’s Episcopal Church at 4025 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, USA Featured performances: Haydn Piano Trio No. 24 in D Major (1795) 15 minutes Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (1924) 13 minutes Cécile Chaminade Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 11 (1881) 23 minutes

Come and experience beautiful live music performed by South Beach Chamber Ensemble all weekend November 15 and November 16th! November 15 at 7:30pm, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church at 1121 Andalusia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL, USA November 16 at 2:00pm, All Soul’s Episcopal Church at 4025 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL, USA Featured performances: Haydn Piano Trio No. 24 in D Major (1795) 15 minutes Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (1924) 13 minutes Cécile Chaminade Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 11 (1881) 23 minutes

Gather oceanside for an open air concert featuring "Steel Away" with steel drummer Kobie Alleyne, on Sunday, December 22nd at the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM Kobie Alleyne, a Caribbean American musician and steel pan virtuoso, has carved his own path in the steelpan world. He received a full Presidential Scholarship to Berklee School of Music, a rare feat for a steelpan performer. Growing up in a musical family, Kobie honed his skills alongside his parents, both of whom are founders of the “Steel Away” duo. Now a Berklee graduate, Kobie’s performances blend various musical genres such as reggae, classical, jazz, pop, gospel and beyond, showcasing his versatility as a jazz pannist. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on December 1st for a performance from La Lucha as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. La Lucha is a Tampa Bay based trio that consists of three best friends from three different parts of the world: Colombia (Alejandro Arenas), Mexico (John O’Leary), & United States (Mark Feinman). Their music ventures boldly into a wide variety of musical styles, offering an appealing and fun mix of genres under the jazz umbrella. The combination of their musical versatility and varied musical influences makes for compelling virtuosic performances. Through an engaging stage presence and high level of interaction, La Lucha brings the audience into their world. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 24th for a performance from Dunlap and Mabe as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Jack Dunlap & Robert Mabe have been touring the country together since 2019. They have graced prestigious stages such as The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Hall in New York City, Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska, The Hamilton in Washington, DC and Forbes Center for the Performing Arts in Harrisonburg, VA. Both masters of their instruments, they play a mix of original tunes, classic bluegrass numbers, jazz favorites and covers anyone would recognize. With roots planted firmly in bluegrass, they stretch their sound in ways that all audiences will enjoy and leave the performance wanting more. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 17th for a performance featuring Broadway, Opera & More from Miami Beach Classical Music Festival as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Since its 2013 inception, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) has been proud to establish Miami as a premier destination for elite young classical musicians to train and perform. While the next generation of classical artists come to Miami to receive instruction from an assembly of world-class faculty, the community benefits from accessible public concerts featuring top talent alongside many of classical music’s greatest living performers in repertoire rarely heard in South Florida. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 10th for a performance from Lisanne Lyons as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Lisanne Lyons received her Bachelors, Masters, and Doctor of Music from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. As a student, she received two Down Beat awards for Best Jazz vocalist, Best Jazz Arrangement, and one for directing Best Small Jazz Vocal Group. She is currently a Professor at FIU and Director of the Jazz vocal Program, and her vocal groups and students have won national and international performance awards. Some of the groups Dr Lyons has performed with include the Orchestras of Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, and the Palm Beach Pops. She has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gary Burton and Brian Lynch. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

Join us on Ocean Drive on November 3rd for our Third Annual Beachside A Cappella as part of the Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series, a free, weekly concert series presented by the Ocean Drive Association. Pack a picnic blanket or lawn chair to stake out your seat on the lawn. Showtime is at 5:00 PM. Recognizing the infinite power of group choral singing without accompaniment, the ODA's 3rd annual Beachside A Cappella program embraces a genre that started with small town Barbershop and now sells out stadiums. 'No one can help but be enriched by the harmony of song' (Miami Arts Online), especially when conducted by the region's award-winning choral directors, Ryan and Cindy Ellis. These events (every Sunday!) are free and open to the public-- and will take place in Lummus Park between 14th Street and 14th Place. Bring your chair, blanket, and picnic - ENJOY! Rainy-day location is inside The Betsy Hotel! This program is part of the weekly Promenade Sunday Concert Series generously underwritten by The City of Miami Beach, The GMCVB and The Ocean Drive Association.

The Cosmic Craft Constellation alights at the North Beach Social, emulating the galaxies above and turning the Bandshell into a magical snow globe. Afrobeta promises a special holiday concert, and fiber artist Karelle Levy (Krelwear), inspired by sacred geometry, will create a celestial site-specific pom pom sculpture to light up Bandshell. Video art by Mariana Mendoza will bring the fully immersive experience to life. Opening set features Miami-based songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Vania Junco to kick off the night. She draws inspiration from folk, jazz, and baroque music to create songs that are as emotionally dense as they are harmonically complex, with live performances that are primarily concerned with beauty for the sake of it. The North Beach Social is the free monthly musical meet up, presented by Rhythm Foundation. This edition is presented as part of Bandshell Laboratories, with support from the CreARTE grant from the Jorge M. Perez Family Foundation. Image design by Mariana Mendoza, Original photo by Cristina Isabel Rivera.