Join us in &ldquo\;Celebrating Women Composers in Clas
sical Music&rdquo\;\, an inclusive and diverse\, multicultural perfor
mance of works of contemporary and pioneer women composers\, featuring
The concert feat ures pioneer teacher and composer Nadia Boulanger\, teacher Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein and Lili Boulanger\, her s ister and acclaimed composer of her time. \; Florence Beat rice Price (1887-1953) was an African American composer whos e work was historically overlooked and has recently been rediscovered. Con temporary works will include pieces by Oscar and Golden Globe-winning Brit ish composer Rachel Portman\, such as "There wil l be a Place for Us" (2023). Additionally\, excerpts from "The Job" by awa rd winner Melissa Murphy\, a composer focused on political and gender equality themes\, will be presented with the piece " It's Just another Day" (2024). The program will also feature songs by nota ble women in 20th-century music\, including Edith Piaf\, Marlene Dietrich\, and Jose phine Baker\, highlighting their contributions to the field.
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A lexandra Marie\, Soprano
\nA native from Argentina
\, this Argentinean-American International Lyric Soprano\, educator\, and
songwriter arrived in the United States\, where she continued her educatio
n\, receiving scholarships from both the New World School of the A
rts/ NWSA and later Florida International University. Alexandra Marie has appeared with Symphony Orchestras such as
Alexan
dra performed as featured female singer in the 35th Argentine Festival
in the USA which took place in Arlington\, Virginia in May 2022 with
raving reviews. She performed with maestro Britos at the Summer Symph
ony Series and part of Symphony of the Americas Concert Series in Pem
broke Pines. Alexandra was the recipient the Artist Support Grant 2022-202
3-2024 by Broward Cultural Division to produce the show <
em>&ldquo\;Nostalgia\, My Journey through Music&rdquo\;\, which took
place on September 10th\, at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts
Center together with renown musicians such as Federate B
ritos\, violinist\, and Paul Schwartz from
\nJared Peroune\, Pianist
\nHailing from Georgetown\, Guyana\, Jared Peroune holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in collaborative piano from the Universi ty of Miami. A ubiquitous keyboardist throughout South Miami\, he has collaborated with many esteemed vocalists\, instrumentalists\, and organi zations in the area. Jared is also an experienced harpsichordist and conti nuo organist. In the vocal world\, Jared is a seasoned ré\;pé\ ;titeur\, vocal coach\, accompanist\, and chorus master. He is currently s taff pianist-coach at Florida International University and piano faculty at Barry University in Miami Shores. He is also on the mu sic staff of Florida Grand Opera as chorus master and pianist-coa ch. Aside from his work as a keyboardist\, Jared has built a career singin g principal and supporting roles in opera and has sung in venues across th e globe as a chorister.
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