Michelle Vires, Author at CARTA News

Panther Summer Music Camp Offers Voice/Musical Theatre, Strings, and Piano Programs

May 28, 2019/By Michelle Vires

Are you a student entering grades 4 – 12 who is interested in building a strong musical foundation for yourself? Live, learn, and perform with other young musicians during...

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Music Graduates Recognized at Annual Spring Awards Ceremony

Music

May 1, 2019/By Michelle Vires

Each spring semester, the FIU School of Music hosts an annual Graduating Awards Ceremony to showcase the important contributions and achievements made by students throughout the year in support of...

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Piano professor elected to board of Alkan Society in London

Music

April 16, 2019/By Michelle Vires

Dr. José López, Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Florida International University School of Music, has been unanimously elected to serve a three-year term as Honorary Secretary...

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FIU School of Music Hosts Seraphic Fire Residency on April 10 – 11

Music

March 28, 2019/By Michelle Vires

On April 10 – 11, the Florida International University School of Music is hosting a residency with GRAMMY®-nominated vocal ensemble, Seraphic Fire, that will culminate in a finale performance paying...

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In Pictures: Miami International GuitART Festival 2019

Music

March 18, 2019/By Michelle Vires

(Photo: Feb. 22, 2019: FIU Composer Federico Bonacossa performs the Bichord Drone after explaining the story behind its 3D design from the MONAD Studio.) In its fourth year, the...

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From Studio to Stage: FIU Opera Theater brings Zarzuela to Life

Music

March 7, 2019/By Michelle Vires

For the first time, the FIU Opera Theater produced a fully-staged zarzuela at FIU on March 1 and 2: Doña Francisquita. It is based on Lope de Vega’s play...

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Jazz Concert on April 26 to Honor Longtime Jazz Piano Professor Michael Orta, Endow Money for Scholarships

Music

March 5, 2019/By Michelle Vires

The FIU School of Music is partnering with the Miami Jazz Cooperative to present a concert at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 26, 2019 at 8...

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Eight voice students win first prize in NATS Competition

Music

February 18, 2019/By Michelle Vires

(Pictured L – R: Rachal Solomon, Orianna Gutierrez, Noelia Lee Luna, Erika Vasallo, Dr. Vindhya Khare (FIU Coordinator of Vocal Studies), Scott Bracken-Tripp (Adjunct Instructor of Voice), Gabriella Villalobos, Ethan Soledad, Catherine Magarino, Adam Levine) Eight...

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Music education alumnus Oliver Diez named Teacher of the Year

Music

February 1, 2019/By Michelle Vires

Originally posted by Patricia Cárdenas, FIU News In 1999, Oliver Diez ’99, MM ’16 interviewed for the position of music teacher at Palmetto Elementary School — straight out of college. He was...

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Alumnus Darwin Aquino Returns to FIU for World Premiere

Music

January 28, 2019/By Michelle Vires

“My music emerges from the heart of Caribbean rhythms and chants. We are a creative mixture of cultures – an explosion of sounds, colors, and imagination. It has always been my...

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Concerto Competition Winners To Take Center Stage, Earn Full Scholarship

Music

November 29, 2018/By Michelle Vires

(Pictured: FIU Concerto Competition Collegiate Winners, L to R: Vanessa Gentzchein and Alejandro Viera) Since 1996, music students have competed for the chance to perform as a soloist with...

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Performance To Honor Victims in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Music

October 30, 2018/By Michelle Vires

On November 1, the Amernet String Quartet, FIU’s Artist-in-Residence Ensemble, will hold a moment of silence and dedicate their “FIU Meets Juilliard: Amernet & Kalichstein” concert to the victims...

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FIU Music Festival brings world-renowned musicians to Miami, creates opportunities for students

Music

October 17, 2018/By Michelle Vires

This October 26 – November 10, the FIU School of Music will welcome over 50 high caliber guest artists from top universities and ensembles from the United States and...

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FIU School of Music welcomes new faculty for 2018-19

Music

August 16, 2018/By Michelle Vires

The FIU School of Music is pleased to announce two additions and two promotions to the faculty this fall. Jacob Berglin, Instructor Jacob Berglin joined the music education faculty...

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Music Alumnus Carlos Rafael Rivera Scores for Netflix Series “Godless”

Music

June 26, 2018/By Michelle Vires

Composition alumnus Carlos Rafael Rivera (BM ’96) is a commissioned and award-winning composer whose career has spanned several genres of the music industry. Known for his original score of the...

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Crossing Boundaries with Alan Dershowitz and Amernet String Quartet

Music

January 26, 2018/By Michelle Vires

On January 23, Florida international University School of Music welcomed world-renowned Professor Emeritus of Law at Harvard University, Alan Dershowitz, and members of the Amernet String Quartet, FIU’s celebrated...

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2018 FIU Concerto Competition Winners Announced!

Music

January 24, 2018/By Michelle Vires

Every year the FIU School of Music sponsors the Concerto Competition, providing an opportunity for students to perform a concerto or similar work with the FIU Symphony Orchestra during its...

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A Recorder For Every Child

Music

December 14, 2017/By Michelle Vires

All across America, students in elementary school are given a recorder to develop music literacy at an early age. As a simple, inexpensive instrument that children usually enjoy playing,...

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FIU Music Festival Returns November 3-18 with Top Artists To Benefit Relief Efforts

Music

October 17, 2017/By Michelle Vires

On November 3 – 18, 2017, the FIU Music Festival will take Miami by storm with a star studded line up of Classical, Early Music, Jazz, and Latin Jazz...

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Shaking Things Up With FIU’s New Orchestra Director – An Interview with Javier Jose Mendoza

Music

September 5, 2017/By Michelle Vires

This season, Javier Jose Mendoza will step onto the podium as the first Mexican-American conductor of FIU’s largest music ensemble, the FIU Symphony Orchestra, with plans to give it...

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