[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][cs_element_image _id=”4″ ][cs_element_image _id=”5″ ][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id=”6″ ][cs_element_column _id=”7″ ][cs_element_text _id=”8″ ][cs_content_seo]Register for Free\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”9″ ][cs_content_seo]Register for Free\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][cs_element_row _id=”10″ ][cs_element_column _id=”11″ ][cs_element_text _id=”12″ ][cs_content_seo]South Florida Center for Percussive Arts with Brandon Cruz
Brandon Cruz is the Founder and Director of the South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, a non-profit who is dedicated to creating new and enhancing existing opportunities to learn, play, and enjoy music through percussion.
Since opening its doors in August of 2013, the SFCPA has engaged more than 55,000 people in South Florida through its various programs and community events for all ages. These programs have been funded in part by Grants from several institutions such as the Knight Foundation, Miami Foundation, and the Dade County Dept. of Cultural Affairs.
In addition to becoming an entrepreneur, Mr. Cruz has enjoyed a wide variety of professional experiences as a performer, educator, facilitator, and composer over the past 25 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Performance from Florida International University in April, 2000. He earned his Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory in May, 2003.
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Student Ensemble
The Miami Lighthouse for the Blind Student Ensemble is a program designed for inclusion as both blind and sighted students collaborate with each other to enrich their lives with music. This program fosters careers in performance, song writing and sound engineering with enhanced self-efficacy and positive peer relations for all levels of ability. These young musicians perform in a variety of genres such as rock, pop, hip-hop, and jazz bringing a young and vibrant energy to each one.
JECC Jazz Bootcamp Ensemble (Jazz Education Community Coalition)
The JAZZ EDUCATION COMMUNITY COALITION (JECC) ensemble is a community-based artistic network available to all young people interested in learning JAZZ. It offers aspiring jazz musicians an opportunity to connect with recognized leaders in the South Florida Jazz community, as well as with national and international jazz talents.
The ensemble has performed at the Art Deco Festival; South Dade Cultural Arts Center; Pinecrest Gardens; Art Walk of Hollywood; Olympia Theater and Dade County Auditorium, where they served as opening act for the great Paquito D’ Rivera–just to name a few.
FASE – Frost Alternative String Ensemble with special guest Power Access Scholarship winner, Eva Casado Ariza (Eva Carizza)
Dr. Eva Casado Ariza (Eva Carizza), is an awarded multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and singer from Barcelona, Spain. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance with a Cognate in Instrumental Conducting.
Dr. Casado Ariza began her music studies at five years old. At age twelve, she developed a severe type of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that forced her to be in bed for six years. She then became the first person who ever earned a professional degree while playing violin in bed. She also prompted a law in Catalonia improving the situation of people with disabilities in artistic degrees—which was finally approved by the Parliament in November 2013.
She graduated from the “Escuela Superior de Música de Cataluña” in Barcelona and West Virginia University. She later earned her Master Degree in Violin and Conducting at the University of Florida, always with outstanding achievement.
She is a winner of the 2018 VSA International Young Soloist Competition, and awarded the most important fellowship of Spain, delivered by the King and Queen of Spain in person. She is also winner of the South Beach Jazz Award and funder and soloist-conductor of the Miami Diamond Chamber Orchestra.
She worked as a conductor of professional orchestras and director-conductor of student orchestras since 2015. She studied under the mentorship of acclaimed Maestros such as Antoni Ros Marbà (former conductor of Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra RTVE), Salvador Brotons (music director and conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), and Gerard Schwarz (music director and conductor of the Palm Beach Symphony).
She is committed to using her expertise to help students with disabilities. For that purpose, she dedicated her nine years at university to develop recognized scholarly work presented at Yale University and, in the future, at the College Music Society’s conferences in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. She was also a Senator of the Graduate Student Association, chair of the Music & Arts Committee, and member of the Student Coalition on Disabilities at the University of Miami.
Dr. Casado Ariza has performed as a soloist at internationally recognized venues. These include the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Young Musicians Unite (YMU) Jazz Collective with special guest Power Access Scholarship winner, Jeremiah Martial
Young Musicians Unite (YMU) Jazz Collective
To empower youth, YMU provides turnkey music education solutions for Title 1 schools across Miami-Dade County. YMU equips schools with trained instructors, lesson plans, instruments and all the necessary resources for vibrant music classes. Students, teachers and schools all benefit from YMU’s nine years’ experience building successful music programs. YMU’s support and training of teachers reduces turnover and creates a school culture that prioritizes student expression resulting in smooth communication and consistency within the department. This holistic approach helps schools maximize students’ talents, interest and engagement.
Young Musicians Unite is actively providing music programming for over 3,500 students in 35 schools this 22/23 school year. We engage student musicians through diverse, relatable music programs including Drumline, Jazz Bands, Rock Ensembles, Music Production, Modern Band, Beginning Band, and Strings.
Jeremiah Martial
Jeremiah Martial is a 6th grade student at South Dade Middle School – Autism Intensive Program. He is an excellent drummer with a high cognitive disability and a great musician. Jeremiah has a special interest in the drums but loves the piano and guitar as well.
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