NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS CELEBRATES ITS 25th ANNIVERSARY!

New World School of the Arts' 25th Anniversary celebration has begun! In store for you we have endless surprises that will undoubtedly turn into priceless memories. From the Award-winning musical, Spring Awakening, to the first ever All-Alumni Reunion this month, NWSA has prepared one of the most anticipated events & performance calendars in its young history, for your enjoyment. Don't miss a moment of it and experience the talent that strengthens and flourishes in the classrooms, halls, and studios of this unique South Florida arts treasure.

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ART HISTORY INSTITUTE TAKES NWSA'S ART CURRICULUM TO NEW HEIGHTS

Modeled after the Ecole du Louvre, in France the Art History Institute, a collaboration of Bass Museum of Art and New World School of the Arts, will provide an intensive one-year art history seminar to every first year student in NWSA's Visual Arts College Program. As of this month, 40 students will come to the Bass Museum on Miami Beach once a week for a two-hour course taught by Dr. Adrienne von Lates, Director of Education at the Museum. The program will focus on the art history of Western Civilization, covering the wide span from Pre-Historic times through the present day. Held within the museum's galleries this seminar will draw on the museum's permanent collection of antiquities, Renaissance and Baroque works of art. This seminar will be incorporated into New World School of the Arts' existing WARP [Workshop for Art Research and Practice] curriculum, grouping periods of eras and artists in thematic clusters and ideas. Rather than concentrating on rote memorization of artists and dates, this seminar will encourage dialogue and interpretation.

NEW WIND ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR OPENS THE SEASON WITH A HEARTFELT CONCERT

Under the baton of Director Brent A. Mounger, the NWSA High School Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Camerata will present its first concert to welcome the fall season. With guest artist John Kricker, renowned Trombone South Florida trombone player, the wind ensemble will offer a rendition of De Meij. Other interpretations include Tchaikovsky's No 5. Finale; Toccata by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams; and Eagle Squadron a march by Bandmaster Kenneth J. Alford, dedicated to all who took part in World War II.

Director Mounger, the new addition to the music division, is a seasoned musician deeply involved in music education. With an impressive roster of accomplishments, his most notable achievements include his role as President-Elect for the Florida Collegiate Music Educator's National Conference where is served as President in 2006. While President of FCMENC, he restructured the statewide organization and was able to increase the association's membership. A partnership program was also established where larger universities in Florida were zoned with smaller universities and community colleges to help establish links and communication between future music educators. Mounger also served on the Florida Music Educators Association State Board from 2005-2007. For the past four years he has served as Director of Bands at Coral Reef Senior High School. While at Coral Reef the Wind Ensemble received national acclaim and was invited to perform at the 2011 National Concert Band Festival. Under Mounger's direction, the Coral Reef Senior High band program received Superior ratings at District and State Jazz and Concert Assessments. Brent Mounger received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Stetson University and he is, the present time, Bass Trombonist with the Miami Wind Symphony, a professional Wind Ensemble in South Florida.

October 5; 7:00 PM

Miami Dade College | Kendall Campus - Room 6120

11011 SW 104 Street, Kendall

General Admission $10 | Students and Seniors $5 

Maria Martinez-Cañas; "Untitled [FB + EM]" Mixed Media on Wood Veneer; 96" x 96" - Courtesy of Fredric Snitzer Gallery

"THOSE WHO DO" FACULTY EXHIBITION

In a varied art exhibit titled "Those Who Do" New World School of the Arts will showcase an extensive and varied body of work developed by the New World School of the Arts visual arts faculty. The work, as diverse as the artists, features sculptures, painting, drawing, photography and digital media. The NWSA visual arts faculty are all well recognized artists in their own field exhibiting in numerous galleries and museums throughout the nation and internationally. Among the faculty that will exhibit are Maria Martinez-Cañas, Karen Rifas, Rosario Martinez-Cañas, Fred Snitzer, Antonio Fernandez, Michael Loveland, Susan Banks, Kathleen Hudspeth and Carol Todaro.

October 6 - October 28

Opening Reception: October 6; 6:00 - 9:00 PM

New World Gallery

25 NE 2 Street, Downtown Miami

Free and open to the public

SPRING AWAKENING - NWSA'S DARING THEATER PREMIERE

In celebration of its 25th year anniversary, New World School of the Arts will launch the college theater season in a grand and daring scale, as it presents the Tony-award winning musical Spring Awakening, based on the play by Frank Wedekind. Directed by NWSA theater faculty and renowned actor James Randolph, this musical highlights the artistic talent of the college sophomores, juniors and seniors. A controversial play, due in part to its sexual connotations in the western culture, Randolph notes that "this play has had a life in Universities because it deals with those issues that directly impact the youth of this country. In fact it was produced at New World School of the Arts in 1994. Having been familiar with it in graduate school but seeing it performed, I was truly engaged and intrigued."

October 7, 8; 8:00 PM | October 9; 2:00 PM

Colony Theater

1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

General Admission $20 | Students and Seniors $15

Three-day Admission is just $75 and it includes all activities mentioned below

NWSA DANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY SHARES DANCE PASSION 

A major milestone in the life of NWSA, the upcoming Dance for the Community performances are part of the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of this young institution. The South Florida community has played an integral role in the growth and achievements of NWSA - and what better way to demonstrate our gratitude than by inviting the community to sample and enjoy the talent that is nurtured and fostered in our dance studios? With this exciting and varied program of dances for audiences of all ages, at little or no cost, NWSA aims to canvas the county from north to south, and share the talent of outstanding young NWSA college and high school dancers. The first of three NWSA Dance for the Community concerts, this show will include jazz, ballet, and modern dance pieces - there will even be a taste of the popular and much anticipated holiday collaboration production of The Nutcracker with the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet!

October 26; 7:30 PM

South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

10950 SW 211 Street, Miami

ANTONIO MADRUGA, HAILED PIANO PRODIGY, CONTINUES TO IMPRESS

As a freshman in 2008, he was part of the Jazz ensemble that brought home first prize from the Savannah Music Festival Competition. You read about him in 2009 as he received "outstanding" ratings in the Essentially Ellington Competition, and again in 2010 when he played at the White House during the "Peer to Peer" Latin Jazz jam. He has played with Jazz greats including Wynton Marsalis, Troy Roberts and Paquito de Rivera. Today, the Ella Fitzgerald award winning Antonio "Tony" Madruga continues to impress his peers, mentors and professors who have come to expect his achievements. "Tony is special. He's an artist. He thinks, dreams, and plays piano like an artist," highlights Jim Gasior, Dean of Music at New World School of the Arts, and Tony's former jazz instructor. At just 17-years old and one of only two competitors still in high school, Tony was one of 12 pianists selected internationally as a semifinalist to perform in the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. This year's competition was of particular importance to the Monk Institute as it forms part of the many initiatives in celebration of the institution's 25th anniversary.

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