 ANTUNES & O'RILEY, OUTSTANDING MUSIC OFFERINGS
 The month begins with a well-anticipated clarinet masterclass for NWSA music students. Having a recognized versatility in several different musical styles, Nuno Antunes has performed extensively as a recitalist, chamber musician and in various professional orchestras, both in the U.S. and Europe. He participated in Clarmeetoporto-International Clarinet Meeting of Oporto, Portugal, and performed Darin Lewis' Concertino for Clarinet and Strings with the Orchestra Simpatico in NYC. Antunes had his NYC debut as a soloist in 2007, performing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto at Musica Bella Concert Series. His love for chamber music led to the creation of The Gene Project, a unique combination of clarinet, bassoon and harp. He is also a member of Ensemble 54, and collaborates regularly with several other chamber music groups. He was also invited to give a recital at the XX International Clarinet Meeting (Lisbon, Portugal). Antunes is the guest principal clarinetist of the Miami Symphony Orchestra and a member of IRIS Orchestra. His appearance in competitions has resulted in several prizes, including the R.D.P. Young Musicians Prize and the Portuguese Young Clarinetist Competition. Nuno Antunes began his musical studies at the C.N.R. of Leiria. Nuno Antunes continued his education at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra and later earned the Masters of Music diploma at Manhattan School of Music.
 Acclaimed for his engaging and deeply committed performances, the pianist Christopher O'Riley is known to millions as the host of NPR's From the Top. Now in his fifteenth year on air, O'Riley introduces the next generation of classical-music stars to almost a million listeners each week. He performs around the world and has garnered widespread praise for his untiring efforts to reach new audiences. Christopher O'Riley has performed as a soloist with virtually all of the major American orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, National Symphony, and San Francisco Symphony. In addition, he has performed recitals throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. Living by the Duke Ellington adage "There are only two kinds of music, good music and bad," O'Riley - a proponent of the former in all of its guises - has received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and an equally coveted four-star review from Rolling Stone magazine. O'Riley strives to introduce new audiences to classical music with an almost missionary zeal by performing piano arrangements of music by Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Pink Floyd, and Nirvana alongside traditional classical repertoire. He has collaborated for many years with the flutist Sir James Galway and cellists Matt Haimovitz and Carter Brey.
"Christopher O'Riley is an important figure to the music scene throughout the nation. The masterclass Mr. O'Riley will be presenting will undoubtedly be an eye-opening and unique experience for all in attendance," said Dr. Daniel Andai, NWSA Dean of Music
NUNO ANTUNES: Clarinet
May 1; 1:00 PM
New World School of the Arts, Music Building
401 NE 2 Avenue, Room 4302, downtown Miami
CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY (host of NPR's From the Top)
May 5; 11:30 AM
New World School of the Arts, Music Building
401 NE 2 Avenue, Room 4302, downtown Miami
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COLLEGE THEATER BFA'S REUNITE WITH FELLOW GRADS IN NEW YORK CITY SHOWCASE
Full of energy and much anticipation, a group of 13 NWSA BFA graduates from the College Theater program head to New York City in search of their big Broadway opportunity. During their week-stay the students will showcase their talent to a group of more than thirty talent agents and scouts, many of whom are already familiar with the level of artistic excellence demonstrated by NWSA's students and alumni.
  This year's journey to NYC includes an exceptional artistic component, which has the group of soon-to-be actors elated. Established actors Kate Finneran and Natalie Gold, both alumni of the NWSA Theater program and recognized Broadway, television and film actors, will offer invaluable tips and pointers as they present a one-hour Q&A session to their younger peers.
Participating BFA grads include: Gloria Cardona, Selena Castellon, Daniel Cruz, Christopher Ferrer, Jessica Gorwky, Mark Guardamino, Icela Guernica, Michelle Hernandez, Krystel Mills, Eduardo Morales, Sarah Rumbaut, Casey Sacco, Kelly Ziegler
NWSA NYC Theater Showcase
May 5; 1:00 PM - Showcase #1
May 5; 2:30 PM - Q&A session
May 5; 5:00 PM - Showcase #2
Snapple Theater
1627 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
RSVP: 212-501-2101 or 305-237-3541 / Sanchia Gopie
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COMPOSER DAVID MASLANKA'S WORK EXPLAINED
Composer David Maslanka offered a dynamic experience for NWSA music students as he described his own creative process for his work. "Maslanka is a prolific composer and his visit to the NWSA couldn't be more timely. The NWSA Wind Ensemble is currently working on Maslanka's Symphony No. 1 and what an experience it was for the students to receive notes and comments first hand from the composer himself," explained Daniel Andai, NWSA Dean of Music. "Music students majoring in Composition were also in attendance and benefited greatly from the interaction between the composer and his interpreters, the performers." The collaboration between the composer and NWSA students took place last week in the music building, on the Wolfson Campus of the Miami Dade College.
David Maslanka was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1943. He attended the Oberlin College Conservatory where he studied composition with Joseph Wood. He spent a year at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and did masters and doctoral study in composition at Michigan State University where his principal teacher was H. Owen Reed. Maslanka's music for winds has become especially well known. Among his more than 130 works are forty pieces for wind ensemble, including seven symphonies, fifteen concertos, a Mass, and many concert pieces.
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PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING PLAY ON STAGE
New World School of the Arts high school theater program concludes the academic year with Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. Directed by Stuart Meltzer, NWSA alumnus, theater faculty and Artistic Director of Zoetic Stage, the play takes the young high school acting students through a compressed journey from the beginning of time, that addresses universal questions and issues with universal answers."Outside the style and its wild and whimsical theatricality, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores themes that are frighteningly omnipresent today - and that in itself is one of the essential and crucial themes of the play," explained Meltzer.
Mankind's knack for repeating history and never quite learning in the main focus of The Skin of Our Teeth. But, the other component of this theme is mankind's talent to start over. Wilder wrote The Skin of Our Teeth in 1942 and it premiered on Broadway 13 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is not hard to see that that this play is a comment and reaction to war and the absurdities that wartime brings. Global war and the holocaust put into perspective the essential precariousness of human life.
May 13, 14, 15, 16; 7:30 PM
May 17; 2:00 PM
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission is $12 / Students and seniors $5 
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HIGH SCHOOL DANCE CONCERTS IN MAY
The 2015 NWSA High School Spring Concert will present a varied program of works in different dance genres and will include a new contemporary ballet work by NWSA faculty member, Lara Murphy, entitled East of the Sun, West of the Moon; a driving contemporary work by guest artist Uri Sands, formerly a dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater company and now Artistic Director of the Minneapolis-based TU Dance company, entitled Earth; a new work by modern choreographer Rebecca Cannan featuring live music composed by Sean Dibble and performed live by his ensemble. This exciting work is entitled Les Forces Opposées; and a new work by hip-hop choreographer Kehynde Hill entitled SOME GOOD OLD NEW! The program also presents a new work created by the New York City-based contemporary choreographer Francesca Harper, entitled The Quality of this Moment; and a ballet work by faculty member Gerard Ebitz, former dancer with the Miami City Ballet, entitled Sunshine State.
Toward the end of the month, the NWSA high school seniors put their choreographic and performing talents onstage, in the High School Senior Showcase, presenting an evening of choreographic premieres interspersed with video footage of their years at NWSA. Among the dances to be presented are Janet Cesarotti's intriguing new contemporary work, Malmö; Marcel Mejia's powerful duet, Tiburón, danced with Madeline Prieto; and Michelle Anduiza's moving finale for the ensemble entitled: 20+C+M+B+15. Stylistically varied and youthfully energetic, this is an evening that is a lively and engaging program of new works.
HS SPRING DANCE CONCERT
May 8, 9, 14, 15, 16; 7:30 PM
May 9; 2:00 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission $15 / Students and seniors $5
HS SENIOR SHOWCASE
May 21; 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
New World Dance Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th floor, downtown Miami
General admission $5 (for 7:30 PM performance only)
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THANK YOU, NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SUPPORTERS
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