Kaufman Music Center March 2025: A Month of Musical Mastery
March 2025 at Kaufman Music Center promises a captivating lineup of musical events featuring Grammy-winning artists, innovative guitar duos, timeless Broadway hits, and adventurous contemporary compositions. This month-long celebration showcases the talents of renowned artists like J’Nai Bridges, the Ziggy & Miles guitar duo, and flamenco sensation Marina Heredia. Additionally, audiences can revel in the performances of young rising musicians and explore the whimsical world of Disney on Broadway, offering a diverse array of sounds and experiences for music lovers of all ages.
Two-time Grammy-winning American mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges performs cornerstones of the art song repertoire. Known for her “plush-voiced mezzo-soprano” (The New York Times), and “calmly commanding stage presence” (The New Yorker), Bridges has been heralded as “a rising star” (Los Angeles Times) gracing the world’s top opera and concert stages
"We are excited to present our debut program featuring works from Latin America and our home country, Australia, that inspired us to put our brotherly differences aside. Join us for some of the most defining works for guitar duo, including works by Piazzolla, Gnattali and Westlake, alongside our own arrangement of Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque."
Explore some of the best-known songs by the unlikely duo of opposites that dominated the Broadway stage for decades. Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, scion of a wealthy New York family, teamed up with German-born composer Frederick Loewe to create some of the mid-20th century’s most popular and enduring works of musical theater, including the hit musicals My Fair Lady, Camelot and Brigadoon. Together, they created an American version of the Viennese operetta that offered audiences an enticing escape into utopian fantasy worlds.
Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel brings together an extraordinary group of artists for an eclectic night of music of his own music – including the New York premiere of his String Quartet No. 2 – as well as works that have influenced him. Internationally recognized for his creativity, theatricality and virtuosity, Bermel is acclaimed for his “unambiguously luscious” music (The New York Times) that is “intricate, witty, clear-spoken, tender and extraordinarily beautiful (San Francisco Chronicle).
One of flamenco's most revered singers performs a rich tapestry of traditional and modern flamenco as part of the Flamenco Festival NY. Hailing from Granada, Spain, Heredia has captivated audiences worldwide with her passionate and spellbinding interpretations of flamenco that seamlessly blend it with other musical genres while honoring its deep roots.
Pianists Anthony de Mare and Adam Sherkin join forces for this all-Canadian program. In sets from both one and two keyboards, music from the north is highlighted in fresh relief, featuring works by Jocelyn Morlock, Ann Southam, Heather Schmidt, Linda Catlin Smith and Rodney Sharman. With every selection written within the last twenty-five years, de Mare and Sherkin take on solo sets, then team up for special commissions on two pianos: a novel version of Jared Miller’s The Bright Exuberant Silence, and Adam Sherkin’s Ink from the Shield, five musical postcards taking inspiration from the time Benjamin Britten and Peters Pears spent in Canada - as pacifists - during the Second World War.
Highlighting the talents of Caramoor's 2025 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars program, "Beginner’s Luck" features a wide-ranging playlist from German Lieder to Bob Dylan, exploring the chaotic decade between adolescence and adulthood, filled with seemingly endless possibility and endless peril. A cast of five brilliant young artists, all in their 20s, will join co-directors Bénédicte Jourdois and Steven Blier in this intriguing musical journey.
Introduce kids to the writers of Frozen, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and more. Sean Hartley and the beloved Broadway Playhouse cast sing, clown and teach children about the great writers of American musical theater. Kids can sing along to classic numbers and play games as they learn. For ages 4-11 and adults.
March 2025 at the Kaufman Music Center offers a diverse and exciting array of performances that cater to a wide range of musical tastes. From the operatic excellence of J'Nai Bridges to the poignant flamenco of Marina Heredia, and the enchanting melodies of Disney on Broadway, each event contributes something special to this month-long celebration. Whether you're a seasoned concertgoer or discovering these genres for the first time, the Kaufman Music Center promises performances that will both entertain and inspire.