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Student Matinee – Luedji Luna

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Luedji Luna has become one of the most powerful voices in contemporary Brazilian music. A Brazilian music sensation, Luedji dives into her ancestry and brings powerful messages of resistance, beliefs, depth and love through her art. In this performance, Luna will share her music of Brazil and its people, exploring sounds like neo-soul, R&B, jazz and reggae.

Brandee Younger stands in front of her harp with one arm draped over the instrument

Student Matinee – Brandee Younger

Brandee Younger is a classically trained harpist who infuses classical, jazz, soul and funk influences into her music. This program will allow students to explore the harp, bass and drums to show how they create incredible music together in acoustic and electric styles.

Six people atop horses carrying various instruments. The horses are walking through a river

Cimarrón

August 31, 2023
Addie Osborne
TasteMAKERS

Cimarrón is considered by Forbes magazine as “the band that takes the music from the Orinoco River Plains across the world”. This Grammy-nominated six-piece band delivers an extraordinary blend of its Andalusian, Indigenous and African roots.

Student Matinee – Cimarrón

Cimarrón is considered by Forbes magazine as “the band that takes the music from the Orinoco River Plains across the world.” This Grammy-nominated six-piece band delivers an extraordinary blend of its Andalusian, Indigenous and African roots.

Simone Porter

June 12, 2023
Addie Osborne
TasteMAKERS

Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity and vibrant communication.

The Galvin Cello Quartet

Composed of members from China, Brazil, South Korea and the United States, The Galvin Cello Quartet burst onto the scene after capturing the silver medal at the 2021 Fischoff Competition, followed shortly by winning the 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition and joining the Concert Artists Guild roster.

Spring Dance Concert

Centre’s dance students present choreography and dance productions as the culmination of a semester’s work. The performance utilizes student dancers, choreographers, lighting designers, and musicians. The performance is directed by Rebecca Stephenson.

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing

This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing by Finegan Kruckemeyer is a wonderfully magical play that contains everything from a lighthouse that transforms into a ship to a woman who reminds an entire city of the joy of music.

Concierto con las Krudas Cubensi

Las Krudas Cubensi, comprising of Odaymar & Oli, are Cuban Queer Nonbinary Artivists Feminist Hip-Hop Pioneers, Worker class Independent Musicians, Justice Fighters standing for black people, trans people, woman, queers, immigrants, intersectional beings. They use their art as a weapon…

The Comedy Stylings of Sunny Laprade

Sunny Laprade is a comedian based in New York City. She released her first standup comedy special titled Queer Enough in August of 2022. She is devoted to uplifting the LGBTQIA+ community through her comedy; by shedding light on her…