musimelange. It Doesn't Get Any Crazier Than This.

We've talked about musimelange.  It's four evenings, always Mondays, 7:30 PM (doors open, and hors d'oeuvres are available, around 7:00), starting in January, and including a cheese and bread, and silent auction, reception, followed by as much gourmet bites and good wine as you like, followed by a chamber concert in a salon setting (usually classical, but sometimes jazz, flamenco, or other genres), followed by gourmet desserts.  The setting is the M Building, at the corner of NW 2nd Avenue and 30th Street (194 NW 30th Street).  These are unbelievable evenings.

The usual price is embarrassingly low at $65 per evening.  Unless you subscribe, in which case it's $200 for the four evenings.  This year, the price (finally) increased, so the subscription price is $210 for four evenings.  But...

There's a "Cyber-Monday" special.  If you go to www.musimelange.com, you can subscribe to the season.  You use the code MUSI-CYBER20, and you get the four-evening subscription for $180.  That's $45 per evening.  That's only good until Monday night, December 2.

Or, if you're not persuaded you'd really like/love this, you can try out an evening.  You can reserve at RSVP until one week before the evening, and pay $60.  Or, you can reserve at Regular through the Sunday before the event, for $65.  If you just show up for the evening, without having paid in advance at all, it's $70.

$45 per evening is a shocking deal, and it's even a wonderful deal if you pay as much as you could: $70 per evening.  There's no part of this that isn't spectacular: the ambiance, the setting, the food, and the music.  And the socializing.  There's lots of mingling with everyone, including the artists.  Speaking of "artists," the woman who owns the M Building has a very funky and interesting collection of art in this building.

If you want to know what the upcoming season is, it's as follows:
1/27/20, "Diamonds Are..."  Music is from Rachmaninoff to ABBA, and the featured guest performer is pianist Konstantin Soukhovetski.  I've heard him several times, and there is little more musical fun to have than listening to and watching Konstantin Soukhovetski.  His backing group is violinist Anne Chicheportiche, who happens to be the founder and artistic director of musimelange (and a very delightful individual), and cellist Ashley Garritson (a cellist who appears frequently at musimelange evenings, and other classical places around Miami, and who is a wonderful cellist).
2/24/20, "Melodies with Susana."  Anne Chicheportiche describes Susana Behar as hypnotic.  I would say that's a perfectly fair place to start with Susana Behar, and her voice, and her presence.  I've only known her to perform in flamenco ensembles, although she's also oriented toward Judaic music.  In my opinion, Susana Behar is off the charts.  There's no mention of anyone backing her.
3/9/20, "Flourished."  The description starts with "A baroque evening," and I don't bother to read much after that.  Baroque?  Oh, yeah.  But, since I'm talking to you, I'll also say there is a countertenor (can it get better?), and the thoroughly engaging and fabulous local alto, Amanda Crider.  To round this out, there's a flute, a cello (not Ashley Garritson), a violin (yes, Anne), and a guitar.  The guitarist is Brandon Acker, who plays very unique and custom made guitars, uniquely tuned, and he's a wonderful person.
4/6/20, "Tutti." "A concert based on friendship, and showcasing musimelange artists and their friends."  I have no idea what program Anne is planning, presumably with a variety of musicians who have played for her, but I will be there.  Sight unseen, and it doesn't matter.  I'll love it.  So would you.

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