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Music and art in unison. Concerts in a new light.
SEASON XI 2024-25
IlluminArts Season XI reflected the creative vision of Artistic Director Chad Goodman, whose interdisciplinary programming continued to strengthen the organization's mission of connecting music with visual art, history, and culture. Through collaborations with museums, galleries, and community partners across South Florida, the season offered audiences thought-provoking performances in unique settings while expanding IlluminArts' artistic reach.
If These Walls Could Sing
FIU–Wolfsonian
April 11, 2025 | 6:30 PM
Daniel Bates, tenor
Catalina Cuervos, soprano
Alvaro Bermudez, guitar
Antonio Urratia Mendoza, oboe
Anna Fateeva, piano and harpsichord
IlluminArts brings The Wolfsonian to life through music with multiple intimate performances across the building and galleries. Inspired by current exhibitions The Big World and Harry Clarke and the Geneva Window, classical performances in the galleries and museum lobby will feature soprano Catalina Cuervo and tenor Daniel Bates in compositions from Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Manuel de Falla, Erik Satie, George Gershwin, and more.
Echoes of Mother Nature
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
March 7, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Natalia Santaliz, Soprano
Hector Molina, Cuatro/Guitar
Anna Fateeva, Piano
Julia Zurilla, Multi-Media Artist
IlluminArts and Miami Beach Botanical Garden proudly present "Echoes of Mother Nature", a musical exploration of nature and climate change. Soprano Natalia Santaliz, guitar/cuatro player Héctor Molina, and pianist Anna Fateeva will take center stage for this program. Stunning video art exploring the power and beauty of nature created by award-winning Miami-based multimedia artist Julia Zurilla will be installed throughout the space.
Napoli Nobilissima
Lowe Art Museum
October 22, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Clara Rottsolk, Soprano
Luke Balslov, Baroque Trumpet
Noah Sonderling, Harpsichord
Tola Porter, Curator and Lecturer
Presented in partnership with the University of Miami Lowe Art Museum, this program explored the art and music of eighteenth-century Naples. Dr. Jill Deupi, the Lowe's Beaux Arts Director and Chief Curator, introduced audiences to the city's "golden age" through the lens of Giacinto Diano's oil painting, The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine. Her lecture was followed by a performance of period music by acclaimed soprano and early music specialist Clara Rottsolk, accompanied by harpsichordist Noah Sonderlin and trumpeter Lucas Balslov.