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Leonel Morales

Master Class – October 2, 2018Concert – Leonel Morales is one of the most sought-after concert pianists of his time, pays tribute to his roots at an exclusive concert on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Rosita Segovia Theatre at Conchita Espinosa Academy. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, performed works by some of the great Spanish and Cuban masters, from Albéniz and Soler to Cervantes and Lecuona. Morales’ virtuosity and ability are second to none. He has won some of the most important prizes in the piano world, including the First Prize in the Guerrero…

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Michael L. Breaux

Michael L. Breaux holds degrees in music education (BME, Louisiana State University) and music performance (MM, Yale). In addition, he holds a professional diploma in educational leadership. He is currently completing his Ed.D. in music education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his dissertation research focuses on both the cognitive strategies used and the eye movements used in scanning music for important information during sight-reading. Mr. Breaux has taught for more than thirty years as a public school music educator and college instructor specializing in wind-bands, jazz ensembles, marching band, chamber music, and teacher preparation. He has…

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Josu Okiñena

November 17, 2017 – Piano Master Class and Concert at the Rosita Segovia Theatre at Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts in collaboration with CCEMiami. October 23-27, 2014 – Piano and Choir Master Classes at Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts, Piano Concert at Conchita Espinosa Conservatory of the Arts in collaboration with CCEMiami. Josu Okiñena (b. San Sebastián, 1971) divides his professional life between teaching and performing, taking a multidisciplinary and scientific approach to all areas of his career. He is currently Research Coordinator at Musikene, the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country, and has been…

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Mario Prisuelos

Born in Madrid, Mario Prisuelos studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, then trained further in Vienna under the direction of Leonid Brumberg, subsequently finishing in Madrid with Humberto Quagliata, thus continuing in the piano tradition of the great maestros like Alfred Cortot, Claudio Arrau or Arthur Rubinstein. He also received counsel from Phillip Dyson, Andrzej Jasinski and Alicia de Larrocha. November 2-4, 2016 – Master Class at Piano Concert at CEC, in collaboration with CCEMiami. 2016 Master Class Student Performances:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOhvh_AKNVAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr0xh37Ou5M&t=39shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiyPu8pW5Ro&t=6shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoAwBxZuAIo Mario Prisuelos and CEC Director Maribel Zubieta-Diaz (2016) He was launched internationally at the Feuchtwangen Piano Festival in…

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Dr. Daniel Lewis

September 20, 2019 – Master Class and Lecture Daniel Lewis, internationally-recognized dancer, teacher, choreographer and author, joined New World School of the Arts (NWSA) in Miami, Florida, in 1987, as founding Dean of Dance. Here, drawing from nearly three decades of experience in the field, Dr. Lewis created the dance division’s eight-year professional program. In addition to developing and managing NWSA’s dance program, Dr. Lewis has heightened modern dance awareness in South Florida through Miami Dance Futures, a company he formed in 1988. Miami Dance Futures produced the highly successful Miami Balanchine Conference, the Dance History Scholars’ Conference, the National…

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Marco Blázquez at Victor Ullate

Marco Blázquez graduated from Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma in classical dance.  He has performed as a soloist with Europa Danse, Gran Canaria Ballet, Santamaria Compania de Danza, Ballet de Madrid, Dederlands Dans Theatre II, and Ballettmainz. His choreographic experience includes: ‘Sounen’ Premiere for Staatstheater Mainz (June 2014), ‘LOL’ Premiere for the Acker Stadt Palast with danceFORM. (February 2014), ‘Absorption’ New Creation for Aurora Ballet, Chiba (Japan, August 2013), ‘Obumbrate’ New Creation for Aurora Ballet, Chiba (Japan, August 2013), ‘A Fading Found’ Staatstheater Mainz (June 2013), ‘Drift in Drain’ Staatstheater Mainz (June 2013), ‘Fragile-Stato’ Premiere for Staatstheater Mainz…

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Juan Maria Seller

Juan Maria Seller is a Spanish choreographer, dancer, and teacher. He was formed in the disciplines of theater, dance-theater, ballet, modern and contemporary dance. Since 2005, based on his experience and knowledge, he has been developing a broad teaching method that is suitable for dancers with and without disabilities. His theater and dance studies began at the “Centro Dramático de la Diputación Provincial de Badajoz”, and furthermore at the “Conservatorio de Arte Dramático y Danza de Sevilla”, Spain. Later, they continued with Luis Fuentes and Víctor Ullate, Spain. In 1991, he was selected to study at the Martha Graham…

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