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Concert Details:

  • Date: March 5, 2025
  • Time: Pre-concert discussion at 7 PM, Concert at 7:30 PM
  • Venue: The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

 

Featured Performer:

The musical endeavors of Dieter Hennings Yeomans span from new music on guitar to early music for lute, baroque guitar, and theorbo and can be heard on the Naxos, Nonesuch, Bridge, Parma, NewBranch, New Albany, and Innova recording labels.

Mr. Hennings has been a soloist with Canada’s New Music Concerts Ensemble, Riverside Symphony (NYC), Tito Sccipa Orchestra (Lecce, Italy), Orquestra Sinfónica do Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), Eastman BroadBand Ensemble, Eastman School Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Guanajuato, Orquesta Filarmónica de Sonora, the University of Arizona Philharmonia, the Orquesta Filarmonica de Monterrey among many others. Mr. Hennings has won first prize in several prestigious competitions including the 2008 Aaron Brock International Guitar Competition (Toronto), 2005 Eastman Guitar Concerto Competition, the 2002 Villa de Petrer, Alicante (Spain) International Young Artists Competition, the 2001 Portland International Guitar Competition, among others.

Mr. Hennings is an active proponent of new music, particularly that of Latin America, having recently worked with composers Mario Davidovsky, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Juan Trigos and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon. Mr. Hennings has recently premiered works by composers Jake Bancks, Wes Matthews, John Aylward, Beth Wiemann, Hebert Vazquez, Luca Cori, Juan Trigos and Scott Worthington and many more. Hennings has received grants from the Howard Hanson Institute for American Music, the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (México) and the Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes (Sonora, México) to commission and premiere contemporary works for guitar.

Recent engagements include concerts with pop-singer Natalie Merchant and baroque violinist Monica Huggett as well as appearances at the Mexican Embassy in Rome, Festival SpazioMusica of Cagliari, Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, Mexico, University of Chicago, Festival Internacional de Chihuahua, New York’s Joyce Theater, Julliard’s Paul Hall, and New England Conservatory. Mr. Hennings is a resident artist at the East Coast Composers Ensemble and the Eastman Broad Band Ensemble, with whom he maintains an active performing schedule.

Dieter Hennings is Professor of Music at the University of Kentucky and curates the UK International Guitar Series, which has brought to Lexington some of the finest guitarists in the world. Some of the artists featured on the series include David Russell, Paul O’Dette, Paul Galbraith, Nicholas Goluses, Adam Holzman, Jorge Caballero, Marcin Dylla, Zoran Dukic, Grisha Goryachev, and many more.

 

About NMMF: For 28 years, NMMF has been at the forefront of avant-garde music, presenting exceptional compositions and performances in the heart of Miami. Our festival showcases trailblazing composers and boundary-pushing performers from around the globe, many of whom engage directly with FIU students and audiences to discuss their work.

Performances are held every Wednesday at The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, with pre-concert discussions starting at 7 PM. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, all festival discussions and concerts are free to the public. For more information, visit nmmf.fiu.edu.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience cutting-edge music and engage with the artists who are shaping the future of the genre. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of innovation and creativity at the New Music Miami Festival! Mark your calendars and be part of this extraordinary musical journey!


Thank You to Our Sponsors: With the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, the City of Miami Beach, FIU-Mana Wynwood, Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at FIU, the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, and FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios. The Avalon Hotel is the official host hotel for the festival.

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