FIU concert features international music about Cuba

WHAT: The Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University will present “Classically Cuban: The World Sings to Cuba” a concert featuring an anthology of songs and instrumental music about Cuba compiled by author and independent scholar Emilio Cueto. The music was written by composers across the world, representing 22 countries, four continents, seven languages and two centuries. An ensemble of FIU and University of Miami musicians, under the direction of FIU Professor Armando Tranquilino, will play the selections. A reception will follow the concert with cocktails courtesy of Caldas Rum.

WHEN AND WHERE: The concert will take place 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall at FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 11200 SW 8^th St., Miami, FL, 33199. Use the entrance at Southwest 16^th Street and 107^th Avenue. Free parking is available in the Blue Garage, across the street from the Concert Hall.

Tickets are: Adults $30; Senior Citizens and Non-FIU or UM Students $25; FIU and UM Students, Faculty, and Staff $15.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TICKETS: Call the Cuban Research Institute at 305-348-1991.

Media Contact: Madeline Baró at 305-348-2234.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University”. In August 2009, FIU welcomed the inaugural class of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu.