Young Artist Program
The Miami Symphony Orchestra is proud to present our new Young Artis Program. MISO and Music Director & Conductor Eduardo Marturet, are proud to support all of these young talent through the past seasons.
For more information send us and email to youngartistprogram@themiso.org
Miguel Barreto
Miguel Antonio Barreto D’Addona is a young Venezuelan guitarist. He was born in 1998, and started his music endeavor at a very young age, studying music at the “Vicente Emilio Sojo” conservatory in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Having started as a trumpet player in a children’s orchestra from the National System of Youth and Children Symphony Orchestras of Venezuela, he turned from classical to modern when his parents gave him an electric guitar for Christmas.
Since that day, the guitar has been his one and only instrument, performing styles ranging from Classical and Jazz to Rock and Metal.
Miguel has appeared with the Miami Symphony Orchestra in several concerts such as “The Miami Design District Performance Series”, MISO in the Parks, MISO Chamber Music Series, “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, and “The 3 Bs”.
In 2019, Miguel premiered “A Bach’s Electric Journey for Guitar and Orchestra”, a work based on Bach’s Harpsichord Concertos, and arranged by Miguel’s father and MISO composer in residence, Tarcisio Barreto.
Miso Youtube Video Miguel Barreto:
Miguel Barreto - I’ll Cavallino Rampante by Ygnewie Malmstein
https://youtu.be/gcp5gIwBMCw
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Julia Bueno
Inquisitive about the world around her, it didn’t take long for her to start creating her own compositions, where she eventually won First Place of her age group in the Composition Contest at the MMTA Honors Recital.
An avid reader, her compositions often express larger narrative elements, as their titles often suggest- “The Death of a Queen”, “The Days Before Spring”, “Gliding through the Air” for example.
Her intellectual curiosity takes her from ancient history, through robotics, to creative writing, and when playing the piano she brings all of these elements together with delicacy and energy.
Julia made her debut with the Miami Symphony Orchestra appearing in the show “MISO Chic” (2016) at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Miso Youtube Video Julia Bueno:
Julia Bueno - Sam Hyken - Concertino For Toy Piano in F Minor
https://youtu.be/B9aHRjwQ_uI
Florenza Campos
Miso Youtube Video Florenza Campos:
Florenza Campos - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by The Supremes
https://youtu.be/BWlmGT_79hY
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Aureo Puerta Carreño
Aureo is a lover of mathematics and art. His passion has been such that he has developed a methodology for writing music through geometry, which he calls "The secret pattern of music". This system is approved by the Broward District School of Mathematics in Florida. Little by little, his innovative contribution to the musical arts, his talent, drive, and commitment have led him to write songs for the greatest guitarists in the world.
Among them are David Russell, Marco Tamayo, Jesús Serrano, and Luis Quintero. His music has been premiered at the most prestigious festivals in the world, such as the Beijing International Classical Guitar Festival, Montreal, Barcelona, Texas, and New York, just to name a few. Currently, Aureo Puerta Carreño is highly known in the world of classical guitar for his most recent composition: "Canción para Tí".
This piece, until the current date, already has more than 30,000 sold scores. In 2021, The Miami Symphony Orchestra and maestro Eduardo Marturet will premiere the symphonic version of “Canción Para Ti”.
Aureo dreams of following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Inocente Carreño.
Miso Youtube Video Aureo Puerta Carreño:
Aureo Puerta Carreño - “A Song for You” at MISO Chamber Music Series: Music and Gravitational Waves.
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Ashley Tamar Davis
Furthermore, Davis has a highly anticipated album on the horizon and is celebrated for her stellar performances on NBC’s “The Voice: Season X”.
She has also performed in an eleven-city national tour, “Támar featuring Prince”, as well as Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, the NAACP Image Awards and the BRIT Awards.
Ashley performed as a guest soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra during the Miami Design District Performance Series in 2019.
Miso Youtube Video Ashley Tamar Davis:
Grace Weber & Ashley Tamar Davis - “Don’t Rain on my Parade” by
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3semRSmR8l4
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Ethan Ford
He would receive these lessons from ages 8-10 with a short migration in his middle school years. When he was 14, his family decided he should receive lessons again and put him in the Frost Preparatory Program at the University of Miami.
In this program he took piano lessons under teacher Dr. Ana Cristea, a graduate from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
These lessons would last just over 2 years (until he reached the age of 17). Since attending the Frost Preparatory Program, Ethan has participated in multiple musical events including recitals, masterclasses, and two competitions: Miami-Dade College’s Piano Competition in Kendall, and Steinway & Sons First International Piano Competition in Coral Gables where he won the First Prize.
In April 2019 Ethan made his debut with the Miami Symphony Orchestra at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, under the baton of maestro Eduardo Marturet as part of the concert: “The 3 Bs”.
Miso Youtube Video Ethan Ford:
Ethan Ford - Piano Concerto No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven
https://youtu.be/0kbV34NxPO4
Brandon Goldberg
He has also performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Monty Alexander, The Apollo Theater, Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, Bravo Niagara Festival and the Litchfield Jazz Festival. Brandon was named Downbeat Magazine’s Student Music Awards winner for Jazz Soloist and Outstanding Original Composition.
He recently finished recording his debut album with Ben Wolfe, Donald Edwards and special guest Marcus Strickland. Brandon was the youngest recipient of the 2015 and 2013 Miami Music Club Scholarship.
Through his love for music, Brandon has helped raise funds and awareness for various charitable organizations including Jazz Foundation of America, Israel Bonds, Debbie’s Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer, City of Hope, and Broward Children’s Center. Brandon hopes his music can help and inspire others.
Brandon currently studies both classical and jazz piano and attends Litchfield Jazz Camp and French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. With the World Premiere of “Surroundings”, a suite for piano and Orchestra, 12-year-old piano sensation and virtuoso Brandon Goldberg became Miami Symphony Orchestra’s first Junior Composer-In-Residence.
The suite was premiered on Friday November 16th, 2018 at The Miami Design District with a very positive response from an audience of more than 3,000 people. Brandon was one of the soloists in MISO CHIC concert, on December 16th 2018, were he performed his own rendering of “Golconda” by Eduardo Marturet, enchanting the audience with his charisma and virtuosity.
In January 2020, Brandon premiered “Rhapsody in F minor” with The Miami Symphony Orchestra and maestro Eduardo Marturet as part of the concert “And All that Jazz” at the Moore Building.
Miso Youtube Video Brandon Goldberg:
Brandon Goldberg - “Surroundings” at Miami Design
https://youtu.be/0kbV34NxPO4
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Angie Green
Recently, she started composing her own music. Angie also, share a passion for acting and dancing, has performed in many musical theater productions. Angie discovered that music was her outlet and has used it to help her through difficult times. Her goal is to inspire kids who are also going through hard times and help them to overcome obstacles using music.
She has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows like: “The Hidden Love of Clara and Johannes”, “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, “The Mystery of Genius” and “The Miami Design District Performance Series”.
She also was the vocalist for the world premiere of “Live to See Another Day” written by Burt Bacharach and Rudy Perez.
Miso Youtube Video Angie Green:
Angie Green & Hansel de Muñoz - “Questa Via” by Karen LeFrak a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1OMXIpoyo
Haven Star & Angie Green - “Live To See Another Day” by
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-JaZF7Wks
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May Kravitz
She’s worked with tier one producers, Rob Fusary (Gaga, Beyoncé, Tommy D, Oasis), The Berman Brothers, Real McCoy, Matt Rowe (Amy Winehouse, Spice Girls), just to name a few.
May has also written and performed songs for some of the top DJs globally: Erick Morillo, Tiesto, and more.
May’s current EP has been getting commercial attention even though it hasn’t been formally released yet.
“You’re not alone” will lead a new Hollywood movie “Travel Ball,” written by the Emmy winning director Bruce Caulk. “Courageous“ was used by Phillip Morris on their “Parliament“ commercial in Europe.
She also received the best actress award in the 2019 Houston film festival for playing a lead in the short film “The Rebound.”
For Miami Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-2021 Season, May will perform a show in which she will sing three original songs conducted by Maestro Eduardo Marturet.
Miso Youtube Video May Kravitz:
May Kravitz – “Courageous” at MISO Chamber Music Series: Music and Gravitational Waves.
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Manu Manzo
Recently, she started composing her own music. Angie also, share a passion for acting and dancing, has performed in many musical theater productions. Angie discovered that music was her outlet and has used it to help her through difficult times. Her goal is to inspire kids who are also going through hard times and help them to overcome obstacles using music.
She has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows like: “The Hidden Love of Clara and Johannes”, “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, “The Mystery of Genius” and “The Miami Design District Performance Series”.
She also was the vocalist for the world premiere of “Live to See Another Day” written by Burt Bacharach and Rudy Perez.
Miso Youtube Video Manu Manzo:
Manu Manzo - Encuentra by Manu Manzo
https://youtu.be/O4a3GZOFIaA
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Joana Martinez
As a shy kid, she used to make her family turn around when she would sing, but performing helped her blossom. At the young age of 13, she sang the National Anthem at a Miami Heat game and shortly after performed God Bless America at a Miami Marlins Game.
After being named “Most Likely to Win ‘The Voice” by her 8th grade class, she decided to audition for The Voice and earned a spot as a contestant in Season 17.
In addition to her passion for music, Joana is a great student taking honors and advanced placement courses.
A true artist at heart, she also enjoys painting and has had her art displayed in Museums. Joana made her debut with The Miami Symphony Orchestra at the Miami Design District in 2019.
José Manuel Melo
At that moment, he had only 26 weeks of gestation and was diagnosed with Retinopathy of Prematurity.
From a very young age, José Manuel showed an interest in music. When he was two years old, he began to experiment with objects, such as juice bottles, lids, doors, and walls obtaining rhythms he called music.
His formal musical instruction started when he was four years old, playing triangle and keyboard at the Special Education Music Program of “El Sistema” Venezuela.
At the age of five, he composed a short piano piece called “Por Amor a la Llanura” and shortly after, he began to learn Venezuelan folk harp under the tutoring of Hibrahim Herrera.
In November 2019, José Manuel made his debut with The Miami Symphony Orchestra at the MISO Chamber Music Series.
Later that year, he was a featured soloist in the concerts "MISO-SENSES" and "The Miami Design District Performance Series".
And in all these performances, his amazing talent has left the audiences speechless.
Miso Youtube Video Jose Manuel Melo:
Jose Manuel Melo - Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo (Arr. Tarcisio Barreto) at The Moore Bulding - Elastik
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Jose Manuel Melo at MISO Chamber Music Series
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Hansel de Muñoz
As a Performing Arts student with a background in Musical Theatre, he has played various characters in many productions. His acting has taken him from Miami’s popular Micro-Teatro, to Telenovelas.
He has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows like: “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, “The Hidden Love of Clara and Johannes”, “The Mystery of Genius” and “The Miami Design District Performance Series”.
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Nani
Nani has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows like: “Miami Pops” at the Adrienne Center for the Performing Arts and “MISO in the Parks” at the Bass Museum.
Miso Youtube Video Nani:
Nani & Rodrigo Gamboa - Venezuela
https://youtu.be/q-jR_wHOEKc
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Farah Rincon
Since she was little she loved singing, so at the age of four she had her first academic experience at the Antonio Vivaldi School of Music in Caracas.
Her musical skills led her to audition for the Miami Arts Charter School where she later enrolled and has been part of studying classical choral since 2015. In 2018, she won a ‘Solo Performer’ contest which allowed her to enter the Superior Middle School Jazz Performance of the Miami Arts Charter School.
Farah has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra at the “Miami Design District Performance Series”.
Haven Star
Blessed at an early age with an enchanting voice, this seventeen-year-old has been singing jazz and blues since she was two. Haven lives in Florida with her Dad, Troy Ross, who is also a musician and one of her biggest musical influences.
Other musical influencers in her life are Etta James, Billie Holiday, and Adele. International songwriter, Grammy Award winner, and 2010 Billboard Magazine’s “Producer of The Decade” Rudy Perez took immediate interest in Haven when he listened to her singing “One and Only” in his studio for the first time.
The result of this visit together was the recording of one of Perez’ tracks “Let’s All Be A Hero”, Haven’s first recording.
Haven has performed numerous shows at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts and The Miami Design District with The Miami Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the very talented Maestro Eduardo Marturet.
During the sold-out concert “50 Years of the Beatles Arrival in Miami” Haven performed the all-time songs “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “Give Peace a Chance” accompanied by MISO’s 80-member orchestra, the David Anderson Ensemble and the American Idol winner, Ruben Studdard.
This old soul, then at 13 years old, received a standing ovation!
She has also performed in shows like: “Miami Rocks”, “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, “The Miami Design District Performance Series” and she was the vocalist for the world premiere of “Live to See Another Day”, a song written by Burt Bacharach and Rudy Perez.
Miso Youtube Video Haven Star:
Haven Star - Variations on "Wi
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Haven Star & Angie Green - “Live To See Another Day” by
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Martina Travieso
She began piano lessons at the age of 4 and is currently an intermediate piano student. Since 2016, her love for music led her to explore her voice as well. In August 2017, she became a proudly member of The Little Dreamers Foundation.
With them, she has had the opportunity to perform in several concerts that include two of the Foundation’s Galas at The Fillmore Theater in Miami.
In recent years, Martina has also performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows as “A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Perez and Friends”, “The Miami Design District Performance Series”, and “MISO Chic” when she was the vocalist for the US premiere of Justo Javier Ojanguren’s “Ave Maria”.
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Víctor Valdez
He always felt attracted to the big American ballads and pop songs, and at the age of 14, he started playing the piano.
He won several singing contests in Venezuela, representing his city nationwide in many occasions.
In 2013, he participated in the National TV singing contest “Talentum”.
Víctor has performed as a soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra in shows like: “Miami Rocks” and “The Miami Design District Performance Series”.
Grace Weber
In 2016, Weber composed the opening track on Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book and saw the groundbreaking mixtape win Best Rap Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
Weber has recently toured South America with Chance the Rapper, and North America with PJ Morton while continuing her work with The Music Lab, Inc. to offer free music education to local kids.
Grace performed as a guest soloist with The Miami Symphony Orchestra during the Miami Design District Performance Series in 2019.
Miso Youtube Video Haven Star:
Grace Weber & Ashley Tamar Davis - “Don’t Rain on my Parade” by
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