Whether you’re a jazz aficionado or a classical music lover, it’s a sure bet that one of your most colorful summer events will be the Coral Gables Congregational Church (CGCC) Community Arts Program (CAP) Summer Concert Series. CGCC’s intimate and historic setting, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is the place to hear and see a roster of exceptional artists.

The Summer Concert Series flourishes from a commitment found within CGCC’s vision: to “celebrate through the arts a sense of wonder for all creation.” And this “sense of wonder” is one that you will not only experience in concert. It is one that you will nurture.

Your Summer Concert Series ticket purchases help provide music education for young musicians attending the CGCC CAP Conservatory for the Arts. With an inclusive approach, the Conservatory for the Arts provides engaging and practical forums for a diversity of youth, no matter their circumstances. The result is valuable lessons for all students through an award-winning after-school music program that delivers classroom, one-on-one, and active-learning-ensemble experiences. Teachers and coaches are also musicians within the University of Miami Frost School of Music and other exceptional South Florida institutions. A summer extension of the CGCC CAP Conservatory for the Arts is the Young Musicians’ Summer Master Classes. These engaging sessions are for every age, and are taught by artists appearing on the Summer Concert Series.

Color your summer with exceptional opportunities. And share in a mission that goes beyond its lines to ensure a vibrant future of cultural and educational enrichment, with a sense of wonder!

The 2008 Summer Concert Series opens with an electrifying program that features Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist and 2008 NEA Jazz Master, Candido Camero. Candido’s touch on congas is sure, his time is solid, his sound is uniquely his own, and his execution as nimble as that of a man half his age.   Read More

What a treat to bring flutist Eugenia Zukerman to the 2008 Summer Concert Series! Eugenia’s versatility continues to keep her on a whirlwind schedule as not only a renowned flutist, but also as a recording artist (Delos, CBS Masterworks, Pro Arte, Vox Cum Laude, and Newport Classics); writer; artistic director; television journalist; and educator.   Read More

Jazz vocalist Charmaine Clamor is the first Filipina jazz singer to find success on American radio, achieving the rare feat of simultaneously making the top five on both JazzWeek’s World and Traditional Jazz charts. Charmaine’s luscious contralto sound is compared to legendary vocalists like Sarah Vaughan and Cassandra Wilson.  Read More

Irvin Mayfield is the City of New Orleans appointed and state- and federally-recognized Cultural Ambassador to the City of New Orleans, and the latest in a long line of New Orleans trumpeters following artists such as Louis Armstrong and Wynton Marsalis.   Read More

As one of the outstanding cellists of his generation, Mark Kosower is hailed by musicians and critics alike for his instrumental mastery and deep musical integrity.  Read More

Ellis Marsalis is the brilliant pianist, composer and educator who spawned both a family of jazz giants and-through his mentoring and his teaching-several generations of young and influential jazz artists.   Read More

Chris and Dan Brubeck had the unique privilege of growing up listening to, studying with, and eventually playing alongside some of the great jazz legends of our time: namely their father, Dave Brubeck.   Read More