“The Big Sing” set to be performed at the Adrienne Arsht Center

Get ready to unleash your inner performer. The Adrienne Arsht Center will host “The Big Sing” on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m. This family-friendly gathering offers an evening where you can create unforgettable memories and sing your favorite tunes.

It will feature community choirs inviting the audience to sing and dance. In collaboration with the Miami Children’s Chorus, the audience will join performers in famous Latin American-flavored songs by local stars. At the same time, the adult chorus Encantus Voices will perform classic songs from several Latin American countries, including Venezuela and Colombia.

“It’s important to us to…bring the joy of singing and everything that we do to our entire community,” says Liana Salinas, the artistic director and organizer for this event. “So we always program sing-along performances.”

One song to be included: “Rise and Shine,” which is inspired by “This Little Light of Mine.”  Commissioned by the Arsht Center and the Miami Children’s Chorus, this work by composer Rollo Dilworth and choir director Maria A. Ellis promises to be the evening’s highlight. 

“I think this is really special,” Salinas says. “And the fact that the Arsht Center and the Miami Children’s Chorus have combined forces to make that possible is also really special.”

“The Big Sing” will also include the debut of a new choral work inspired by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman’s powerful poem, “The Hill We Climb.”

Artistic Director Liana Salinas directing the crowd to sing along (Photo Credit: Gregory Reed)

Salinas shares that this event means a lot to her on a personal level and she is truly grateful that she shares her work with the community.

“I started at this organization as a chorister at eight years old,” she reflects. “I’ve experienced the full journey—going from a student to a teacher, and now, to the leader of the entire chorus.

With that in mind, she elaborates on how she hopes the audience can feel the excitement and joy that she has.

“I hope that our audience gets to experience that ethereal moment where they’re singing with a couple of thousand people around them, and there’s something emotional about it.”

Although admission to “The Big Sing” is free, participants need first-access credentials. Seize this chance—get your first-access passes as soon as you can.

Adrian Lora is a senior majoring in design media communications with a certificate in visual production. He aspires to work
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