Performing Ensembles
Our ensembles offer beginner to advanced students the chance to grow through live performance in styles like jazz and rock. With a focus on collaboration and stage experience, each group helps musicians sharpen their skills while performing in real-world settings.
Real World Experiences
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Genres: Rock ‘n’ Roll / Jazz & Lounge / Dance, Pop & Disco
Genre Rock 'n' Roll
Miami Beach Rock Ensemble
Sammy Gonzalez Zeira, Michael McNamee, A.J. Hill
Directors
Classic & Modern Rock
Style
9–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
Tuesday / Thursday
Schedule
Keyboard & Drummer Slots Open
Auditions
Eric Pinzales, Gabriela Rios
Directors
Classic & Modern Rock
Style
6–8
Grades
Beginner/Intermediate
Level
Location
Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
Schedule
Rolling
Auditions
Not Yet Published
Sammy Gonzalez Zeira
Director
Modern Rock
Style
9–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
Sunday
Schedule
April-August
Auditions
Avalanche
Student Ambassador Program - Fundraising through performances, campaigns, peer mentorship, and mentored by our CEO Sammy Gonzalez Zeira.
Sammy Gonzalez Zeira
Director
Modern Rock
Style
9–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
Sunday
Schedule
April-August
Auditions
Feinberg Fisher
Rock Ensemble
Genre Jazz & Lounge
YMU Lounge Band
Pedro Diaz
Director
Lounge, Pop, Jazz
Style
8–12
Grades
Intermediate
Level
Location
Sunday
Schedule
Rolling
Auditions
4Tune
Noah Orlowsky
Director
Lounge, Pop, Jazz
Style
9–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
Sunday
Schedule
Rolling
Auditions
YMU Jazz Collective
Zach Lamer
Director
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Standards
Style
9–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
Monday
Schedule
Rolling (Pending Slots)
Auditions
Genre Dance, Pop & Disco
Miami Beach Fusion Ensemble
A.J. Hill
Director
Funk, Fusion, Disco
Style
9–12
Grades
Intermediate
Level
Location
Monday / Wednesday
Schedule
Rolling
Auditions
Undercover
Zach Lamer, Theo Braun, Vivian Vall
Directors
Party, Disco, Dance, Pop
Style
11–12
Grades
Advanced
Level
Location
N/A
Schedule
Closed