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Miami Beach Marks 100th Anniversary With New Music

Published January 30, 2015 at 12:55 PM EST
New World Symphony rehearses for the world premiere of El Sol Caliente, in honor of the 100th anniversary of Miami Beach. Morrison's film stretches across eight screens. (Alicia Zuckerman/WLRN)
New World Symphony rehearses for the world premiere of El Sol Caliente, in honor of the 100th anniversary of Miami Beach. Morrison's film stretches across eight screens. (Alicia Zuckerman/WLRN)

The City of Miami Beach turns 100 this year. To mark the anniversary, Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct the New World Symphony in a world premiere of a piece for orchestra and film by composer Michael Gordon and filmmaker Bill Morrison.

Alicia Zuckerman from Here & Now contributor WLRN in Miami attended a rehearsal and spoke with the two longtime collaborators.

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