Performing & Visual Arts
Emerging Voices: Classical Concert
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of classical music performed by young, exceptionally talented musicians from the Frost Preparatory Department. The program features works by Bach, Haydn, Schumann, Guastavino, and more, performed on piano and recorder.
This concert showcases emerging performers at a remarkable artistic level, offering audiences a warm, intimate chamber music experience in the museum setting.
J.S. Bach – Minuet and Badinerie (arr. for recorder & piano, A minor) – approx. 2 min
Performers: Isabella Mesquita (recorder) and Angelina Mesquita (piano)
Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37 – approx. 5 min
Performer: Angelina Mesquita (piano)
Giuseppe Sammartini – Recorder Concerto – approx. 15 min
Performer: Isabella Mesquita (recorder)
Piano accompaniment: Matias Cuevas
Robert Schumann – Papillons, Op. 2 – approx. 15 min
Performer: Aureliano Silvero (piano)
Carlos Guastavino – Sonatina in G Minor – approx. 10 min
Performer: Aureliano Silvero (piano)
Traditional – Londonderry Air – approx. 3 min
Performer: Isabella Mesquita (recorder)
Piano accompaniment: Matias Cuevas
Traditional – Greensleeves to a Ground – approx. 3 min
Performer: Isabella Mesquita (recorder)
Piano accompaniment: Matias Cuevas
Aureliano Silvero
Aureliano Silvero studies piano in the Frost Prep Advanced Piano Program under Dr. Luca Cubisino. He plans to continue his training at the collegiate level as a piano performance major. Argentinian-born and 17 years old, Aureliano’s musical education has been shaped by the different countries where he has lived and studied, including Mexico and the United States. He has appeared as a soloist and ensemble musician at venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, as well as Newman Recital Hall and Maurice Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami.
Isabella Mesquita is an eighth-grade student at Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale. She began her musical studies at age eight with piano and recorder, guided by her father, and later added violin. She has studied violin with Dr. Madison Ryan and currently with Dr. Irina Antsiferova, performing in Katarzyna Cieslik’s ensemble at the Frost School of Music Preparatory Program (University of Miami). In September 2025, she expanded her recorder studies with Early Music specialist Claudia Liliana Gantivar. Isabella is the second-place winner of the 2025 Young Artist Competition, has performed in the All-Broward County Honors Orchestra, and served as co-concertmaster in 2024. She is also a National Junior Honor Society member and honor roll student, and continues exploring the recorder as both a historical and expressive instrument.
Angelina Mesquita is a twelve-year-old pianist at Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale. She began studying with her father in 2021 and continued her training with Andréia da Costa Carvalho in Brazil. She later joined the Frost School of Music Preparatory Advanced Piano Program at the University of Miami, studying with Dr. Ana Ivanchenko and currently with Dr. Luca Cubisino, and has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists. Angelina has earned Superior ratings at the National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals and received awards including the Pianist Carmen Escobedo Award and the Mark Ben Asher Memorial Scholarship. Outside of music, she enjoys cooking and spending time with her family.
