Susana Behar in concert, honoring and celebrating Women's History Month

Join us for an unforgettable evening with Susana Behar in concert, honoring and celebrating Women's History Month!

Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Time: Concert @ 7:00 PM / Cocktail Receptions with the artists @ 8:30 PM

Location: Visitor's Center Theater @ the Deering Estate

Join us for an enchanting evening with Susana Behar, celebrating remarkable women in music who have shaped and inspired generations with their artistry and contributions. Let’s honor their lasting impact through song at the beautiful Deering Estate!

Don't miss out on this special evening filled with music, history, and inspiration. See you there!

Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence Susana Behar in concert, honoring and celebrating Women's History Month

Enjoy an evening of music and celebration as we honor Women’s History Month with an unforgettable concert by Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Susana Behar on Sunday, March 15th, at the Deering Estate.

Through a rich and diverse repertoire featuring songs in Spanish, English, French, Ladino, Turkish, and more, Behar will honor iconic female singers and composers from around the world. Her performance blends timeless classics with contemporary pieces, celebrating the strength, creativity, and resilience of women across generations and cultures.

Set within the elegant ambiance of the Deering Estate, this concert promises to inspire and uplift while showcasing the profound impact of women in the arts.

Susana Behar, voice Michel Gonzalez, guitar Magela Herrera, flute and backup vocals Michael Font, percussion and Elvis Martinez, bass

Date: Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Concert: 7:00 pm

Cocktail Reception with the artists: 8:30 pm

About the Artists: Susana Behar is a Miami–based singer of the Sephardic music of her family’s roots as well as the Cuban and South American folkloric styles of her upbringing in Cuba and Venezuela. Her main interest is in the diversity of traditional music and its dynamic character, as well as its relation to history, culture and storytelling. She has served as Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate since January 2023. In recognition of her contributions, she has also been appointed as a Programming Partner at the Estate for the 2025–2026 term. Susana received the Individual Artist Fellowship Award in the Folk and Traditional Arts by the Florida Department of State – Division of Cultural Affairs, and in 2020, she served as the Artist in Residence at the HistoryMiami Museum. Susana has performed extensively in projects, festivals, and concerts throughout North and South America, Israel, and Japan, collaborating with musicians from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and musical traditions.. Her music has been featured in the documentary ‘Adio Kerida’ of anthropologist Ruth Behar (no relation), in ‘The music from the Sunshine State’, a series of radio programs featuring folk music, recorded by National Public Radio and the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources, in the National Arab Orchestra’s ‘Layali al Andaluz’ concert and in the soundtrack of ‘ANUSIM’, a collaborative choreographic work by Dance NOW Miami (USA) and Damça em Dialogos (Portugal), with music by Miami based guitarist/ composer, Federico Bonacossa, among others. Most recently, Susana took the stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where she highlighted the beauty, significance, and rich legacy of Sephardic music. This remarkable performance was part of the iconic venue’s first-ever celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. By incorporating elements from different musical genres and cultural traditions, Susana Behar has developed a style that feels fresh and authentic. Her music speaks to people from different backgrounds and cultures, bringing them together in a shared experience that transcends boundaries and celebrates diversity. Susana has recorded three albums: La Galana i la Mar (2009), At The Crossroads, Live (2016) and TAPIZ (2019).

Michel Gonzalez is a Miami based guitarist, composer, arranger and educator. Born in Venezuela and raised in Spain, he studied classical guitar at Mayeusis Conservatory and jazz guitar at Estudio, Escola de musica in Spain. He was awarded a scholarship from AIE (Society of Artists and performances of Spain) to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated Magna cum laude with a degree in Professional music. In addition, he took master classes with Pat Metheny, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Charlie Banacos, Jorge Pardo, and Barry Harris. In 2013, he was nominated by Latin Grammy Academy for participating as an arranger, producer, and guitar player in “Para ser un Sol” by Jesus Hidalgo.

Michael Font graduated from the National School of Music, Havana, Cuba in 1993. He has performed as a Percussionist with Oscar De Leon, Pitbull, “Norberto, Maricela y su Sexteto Caribe.” He has participated in the recording of more than 10 discography works joining different artists and musical groups from Venezuela and Cuba such as Tony Sciortino, Elvita Delgado, Havana Swing, Contraluz, Josefina Palacios, Elvis Quero, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jose A. Ocando, Aquiles Balbas, and Gilda Perez.

Magela Herrera is a Cuban-born flutist, vocalist, composer, and recording artist who grew up between two worlds: her family’s deep ties to a large set of unique traditions influenced mainly by Afrocuban music and the years she spent learning and studying classical music at the Conservatory of Music in her native Havana. Through the years, Herrera has shared the stage with an extensive list of acclaimed international artists, including Chucho Valdez (Cuba), Hernan Lopez-Nussa (Cuba), Jan Eggum (Norway), Oslo Chamber Orchestra (Norway), Munir Hossn (Brasil), Ralph Alessi (USA) to name a few. Praised often for her unique background, including Euro jazz, after finishing her studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway), Herrera developed her incredible enchanting, and vibrant sound. The Latin Jazz network has said of Herrera, “Here is a bonafide star who seems completely made of music as she and her instrument all but becomes a part of the natural landscape (of the music) that mixes great beauty with seminal mysticism.” She is one of the most exciting female instrumentalists today.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Deering Estate, 16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, United States