Francis Schwartz In 2025, the Subtropics 2025 Marathon Festival will pay tribute to Florida-based composer Francis Schwartz —esteemed avant-garde icon with an international reputation spanning several decades.
SAVE THE DATES TH. SEP. 25, 2025 — 7-9 p.m. Unveiling: Quail Roost Sanctuary Quail Roost Station, 18505 Homestead Ave, Miami, FL 33157
FR. SEP. 26, 2025 — 9-11 p.m. Soundologia Vol. 3 Release and Performance Mini-Fest The Bridge, 4220 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127
SA. SEP. 27, 2025 — 4-10 pm. Subtropics 2025 Marathon | P1 featured guest artist, Francis Schwartz Deering Estate Theater, Visitor’s Center, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
SU. SEP. 28, 2025 — 4-10 pm. Subtropics 2025 Marathon | P2 Deering Estate Theater, Visitor’s Center, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
All events are free and open to the public with R.S.V.P.
live R.S.V.P. links available here September 5, 2025
The Marathon will feature works by numerous Subtropics artists based in South Florida. This multi-evening event will begin with the unveiling of the public sound art piece Quail Roost Sanctuary by Gustavo Matamoros, followed by the Soundologia Records Festival of recent South Florida releases at The Bridge , and conclude with two evenings of Subtropics 2025 Marathon programs at the newly renovated Deering Estate Black Box Theater.
This festival is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and the Deering Estate.
Quail Roost Sanctuary is part of the permanent collection of Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, made possible with the support of the Art in Public Places Trust, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Miamidadepublicart.org, miamidadearts.org
DEERING ESTATE | MIAMI-DADE ARTS | SOUNDOLOGIA | THE BRIDGE
SCHEDULE: SUBTROPICS 2025 MARATHON AT DEERING ESTATE
* indicates live performances
SAT SEP 27, 2025
DEERING ESTATE THEATER | 7272 SW 168 ST, PALMETTO BAY
SUBTROPICS MARATHON – P1 | 70+ works over two days • speaker music, video screenings and live performances • artist from Miami and abroad
4PM —
DOROTHY HINDMAN-CARRIE MAE WEEMS | ITALIAN DREAMS (2006)
JOHN VAN DER SLICE | BRICOLAGE (1965)
RANDY NUTT | CANOPY (WP-2025)
HELEN THORINGTON | CALLING TO MIND (2005)
HERMETO PASCOAL/MERIDIAN ARTS ENSEMBLE | TIMBRADO (1997)
5PM —
ICLI ZITELLA/ALBERTO PUERTO | DERIVA (WP-2025)*
ALVIN LUCIER | MUSIC FOR BARITONE … (2002 version)
ALBA TRIANA | HARMONIC MOTION (2024)
ROB CONSTABLE | MURMUR No. 1 (WP2025)
6PM —
DAVID DUNN | INSCAPE No 3 (2009)
BARBARA HELD/CARLES SANTOS | 682-3133 BUFFALO, MINNESOTA (1979)
JOHN CAGE | STORIES (2007): SUBTROPICS ARCHIVE + COLLECTION
EARLE BROWN | DECEMBER 1952
CHRIS MANN | EXCERPTS FROM THE USE (1995-2018)
NICOLE MARTINEZ | INDETERMINATE (WP2025)*
7PM —
ORLANDO J GARCIA/ALBERTO PUERTO | THE POINT OF STILLNESS (2023)*
TIM ARCHAMBAULT | OUTLINE | DEERING ESTATE (WP-2025)
RICHARD GARET | UNTITLED: FOR PHILL (2024)
LOU MALLOZZI | ADVICE (2001 perf)
BOB GREGORY | CRYPSIS (2025 remaster)
JEANNE JAFFE | ALICE IN DYSTOPIA (2020)
JOHN GIORNO | EXCERPT FROM SUBDUING DEMONS IN AMERICA (2019 remaster)
DINORAH DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ/HELENA THEVENOT | ANATOMY OF DESIRE (2025 quad)
8PM — SPECIAL GUEST: FRANCIS SCHWARTZ
THE HEADLESS GLORY OF ANDRE CHENIER (1989)*
THE DEATH OF GARCIA-LORCA (2003)
BAUDELAIRE’S UNCLE (1980)*
KANDA CAGEY (2007)
THE HOTSY TOTSIE SONG (WP-2025)*
9PM —
GREGORY WHITEHEAD | EXCERPT FROM MAY IT COME (2024)
LUKAS LIGETI | NEVER FINISH (2022)
DAVEY WILLIAMS | MARATHON SOLO (2009)
FREDDY JOUWAYED | S U L L A S T R A D A (WP2025)*
SUN SEP 28, 2025
DEERING ESTATE THEATER | 7272 SW 168 ST, PALMETTO BAY
SUBTROPICS MARATHON – P2 | 70+ works over two days • speaker music, video screenings and live performances • artist from Miami and abroad
4PM —
BARRON SHERER | SKETCH No. 2, FIRE STATION No. 9 (WP2025)*
JACOB SUDOL | UNTITLED (WP2025)
JACKI APPLE | THE GARDEN PLANET REVISED (1982/1992)
5PM —
CHEN-HUI JEN | DREAM GLOAMING (WP2025)
FRANCIS SCHWARTZ | IN TRYING TIMES (2020)
DENIS ROVINSKY | 2 + 1 = ONE (SYMMETRY EDIT) (WP-2024)
PAULA MATTHUSEN | WITHIN THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF SALTPETER (2016)
ANNA FRANTS | STATICVIDEO SERIES (2006)
BRENDA HUTCHINSON | EVERY DREAM HAS ITS NUMBER (1996)
AISLINN QUINN/ABSOLUTE ZERO | DEW OF REPENTANCE (2002)
FEDERICO BONACOSSA | MUSIC IN FOUR PARTS (2024)*
6PM —
ALBERTO PUERTO | ESTAMPAS SONORAS (2018)*
SHAHREYAR ATAIE | REFUEL IN MIDAIR (2002)
JOSE HERNANDEZ SANCHEZ | GAME OVER (WP2025)*
CYJO | SCATTERING | CLUSTERS (WP2025)
JULIO ROLOFF/ALFREDO TRIFF | EXTREMES (WP2025)*
7PM —
DAVID BRIESKE | THE SECOND EXPEDITION (WP2025)*
RICARDO MATAMOROS | STRING SOLO (2018)
TRIMPIN | EXCERPT FROM PHFFFT (r1997)
KENNETH GOLDSMITH | No. 111 2.7.93—10.20.96 [ I ] (1996/WP2025)
RUSSELL FREHLING | EXCERPT FROM MAPPING II (1985/1991)
RAFA VARGAS-BERNARD | DIVINING FROM YOUR THERMOGRAPHY (2023)*
8PM —
ROXANA BARBA | RITUALES POROSOS (2021)
CARLES SANTOS | CONVERSA (1967)
DIRK CAMPBELL | THREE NEW PSALMS (2024)
jAMJAMSTRAWBERRY | STRAWBERRY MOON IN ASPIC (WP2025)*
WOLFGANG GIL | SONIC GEOMETRIES — IN CONVERSATION (2025)
9PM —
JURAJ KOJS | ZVONENIE (2007)
STUART KING | THE ALEGORIC TRUMPET (WP2025)*
FRANCIS SCHWARTZ/STEPHANIE BRAUER | THE NIGHT OF THE FIERY ANGELS
jAMJAMSTRAWBERRY | OUR SOFT SELVES (STRAWBERRY SWEET) (2018 • redux)*