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Cayman Arts Festival rebrands as CayMusicA to reflect music focus

Cayman Arts Festival is rebranding as CayMusicA to reflect its role promoting classical music through festivals and events.
Cayman Arts Festival 2025 promises a diverse lineup of musical performances. - Photo: Supplied

Cayman Arts Festival 2025 promises diverse lineup

Cayman Arts Festival is set to deliver a host of musical delights to local audiences from 6-15 Feb. at various locations across the islands.

Musical friends dazzle at Cayman Arts Festival

Music lovers filled the John Gray High School auditorium Wednesday to enjoy a recital by Caymanian cellist Dequan Smith and his friend, pianist Adam Heron, as part of the Cayman Arts Festival.

Cayman Arts Festival presents Dequan Smith and Adam Heron

Before returning to the UK for another year of studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, cellist Dequan Smith, a former winner of the...

Cayman Arts Festival presents ‘Four Strings Around the World’

The Cayman Arts Festival is continuing its commitment to bringing international talent to the Cayman Islands, in order to benefit the students it teaches...

Cayman Arts Festival presents cello and piano recital

You may have read recently in the Cayman Compass that local young musician, Dequan Smith, is going from strength-to-strength while mastering his chosen instrument,...

Dequan Smith finalist in Young Musician of the Caribbean competition

Young Caymanian cellist Dequan Smith, whom the Cayman Compass recently reported was accepted to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is once again...

Dequan Smith: Musical prodigy reaches for the stars

A young Caymanian musician recently received some impressive news: Three of the top music schools in the world have offered him a place to study at their prestigious institutions.

Cayman Arts Festival hosts two Christmas recitals

Cayman Arts Festival, which is constantly championing young musical talent, has decided to bring some Christmas joy to audiences with not one, but two,...

Cello and piano musical soirée offers an encore

Anyone who supports or attends the Cayman Arts Festival's events is well familiar with its roster of extraordinarily talented musical performers. On 19 Aug., CAF...

Six young musicians prepare for intensive summer camp

For cellist Dequan Smith, 16, Luzerne Music Center in New York is like a second home.

Cayman Arts Festival’s young talent

Cayman Arts Festival is known for its promotion of young artists from its After School Programme and prominent overseas performers invited to perform on the island such as Joey Alexander, the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Andrei Ionita.

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