🎹🎻 Step into an enchanting evening where hauntingly beautiful music comes alive by candlelight at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton.

👻🎵🕯️Phantom Melodies: A Concert in Candlelight features a spellbinding program of classical, cinematic, and mysterious works performed live on piano trio. Surrounded by the warm glow of candlelight, the sanctuary becomes an enchanting setting where shadows and sound intertwine, creating an unforgettable night of artistry and atmosphere.

Join us for this special cultural event and let the music move you through mystery, elegance, and emotion.
📅 Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
🎟 Tickets: $25

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MARINA MACHADO, PIANO

🎹 Pianist Marina Machado earned her Master of Music in Instrumental Collaborative Piano from Lynn University in Boca Raton (USA). Ms. Machado studied under Professor Lisa Leonard and received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Education.

She has performed in venues in Spain, Germany, and Austria, such as the Eutherpe hall in León (León, Spain), the American Institute Auditorium (Santa Fe, Spain), the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Aachen, Germany) and the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (Salzburgo, Austria), with the Youth Orchestra of the Community of Madrid (JORCAM) in the National Auditorium of Music, the ‘Teatros del Canal’ in Madrid and the “Palau de les Arts” (Valencia, Spain), and with her Piano Trio ‘Aidoni’ in the Auditorium of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), and the “Manuel de Falla” hall in the Longoria Palace (Madrid, Spain), current headquarters of the SGAE (General Society of Authors and Editors). She has attended masterclasses with some of the most renowned pianists in Europe and the US, such as Pavel Gililov, Mariana Gurkova, Wu Han, and William Wolfram as well as harpsichord masterclasses with Webb Wiggins.

She has won competitions collaborating with different instrumentalists, such as the NSAL Collaborative Piano and Brass Duo Competition (2023), and the John Oliveira String Competition (2023). In 2022 she was finalist of the Chamber Music Competition at Lynn Conservatory of Music with the Sapphire Quintet.

Ms. Machado currently works as Education Program Manager at Volta Music Foundation and as Music Director for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton.

MEGAN HAGEL, CELLO

🎻 Hailing from Rapid City, South Dakota, Megan Hagel began her cello journey at the age of 12. Following her graduation from Stevens High School, she embarked on a transformative gap year under the tutelage of Ismar Gomes. Megan's formal education led her to complete her freshman year at SUNY Purchase College under the guidance of Thomas Mesa, whom she also studied with at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival in 2022. Megan has since transferred to Lynn Conservatory, where she is currently a junior studying with Professor David Cole.

Megan has had the privilege of learning from many esteemed musicians, participating in masterclasses, and studying at a variety of festivals with cellists such as David Geber, Paul Watkins, Alisson Wells, Matthew Zalkind, Alice Yoo, Minna Rose Chung, and most recently, Gary Hoffman. Megan has competed in both the SUNY Purchase College Conservatory of Music and the Lynn Conservatory Concerto Competitions. She is a member of the Marcando Quartet, which recently won the Lynn Chamber Music Competition and, as a result, is scheduled to perform a recital at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York in May of 2024. Megan looks forward to taking full advantage of the many opportunities Lynn Conservatory provides as she continues her studies.

CAROLINE CAMPOS, VIOLIN

🎻Caroline Campos is a Brazilian violinist and passionate music educator whose career spans performance, cultural exchange, and social impact. She holds two Master’s degrees in Violin Performance, from the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Azusa Pacific University, where she studied with Min Jung Park and Ingrid Chun of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Caroline has performed with major Brazilian orchestras, including ORSSE, OSBA, and OSPB, and internationally with the Dublin Symphony Orchestra and University College Dublin Orchestra. In the U.S., she has appeared at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dolby Theatre, and Disney California Adventure, as well as with ensembles across Los Angeles.

Beyond the classical stage, she embraces Brazilian Popular Music through her group Samba de Duas, which blends Latin traditions and diverse instrumentation.

As a Teaching Artist with Volta Music Foundation, Caroline continues her commitment to El Sistema–inspired programs, believing deeply in music’s power to connect, transform, and inspire.

Phantom Melodies

A Concert In Candlelight