Fiesta
SATURDAYS @ 10PM
Fiesta is devoted to Latino concert music and presents artistically significant compositions from Latin America, Spain and Portugal. The creative force behind this series is the Uruguayan-born Elbio Barilari, an acclaimed composer, musician, performer and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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8/22
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The Latin Side of Daniel Barenboim: On this Fiesta we will share favorite recordings of conductor Daniel Barenboim, who has often shown his taste for Spanish and Latin American music, including Manuel de Falla, Astor Piazzolla, Albeniz, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, traditional tangos and samba.
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8/29
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Women Composers from Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil: Today Fiesta presents a string quartet by Teresa Carreno from Venezuela, and other works by Maria Granillo from Mexico and Marisa Rezende from Brazil.