Fiesta

SATURDAYS @ 10PM

Fiesta is devoted to Latino concert music and presents artistically significant compositions from Latin America, Spain and Portugal to listeners. The creative force behind this series is Elbio Barilari, an acclaimed composer, musician, performer and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Uruguayan-born Barilari says, "Fiesta features the hottest Latin-American music from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries."

3/7

Imaginary Concert: Our concert begins with a lively Venezuelan overture, followed by a colorful Brazilian violin concerto. We’ll finish with by a great Mexican symphony by Carlos Chavez.

 

3/14

Baroque Music from Mexico, Peru and Brazil: The music written and performed in Latin America during the 16th to early 19th centuries has become more popular in recent years. A connection of this music to Spanish music has become evident. We will hear examples of the folk music connection on today's program.