8/1 Florencio Asenjo: Composer and Mathematician Argentinean Florencio Asenjo came to the US in 1958 to work as a mathematician at Georgetown University. He was at the cutting edge of mathematical research and at the same time he composed very personal and striking music. Join us as host Elbio Barilari revisits the work of this Latin American genius.
8/8 Four Composers from Spain Fiesta presents orchestral music by composers from different regions of Spain: Andrés Gaos from Galicia, Joaquín Turina from Andalusia, Eduard Toldrá and Xavier Montsalvatge from Catalonia.
8/15 Argentinean Master, Luis Gianneo Composer, pianist, and conductor, Luis Gianneo is acknowledged as one of the leading Argentine composers of the 20th century. He composed nearly 100 works from nearly every genre of classical music. We will share his symphonic poem El tarco en flor and his chamber work Segundo Trio.

8/22 Edison Quintana: Pianist Extraordinaire Edison Quintana is acknowledged as one the most versatile and consummate pianists currently performing in concert halls in Mexico. Whether in jazz stylings, classical works for piano and orchestra, or Latin-American folk music, he embraces all the possibilities of his instrument. We will feature him in works by Astor Piazzolla, Manuel Ponce, and José Pablo Moncayo.
8/29 Claudio Santoro, Brazilian Composer Claudio Santoro (1919‐1989) was a prominent Brazilian composer and educator from the generation after Heitor Villa‐Lobos. Santoro combines amazing musical wisdom and technique with a gift to create powerful melodies. Listen to one of the best-kept secrets of 20th-century music: Claudio Santoro.