7/7 Fiesta de la guitarra latinoamericana From Cuba’s Joaquín Nin and Leo Brouwer to Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov to Uruguay’s Alfonso Broqua, music by Latin American composers, and all for the guitar. Recorded live in concert at Manhattan School of Music.
7/14 Contemporary Cuban String Quartets A recital of 20th -century chamber music by Cuban-born composers performed by the Grammy Award-winning Havana String Quartet. Enjoy this program of twentieth-century chamber music by Leo Brouwer, Yalil Guerra, and Igmar Alderete. Recorded live in concert at Instituto Cervantes New York.
7/21 The Fandango A program devoted to the Fandango, the most Spanish of Spanish songs and dances. We’ll hear a variety of classical interpretations by Antonio Soler, Granados, Boccherini, Vives, and, yes, even Mozart. Hear how each composer interpreted and adapted this beloved Spanish dance form with Afro-Cuban roots.
7/28 From Renaissance to Galant We offer a sampling of works by Francisco Guerrero, Joan and Josep Pla, and Domenico Scarlatti, representative of Spanish Music from the 16th through 18th centuries.
