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Fiesta goes back through the vinyls, April 2019

Lot of 4 Louisville Orchestra LP First Edition
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Lot of 4 Louisville Orchestra LP First Edition

Pictured: A lot of 4 Louisville Orchestra LP First Editions.  

4/4          LP Treasures: Louisville Orchestra Recordings This week we dig through our old LPs and find rare and adventurous recordings made by the Louisville Orchestra of Blas Galindo, Joaquin Rodrigo, and Roberto Garcia.

4/11        Danzón! The Music of Arturo Márquez Together with José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango”, Arturo Marquez’s Danzón N.2 has become another non-official Mexican anthem and has garnered world-wide fame. Fiesta will tell the story behind Danzón N.2 and feature some other great pieces by Márquez.
4/18        The Music of Antonio Lauro Venezuelan Antonio Lauro (1917-1986) is one of most popular Latin American composers for the guitar. Fiesta pays tribute to this Maestro of Venezuelan musical nationalism. We will feature recordings from Eduardo Fernandez, John Williams, and Pablo Villegas.
4/25        A Brazilian Concert Brazil is, and has been, historically, one of the powerhouses of Latin American music. In this program, Fiesta features a whole imaginary concert of Latin American music covering over two centuries of music. Featuring music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Claudio Santoro, and Alberto
Nepomuceno.