Fiesta
Thursdays, 10 to 11pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org
Fiesta! features the hottest Latin-American music from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Program host Elbio Barilari is your guide for this trip through the hidden treasures of Latino concert music, including the magical rhythms of Silvestre Revueltas and Heitor Villa-Lobos, or the symphonic tango; plus the series shares little-known wonders from the Latin-American Baroque and celebrates classical guitar through the music of Agustin Barrios, Antonio Lauro, Leo Brouwer, and more.
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Tembembe Ensamble Continuo has earned praise in Mexico, the Americas, Europe, and Asia for their truly novel interpretation of this flourishing music. Tembembe Ensamble Continuo was named the 2024 Christoph Wolff Distinguished Scholar Residency by Harvard University. -
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Although the birth of tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935) may be Uruguayan, French or Argentinian, there is no doubt that Gardel was the world’s first and, arguably, only Global Tango Star. -
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It was Scarlatti who spurred Soler to write his ebullient works for harpsichord, which include over 100 sonatas and a frequently performed Fandango.
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The 1946 cantata by Blas Galindo, Cantata a la Patria, is based on the poem Suave Patria by Ramón López Velarde, for mixed choir and orchestra. La Suave Patria is often regarded as the Mexican national poem, an extraordinary tour-de-force that would change forever the way that poetry would develop in Mexico. -
Quintana is one of the most versatile pianists in Mexico today, whether jazz, classical or Latin-American folk music. -
Remembered for being one of the leading Portugese composers during the 20th century, Joly Braga Santos (1924-1988) composed six symphonies and a collection of chamber works. -
Founded at a time when the form was largely centered on long-established, Western European traditions, Kronos has been at the forefront of revolutionizing the string quartet into a living art form that responds to the people and issues of our time.
