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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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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.
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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.
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Argentina boasts some of the most skilled composers of the 20th century.
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Romanticism and the influence of South-American folklore are combined in a congenial manner in Augustin Barrio's music.
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Jorge Cumbo is an Argentinian musician who played the Andean quena flute, combining jazz and Argentine folklore.
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Daniel Arrhakis' homage to the great Portugese composer, musicologist and pianist António de Lima Fragoso (1897 - 1918), son of Viriato de Sá Fragoso and Maria Isabel de Sá Lima.