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The Spanish Hour

Mondays, 10 to 11 pm on WXXO-FM 91.5, WXXY 90.3, WXXO-FM/HD1 and online at wxxiclassical.org

Meet the people of the Spanish-speaking world through their music. The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree presents recorded performances featuring Iberian and Latin American composers, conductors and performers. Host Candice Agree combines her musical training from the Eastman School of Music with her training in Spanish and Catalan language to present works from the Iberian Peninsula, the Americas, Mexico, and the Caribbean from the Middle Ages through the 21st century.

The Spanish hour pays homage to the seguidilla, Mon 1/27 @ 10pm
The Spanish Hour celebrates the holiday all December, Mondays at 10pm
The Spanish Hour focuses on Carlos Suriñach, Mon 11/25 @ 10pm
The Spanish Hour presents music by Jews of the Mediterranean, Mon 10/14 @ 10pm

Sacred, paraliturgical, celebratory, and secular music of the Jews of the Mediterranean, Spain, Greece, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire
The Spanish Hour focuses on Catalan composer Frederic Mompou, Mon 9/30 @ 10pm
José de Nebra's significance is as the father of Spanish opera, and the zarzuela - Mon 8/12 @ 10pm
The Spanish Hour focuses on composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mondays at 10p
Program Highlight

Spanish guitar music on The Spanish Hour, Mon 6/17 @ 10pm

Joaquín Rodrigo believed this to be the best definition ever given of the Spanish guitar.
Program Highlight

The Spanish Hour honors Extraordinary Women Musicians, Mon 5/6 @ 10pm

Women have been far too frequently relegated to the sidelines, despite their skills and contributions to the Latin music cannon. Host Candice Agree places women in the spotlight.
Program Highlight

The Spanish Hour celebrates the Festival of Sant Jordi, Mon 4/15 @ 10pm

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