The Spanish Hour

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.

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Celebrate the holidays with The Spanish Hour, Mondays at 10pm
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It's contemporary Cuban String Quartets on The Spanish Hour, 11/20 @ 10pm
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Meet 20th century Spanish conductor Ataúlfo Argenta, The Spanish Hour 10/9 @ 10pm

Host Candice Agree introduces us to a lesser-known 20th century conductor, Ataúlfo Argenta.
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The Spanish Hour introduces us to composers and siblings Ernesto and Rodolfo Halffter, 9/25 @ 10pm
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Guitarist Pepe Romero performs a work that he commissioned, Mon 8/21 @ 10pm

Pepe Romero, second son of one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived, was born in Málaga, Spain, in 1944, and today is one of a very few true living legends in the world of classical music. Honored by kings, heads of state and major institutions, one of Romero's greatest contributions has been his ability to connect with the common man, communicating the beauty of classical guitar to millions around the world.
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The Spanish Hour celebrates the impact of El Sistema, 7/24 @ 10pm
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Composer's impressions of Spain, from a distance, The Spanish Hour, 6/19 @ 10pm

Spain has intrigued many composers. Candice Agree looks at works by Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Emmanuel Chabrier, and Franz Liszt.
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The Spanish Hour profiles Alicia de Larrocha, 5/15 @ 10pm
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The Spanish Hour celebrates Sant Jordi Day, Apr 17 @ 10pm

Considered by the Catalans as the most romantic day of the year, Sant Jordi Day (or International Book and Rose day) is a day when traditionally men give women a rose and women give men a book. But things have changed and since it is such a special day, today everyone receives a rose and a book; parents give their children a book and a rose, and friends give each other a rose.
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Romantic works by two giants of classical music from 20th-century Mexico, 3/27 @ 10pm