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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The long history of music from Spain played a notable part in the establishment of Basque-language choirs that helped preserve their language and songs. We'll hear from the Boys Choir of El Escorial on Mon 8/1 @ 10pm.
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Although no longer in residency, the Chiara String Quartet has, since 2000, had a great impact on culture and education in Nebraska.
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Travel with host Candice Agree on June 6th
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We'll hear a work composed by Nazareth College's head of the composition department, Octavio Vázquez on April 25th at 10pm
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A puppet opera within a puppet opera, Master Peter’s Puppet Show (El Retablo de Maese Pedro) is the centerpiece of the show on 3/14.
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The Codex Las Huelgas is a music manuscript or codex from c. 1300 which originated in and has remained in the Cistercian convent of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas in Burgos, in northern Spain. It was rediscovered in 1904 by two Benedictine monks who were researching Gregorian chant, and this month we'll hear examples performed by Anonymous 4.
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Honored by kings, heads of state, and major institutions, guitarist Pepe Romero says that his most important contribution has been reaching the common man. We'll hear him on The Spanish Hour, Jan 10th @ 10pm.
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Host Candice Agree takes us to Mexico to explore some early Christmas traditions, 12/20 @ 10pm