Imaginary Concert 3
Continuing with our series Imaginary Concerts: think that you are attending a symphonic concert in which instead of hearing one of the so-called the “standard concert repertoire”, the orchestra starts with a colorful Latino overture,
South American Road Trip
From Colombia to Argentina and from Chile to Brazil, Fiesta features music representing different traditions and landscapes. Including Argentinean Alberto Ginastera's Harp Concerto Op. 25!
Sketches of Spain Revisited, with guest Orbert Davis
In 1959 Miles Davis and Gil Evans put together a famous jazz version of the omnipresent Concierto de Aranjuez, by Joaquin Rodrigo. Now, multi-talented composer/conductor/arranger/trumpeter Orbert Davis revisits the historical piece with an album that h...
Latin American Guitar Music
Guitar music is one of the strongest points and Latin American and Spanish music. In this program we will feature 18th and 19th century guitar music from Perú, a selection of guitar music by living composers,
Music and Time
Time, of course, is a key element of music. Music develops itself in time. We talk about keeping time and beating time. Let’s see how composers from different periods and countries dealt with the nature of time.
Latin American Colonial Music Treasures
Enjoy some of the many musical treasures found in the archives and cathedrals of Latin America. We will feature music from the 17th to 19th century that, in many cases, has not been heard for over 2 centuries.
Music of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic enjoys a strong musical tradition, classical as well as popular. On this program of Fiesta you will listen also to Dominican classical music, including the monumental First Piano Concerto by Michel Camilo.
Latin American Mix Tape
Fiesta presents a selection of the program’s favorite composers and works since the program started. The 20th century has been the century of the Latin American music. A big part of the best and most interesting classical music on the last 100 year has...
Mexican Composers: The Group of Four
As the Russian’s have their Group of Five and the French their Group of Six, Mexican music boasts the “Grupo de los Cuatro” or Group of Four. They are Daniel Ayala, Salvador Contreras, Blas Galindo and José Pablo Moncayo.
Sound of the Pampas
The Pampas, the huge plains that extend throughout the southern part of Brazil, Uruguay and central Argentina, are (or were) the domains of the gauchos, the southern cowboys. Since the last decades of the 19th century,