Living Mexican Composers
México is, and always has been, one of the powerhouses in Latin American music. However the biggest names on Mexican concert music are, of course, Manuel Ponce, Carlos Chávez and Silvestre Revueltas, joined more recently by Mario Lavista,
Classical Tango 2
Since the 1920’s classical composers have found inspiration in the urban music from Rio de la Plata. A new visit to symphonic and chamber repertoire inspired on this fascinating genre.
Latin American Opera Singers
From Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flores to Puerto Rican soprano Ana María Martínez to Uruguayan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott, Latin America has given birth to some of the most brilliant opera singers to ever grace the stage.
Music from Haiti
Colonized by France, and the first country in Latin American to win its independence, Haiti is often neglected or forgotten in the context of the Latin American culture. Haiti, however, has a strong musical tradition.
Baroque Influences
The music written and performed in Latin America during the Colonial period (16th to early 19th centuries) has become more popular in recent years. However, even before those treasures were rediscovered, several composers from the region showed there i...
Music from Galicia
There are many ways of being a Spaniard. One of them is being a gallego (or Galician, in English). That area of Northern Spain has its own language, the gallego, and embraces firmly its ancestral Celtic traditions. After visiting Andalusia,
The Greatest Melodies
Some of the sot popular melodies in history have a Latin American origin. From Villa-Lobos most famous "Bachiana" to "Estrellita”, from “Over the Waves” to "Girl of Ipanema”.
New New Music 4
Fiesta continues featuring what we call New New Music by living composers that declared themselves free from the hundred year old academic chains of "experimental" and/or "contemporary" and/or "avant-garde" music.
Exiles and Émigrés
Displacement due to political causes has been sadly common throughout history. By force or by choice composers (and other artists) have abandoned their homeland to become exiles or migrants in a different country. Fiesta!
New Music from the Past
Musical memory is a strange thing. What is remembered and what is not often times is decided by the particular taste of one era or just by chance. Hidden treasures from the past are being discovered every day.