Latino Music Festival 2015 Part 1
2015 marked the Latino Music Festival’s 10th Anniversary. This festivals happens in Chicago every Fall, featuring concert music from Latina América, Spain and Portugal from the Colonial period to the 21st century.
Mexican Orchestral Music
Mexico has and always had an incredible number of great composers. Ever since the Colonial period, Mexican composers of the first rate have been contributing to music. Fiesta will look beyond the three titans of Mexican music such as Miguel Ponce,
More New New Music
21st century music has broken away from the cage imposed by the 100 years old tradition or “experimental”, “contemporary”, “new music” and/or “avant-garde”. Starting in the 80’s, some composers, many of them from Latin America,
Saudades do Brazil
“Saudade” is a Portuguese term connoting “homesickness” and “nostalgia.” Composers from different countries and eras have experienced this feeling after spending time in this magical nation.
A Treasure of Latin American Opera: Ildegonda
Today a footnote in a history full, mostly, of Italian, German and French names, there were Latin American composers that were considered mega-stars in the opera houses of the 19th century. Mexican Melesio Morales reached the height of his fame with h...
Fiesta Goes to the Movies
During the golden age of Hollywood, countries like Mexico, Brazil and Argentina also developed their own healthy movie industries. Smaller nations also contributed to a robust catalogue of Latin American movies.
Opening the Borders: A New Visit to Cuban Music
The improvement of the relationship between Cuba and the US has attracted new attention toward everything related to the island. Fiesta revisits the musical past and present of this powerhouse of Latin American music.
Music from Catalonia
This hour we will feature three 20th century composers from Catalonia: Xavier Montsalvatge, Federico Mompou and Leonardo Balada.
Classical Tango
Since the 1920’s Argentine and Uruguayan composers have been using tango as a tool for breaking the wall between popular and classical music. Tango musicians and classically trained composers have put together an impressive body of works in this Classi...