Fiesta! is an original production devoted to Latino concert music, and brings artistically significant compositions from Latin America, Spain and Portugal to listeners. The acclaimed composer, musician, performer, and professor Elbio Barilari is the host and creative force behind this series.
Fiesta!, says the Uruguayan-born composer, features the hottest Latin-American music from the 16th to the 21st centuries. Mr Barilari, a faculty member of the University of Illinois at Chicago, is at the helm for this trip through the hidden pleasures of Latino concert music, including the magical rhythms of Silvestre Revueltas and Heitor Villa-Lobos and the power of symphonic tango. Plus, the series shares little-known treasures from the Latin-American Baroque, and celebrates classical guitar through the music of Agustin Barrios, Antonio Lauro, and Leo Brouwer.
Fiesta! blog and more detailed schedule info
AUGUST 2019
6 Fresh Ink
13 Travels to Sepharad
20 Sureño: A New Album by KAIA String Quartet
27 Classical Tango 2
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JULY 2019
2 Esta Tierra Es Mi Tierra: Latino Composers Reflect on the American Experience
9 Fiesta CD Grab Bag
16 Mexican Violin
23 Paquito D’Rivera Visits Fiesta!
30 Music from Galicia
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JUNE 2019
4 Piazzolla and the Guitar
11 Latin American Living Composers
18 Baroque Music from the New World
25 Great Brazilian Pianists
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MAY 2019
7 Celebrating Camerata Punta del Este
14 Flamenco Soundscapes
21 Back to Portugal
28 New Music from the Past
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APRIL 2019
2 LP Treasures: Louisville Orchestra Recordings
9 Danzón! The Music of Arturo Márquez
16 The Music of Antonio Lauro
23 A Brazilian Concert
30 Leonardo Balada: Composer
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MARCH 2019
5 Memories from Sefarad
12 Great Latin American Guitar Composers
19 Music from Haiti
26 Latin American Composers You SHOULD Know!
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FEBRUARY 2019
5 Smiles and Tears
12 Teresa Carreno, Composer
19 Best of the 13th Chicago Latino Music Festival
26 Two Hundred Years of Solitude
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DECEMBER 2018
4 Latin American Classics
11 Fiesta Goes to the Movies
18 Camerata de las Américas
25 Latin American Christmas Carols 2018
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NOVEMBER 2018
6 Music for El Día de los Muertos
13 Great Guitarists and Composers from Latin America and Spain
20 Latino Salon
27 Spanish Baroque
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OCTOBER 2018
2 Violin Virtuosos
9 Native and African Roots
16 Early Music from Spain and the New Spain
23 A Tribute to Silvestre Revueltas
30 Chamber Music from Latin America
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SEPTEMBER 2018
4 Segovia and his Disciples
11 18th-century Latino Jewels
18 Music from the Basque Country
25 Latino Soundscapes
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AUGUST 2018
7 Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
14 Fresh Music from Latin America
21 Composers from Chile
28 Symphonies from Latin America
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JULY 2018
3 Martha Argerich: Argentine Piano Master
10 Darwin Noguera: Pianist & Composer
17 Rhythms of South America
24 Spanish Symphonies
31 Piazzolla’s Four Seasons
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JUNE 2018
5 The Latino Concert Hall
12 Latin American Saxophone
19 Sonatas from Latin America
26 Soccer and Music
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MAY 2018
1 Blas Galindo: Famous Unknown
8 Best of the 2017 Latino Music Festival – Part 1
15 Best of the 2017 Latino Music Festival – Part 2
22 The Spanish Piano
29 Opera Heroes
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APRIL 2018
3 Impressions of Nature
10 Colonial Music from Perú and Brazil
17 La Guitarra
24 Portuguese Powerhouse
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MARCH 2018
6 A Brazilian Romantic Giant: Alberto Nepomuceno
13 The Eclectic Collective
20 Latin American Song
27 Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
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FEBRUARY 2018
6 Leo Brouwer Once Again
13 José Bragato: Musician, Composer, Conductor
20 Imaginary Concert 6
27 Fiesta’s 5th Anniversary Concert
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JANUARY 2018
2 Island Hopping
9 The Magical Palette of Edino Krieger
16 Celebration of Latin American Women Composers
23 Villa-Lobos: Folk Traveler
30 20th and 21st Century Latin American Music
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