A forum for the appreciation of all things related to the classical music of Latin America.
Last night saw the conclusion of the Latin American Art Music Festival at the University of Kansas. I gave the keynote speech about the re-imagination of musical Pan-Americanism, and immediately afterward, I conducted KU music students in a performance of four works that our Cayambis Sinfonietta had previously presented on our 2024 concert last fall. …
Yesterday (Sunday), there were several performance events that took place; for instance, one of these was a program of Latin American classical music that was presented by KU music department alumni. You can watch this, as well as all of the other recent performances, on the KU School of Music YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@KUSchoolofMusic You can …
Another excellent day at the University of Kansas Latin American Art Music Festival! Here in this photo, you can see (most of) us rehearsing Batuque, by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández. The KU students are doing a great job, which means that it’s shaping up to be a fantastic concert this coming Monday evening on the KU …