Singer

A passionate showcase of Hispanic orchestral music, featuring virtuosic fireworks by your ESO! Conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yañez, this spicy program includes Lucia, El Cumbanchero, Bésame Mucho, Granada, and Libertango, plus music from Bizet’s Carmen Suite. Your heart will dance along as your ESO takes you to South America.

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Latin Fire

Winspear Centre

Led by Nashville Symphony’s Principal Pops Conductor and former Assistant Conductor of the Omaha Symphony, Enrico Lopez-Yañez, experience the energetic and vibrant celebration of Latin American music presented by Latin Fire.

Omaha Performing Arts

This scorching performance brings together the GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Arturo Sandoval with the full sonic force of a symphony orchestra—delivering a fiery fusion of jazz and Latin music.

Latin Fire with Arturo Sandoval

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Latin Fire is a passion-filled celebration of Latin-American orchestral hits, matched with the firework virtuosity of acclaimed Costa Rican trumpeter José Sibaja and Mexican vocalist Mónica Abrego. Enjoy a sizzling-hot program, featuring Tico-Tico no Fuba, Bésame Mucho, Granada, Carmen Suite, and Brasil.

Orchestra Hall

Latin Fire is an energetic celebration of Latin American orchestral hits paired with musical fireworks from acclaimed Costa Rican trumpeter José Sibaja and vocalist Mónica Ábrego. In addition to being the lead trumpet of the Boston Brass, Sibaja has recorded with artists such as Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Celia Cruz, and has performed on television at the MTV Awards, GRAMMY® Awards, and Saturday Night Live, among many others. This high-octane concert sizzles with danceable rhythms on the Benaroya Hall Stage.

Benaroya Hall

Los Braceros Cantata tells a story of romance and family loyalty amidst the 1942-1964 agreement between the US and Mexico for agricultural worker migration. Ottorino Respighi’s glittering tone poems, The Pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome, cap our season finale with a cascade of sensual splendor in vignettes of the Eternal City.

Visions of Hope

Green Music Center

Celebrate the rich rhythms and vibrant traditions of classical and popular Latin American music during Hispanic Heritage Month! Continuing a beloved fall festival tradition that just keeps getting better, conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez leads the Utah Symphony in a celebration of the culture, dance, and sounds of Latin America, featuring the radiant voice of soprano Mónica Ábrego and the dynamic dancers of Ballet Las Americas de Utah (in extravagant costumes you have to see to believe).

Soprano

Mónica Ábrego

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 21, 2026

Celebración Sinfónica · Utah Symphony

Past events

12 - 13 Apr, 2024

Latin Fire · Winspear Centre

2 - 3 Mar, 2024

Latin Fire · Omaha Symphony

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