Join us for a vibrant concert at La Luz Center’s Patio, featuring chamber music by Latin American composers, as well as music by our friends from Raíz del Real. Refreshments and appetizers will be served! 

Acompáñenos a disfrutar de música de cámara en vivo por compositores Latinoamericanos así como también Son Huasteco por nuestros amigos de Raíz del Real en el estimado patio de La Luz.  ¡Se servirán refrescos y aperitivos!

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Hispanic Heritage Month Concert

La Luz Center

Aaron Copland made four highly publicized government-sponsored trips to Latin America between 1941 and 1963. During these visits, he shared contemporary American concert music with Latin American audiences, including his own violin sonata, heard on tonight’s program. Back home, he drew US attention to the composers and musicians he met in Latin America, such as Heitor Villa-Lobos of Brazil and Silvestre Revueltas and Manuel Ponce of Mexico, all whom Copland knew personally and whose works are also featured. Another contemporary of Copland was the Black American composer William Grant Still, whose Panamanian Dances were inspired by a collection of Latin American folk songs. The history of Pan-American musical exchange predates Copland.

The Americas

Hanna Boys Center

Known to her adoring fans as the “Valkyrie of the piano,” Venezuelan pianist, composer, and opera star Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) stunned audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Like Cuban violinist-composer José White, Carreño received support from American composer Louis Gottschalk in New York City, and concertized widely in Europe, before returning to America, and then to Venezuela, where she attempted to found a conservatory and opera company. This program weaves together the rich tapestry of Carreño’s life and influence, featuring her works alongside those of her teachers, friends, and students, and even a husband.

Pianist, Singer and Composer: Teresa Carreño

RCO joyfully celebrates Hispanic Heritage month with music by celebrated Venezuelan pianist, Teresa Carreño, Spanish Basque composer Juan Crisótomo Arriaga who tragically died at the age of 20, and a concerto by the founding father of 20th century Mexican music, Manuel Poncé, featuring Grammy-nominated guitarist, Mak Grgić.

Alegría

University of Nevada

Join us for season two of the Catalyst Quartet’s Uncovered series with guest artists bringing to broader recognition the music of historic composers whose works have rarely been heard. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Joshua Kosman put it best when he wrote, “You and I could go to chamber concerts for years and never hear a program as full of surprises and discovery as this one. And we’ve been missing out.”

Catalyst Quartet

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Get even closer to expert music making with small LA Phil chamber ensembles.

Chamber Music: On Motherhood

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Sultry tango rhythms, lush string serenades, hauntingly beautiful adagios, and spirited Panamanian dances. It’s a celebration of the rich and diverse musical heritage of the Americas!

Teresa Carreño

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 22, 2025

Classics IV: The Americas · Symphony Tacoma

Past events

Sep 26, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month Concert · Valley of the Moon Music Festival

Jul 27, 2024

The Americas · Valley of the Moon Music Festival

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