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Celebrating Eduardo Fernández

November 18, 2019, 7:00 pm

Eduardo Fernandez (Photo: Robert Yabeck)

Eduardo Fernández (Photo: Robert Yabeck)

With acclaims worldwide, Eduardo Fernandez is one of the greatest living classical guitarists. Fiesta will feature exclusive new tracks from his new album as well as some other Latin American favorites!

Playlist

5 Preludes, by Heitor Villa-Lobos

Three Pieces for Guitar, by Carlos Chávez

Parábola, by Leo Brouwer
Eduardo Fernández, guitar

South American Concerto, for Guitar and Orchestra, by Diego Legrand
Orquesta Filármonica de Montevideo; Eduardo Fernández, guitar; Martín García, conductor

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Meet the Host

Composer, musician, and professor, Elbio Rodríguez Barilari was born in 1953 in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he studied at the Conservatório Universitario before continuing his education in Brazil at the Cursos Latinoamericanos de Música Contemporáne. Since settling in the United States in 1998, Barilari has lectured at the University of Chicago and the Instituto Cervantes. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Illinois at Chicago.

As a composer, Barilari has received commissions from the Grant Park Music Festival, Concertante di Chicago, Chicago Park District, and Orquesta Filarmonica de Montevideo. In addition to works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and solo instruments, he has provided scores for more than forty plays in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Midday Music

Midday Music

Celebrating Eduardo Fernández

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