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Latin American Chamber Gems

August 12, 2023, 7:00 pm

Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Host Elbio Barilari will share an in depth look at the wonderful world of Latin American chamber music.

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Libertango, by Astor Piazzolla
Jon Yerby, guitar

Se ela perguntar, by Dilermando Reis
Donna Faribanks, violin; Jon Yerby, guitar

Suite Troileana, by Astor Piazzolla
Daniel Binelli, bandoneón; Manhattan Camerata

An Essay for String Quartet- Moderato, by Francisco Mignone
Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Seresta N. 2 for Double String Quartet, by Francisco Mignone
Cuarteto Latinoamericano; La Catrina String Quartet

In the form of a Shell, by Pablo Chin
Paula Chin, flute; Orquesta Sinfónica de Heredia; Walter Morales, 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.

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