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Florencio Asenjo: Composer and Mathematician

August 4, 2024, 10:00 pm

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Argentinan Florencio Asenjo came to the US in 1958 to work as a mathematician at Georgetown University. He was on the cutting edge of mathematical research and at the same time he composed very personal and striking music. Join us as host Elbio Barilari revisits the work of this Latin American genius.

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Glimpses at Borges Universe, by Florencio Asenjo
Bulgarian Philharmonia; Mario Filipov, violin; Kirk Trevor, conductor

Gleanings from Lafcadio Hearn’s World, by Florencio Asenjo
Bulgarian Philharmonia; Mario Filipov, violin; Kirk Trevor, 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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Florencio Asenjo: Composer and Mathematician

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