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Peruvian Composer Celso Garrido-Lecca

July 26, 2026, 8:00 pm

(Photo: Umutcan Gunuc)

The music of 20^th century Peruvian composer Celso Garrido-Lecca is shared on this program. After studying in Peru and Chile Celso was awarded a scholarship to study with Aaron Copland in Tanglewood. We will hear about his fascinating life as well as his music including this double string quartet and bass work “Antaras”.

Playlist

Toccata
Maria-Paz Santibañez, piano

Suite Peruana in Six Parts
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

Cello Concerto
Carlos Prieto, cello; Xalapa Symphony Orchestra; Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Soliloquio II
Carlos Prieto, cello

Danzas Populares Andinas Six parts
Norwegian Radio Orchestra; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, 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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