Saturdays at 7:00 pm
Explore the diverse traditions of Latin American and Iberian music.
Fiesta is a weekly classical music program devoted to Latin American and Iberian music from the 16th to 21st century, and brings artistically and historically significant compositions and artists to its listeners. Acclaimed composer, musician, and professor Elbio Barilari is your guide on this adventure through a rich musical landscape. We invite you to enjoy and learn about the lively, compelling, and rarely-heard treasures of Latino classical music from around the world. Interviews with composers, conductors, and musicians enrich the music. Previous guests on Fiesta have included Eduardo Fernández, Carlos Kalmar, Piotr Nawrot, and José Serebrier.
The player below includes a continuous three hour loop of the most recent Fiesta episodes to be joined in progress.
Sketches of Spain Revisited, with guest Orbert Davis
In 1959 Miles Davis and Gil Evans put together a famous jazz version of the omnipresent Concierto de Aranjuez, by Joaquin Rodrigo. Now, multi-talented composer/conductor/arranger/trumpeter Orbert Davis revisits the historical piece with an album that has received much critical acclaim.
Latin American Guitar Music
Guitar music is one of the strongest points of Latin American and Spanish music.
Music and Time
Works about the nature of time from Latin American composers.
Latin American Colonial Music Treasures
Enjoy some of the many musical treasures found in the archives and cathedrals of Latin America. We will feature music from the 16th to 19th century that, in many cases, has not been heard for over two centuries.
Music of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic enjoys a strong musical tradition, classical as well as popular.
Latin American Mix Tape 1
Fiesta presents a selection of the program’s favorite composers and works since the program started.
Mexican Composers: The Group of Four
As the Russian’s have their Group of Five and the French their Group of Six, Mexican music boasts the “Grupo de los Cuatro” or Group of Four.
Edino Kriger, Composer
Outside his native Brazil, Edino Krieger is mostly known for his substantial work for the piano. But he was also a very imaginative orchestrator.
Fiesta Sessions
Guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, the stellar KAIA String Quartet and virtuoso pianist Mauricio Nader have recorded exclusive sessions for Fiesta. Be the first to listen to this recordings made just for Fiesta.
3 Latino “Mozarts” Classical Music Lovers Should Know
There are three Latino composers who have often been compared to Mozart.
