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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.
The Eclectic Collective
Latin American classical music has taken on many different forms and incorporates many different styles. On this program Fiesta, Host Elbio Barilari, will pick music reflecting the many eclectic styles of classical music that has come out of Latin America.
Fiesta’s 5th Anniversary Concert
Celebrating 5 years of Latin American classical radio, Fiesta hosted a special concert in Chicago on October 20th 2017. Featuring Latin American works performed by KAIA String Quartet, guitarist Fareed Haque, and pianist Susan Merdinger.
José Bragato: Musician, Composer, Conductor
Fiesta pays tribute to Italian-born Argentine, José Bragato, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 101. Bragato worked with Astor Piazzolla on his Nuevo tango as well as serving as the principle cellist for the Teatro Colón in Argentina
Leo Brouwer Once Again| featuring his arrangements of 7 Beatles songs
Fiesta will visit once more the work of the most important Latin American living composer: Cuban, Leo Brouwer.
20th and 21st Century Latin American Music
Classical music in the 20th and 21st centuries have seen an explosion of music written by Latin American composers. In this program, host Elbio Barilari, shares some of his favorite contemporary works.
Villa-Lobos: Folk Traveler
Host, Elbio Barilari takes you on a journey through Brazil with the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos.
6 Musical Works by Latina Composers Everyone Should Know
Fiesta pays tribute to the many female composers of Latin America.
The Magical Palette of Edino Krieger
Outside his native Brazil, Edino Krieger is mostly known for his substantial work for the piano. But he was also a very imaginative orchestrator.
Island Hopping: A Musical Getaway to the Canary Islands and the Caribbean
Host, Elbio Barilari takes you on a musical trip to the many islands in Latin America and Spain. Featuring some of his favorite composers, we will visit the Canary Islands, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Haiti.
Latin American Mix Tape 2
Fiesta presents a selection of the program’s favorite composer and works since the beginning of the program. We will be featuring some of the most important classical music of Latin America from the 16th to the 21st century.
Latin American Christmas Carols 2017
A selection of villancicos or Christmas carols from Spain and Latin America will be featured on this Christmas themed program from Fiesta.
Lost but Not Forgotten
Throughout history some composers reached immense popularity to just be quickly forgotten, many times for reasons unknown. On this episode of Fiesta we will share some of the lost composers of Latin American and share some of their greatest music.
The Latin American Express
Join host, Elbio Barilari as he takes you on a musical tour of Latin America.
100 Years of “La Cumparsita” | Hear 10 versions of the most popular tango of all time
Considered the anthem of tango music and one of the most popular tunes in history, "La Cumparsita" was composed in 1917 by Uruguayan pianist Gerardo Matos Rodríguez.
The “other” Joaquín Rodrigo
The tremendous popularity of “Concierto de Aranjuez” has made of Joaquín Rodrigo almost a “one piece composer” or a “composer for the guitar,” which cannot be farther from the truth. In this program Fiesta! reviews vocal, piano and chamber music by this fantastic composer.
Roberto Sierra: Composer
Puerto Rican, Roberto Sierra is one of the most important living composers of contemporary classical music. Sierra’s work draws from the 20th century avant-garde music and the 19th century romantic traditions alike and synthesized his European and Latino influences.
100th Anniversary of Lamarque Pons
Join Fiesta and guitarist, Eduardo Fernández, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Uruguayan composer and pianist Lamarque Pons.
Folk Music of Latin America
On this special edition of Fiesta, host Elbio Barilari, presents some of the most important folk music from Latin America. Featuring music from Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Mexico this program showcases popular music that has transcended many genres.
Chamber Tango
Tango was born around 1880 in Buenos Aires and Montevideo as dance music, but by the 1940ʼs it was introduced to the concert hall. Since then tango has inspired many composers to write concert music for this globally popular dance
Miguel Del Águila: Uruguayan-American Composer
Host Elbio Barilari, speaks with his fellow countryman Miguel Del Águila about composing music in the 21st century, his early life in Uruguay, and his music output.
