Sundays at 8:00 pm
Exploring the diverse traditions of Latin American and Iberian music
Devoted to showcasing Latin American and Iberian music from the 16th century to today, Fiesta brings creatively and historically significant compositions and artists to audiences. Acclaimed composer, musician, and professor Elbio Barilari is your guide on this adventure through a rich musical landscape. Enjoy and learn about the lively, compelling, and seldom-heard treasures of Latin American and Spanish classical music from around the world.
Venezuelan Composer Antonio Estévez
November 15, 2026, 8:00 pm
Antonio Estévez was a Venezuelan composer and conductor. He is the author of the “Cantata Criolla”, the most famous work of the nationalistic Venezuelan music and the most frequently performed composer of his country. We will hear that works as well as some hidden gems of this great composer.
Transatlantic Music
August 6, 2022
Since the European expansion into the Western Hemispere, Latin American and European music have experimented in a cross-pollination. On this program, we will listen to Latin American composers that has successful careers in Europe and from European composers that migrated to Latin America to make a name for themselves.
Astor Piazzolla’s Universal Appeal
July 30, 2022
Astor Piazzolla accomplished his dream of bringing the tango from the dance floor into the concert hall and around the world. In this program, we will listen to Piazzolla’s music performed by an amazing collection of international musicians.
Six String Dreams
July 23, 2022
Fiesta’s host, composer Elbio Barilari, picks some of his favorite Latin American and Spanish guitar music. Including performances by Abel Carlevaro, Eduardo Fernández, and Carlos Barbosa-Lima.
Teresa Carreño, Composer
July 16, 2022
Born in Venezuela in 1853, Teresa Carreño was one the first Latin American women with an international career as a pianist, composer and teacher. Fiesta looks into the life and music of this piano virtuoso nicknamed the “Valkyrie of the Piano.”
Aura: A Mexican Opera by Mario Lavista
July 9, 2022
Adapting the controversial novel of the same name by Carlos Fuentes, Mexican composer Mario Lavista sets this dreamlike story to music with a beautiful and surrealistic score. Host Elbio Barilari will take you through this rarely heard 20th-century opera.
Great Latino Virtuosi
July 2, 2022
Host Elbio Barilari shares great Latin American music in the hands, lips, and throats of some of the most gifted Latino interpreters.
Camerata de las Américas
June 25, 2022
One of the leading chamber ensembles dedicated to music written in the Americas, Camerata de las Américas, is the focus for this program.
Latino Composers in the US
June 18, 2022
There is a rich history and a brilliant present of Latino composers in the US. Fiesta continues presenting the most well-known as well as talented young Latino composers working in the US. Included in this program is Roberto Sierra and Gabriela Lena Frank.
Baroque Music from Mexico, Perú & Brazil
June 11, 2022
The music written and performed in Latin America during the Colonial period (16th to early 19th centuries) has become more popular in recent years. However, even before those treasures were rediscovered, several composers from the region showed there interest in exploring the strong connections between Spanish (and European) music from the past and Latin American music, expressed also in the ...
Orchestral Music of Camargo Guarnieri
June 4, 2022
We explore the wide range of orchestral sounds of 20th-century Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri, including his Piano Concerto No. 3 and his Symphony No. 6.
Latino Salon
May 28, 2022
Popular in Europe in the 19th century, salon music made its way over to Latin America. Embraced by many composers and performers this style of music took on a new life across the ocean. Featured on this program is music from Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil.
A 19th Century Brazilian Opera: Lo Schiavo by Carlos Gomes
May 21, 2022
A rarely heard opera from the great Brazilian composer Carlos Gomes, Lo Schiavo (The Slave) is a a political and social drama which brings to light the treatment of newly ‘freed’ slaves in Brazil (abolished in 1888). But its an opera too, so you also have the love story of Américo, son of Count Rodrigo, and Ilàra, who is being ...
A Tribute to Silvestre Revueltas
May 7, 2022
The genius of the Mexican composer is on full display in works for the orchestra, chamber groups, and solo instruments.
Renaissance Music from Spain, Portugal & the Americas
April 30, 2022
Fiesta features a treasure of Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American music from the 12th to the 17th centuries, including the mysterious “Codex Calixtinus”.
Romantic Music from Brazil
April 23, 2022
Beautiful and melodic music from Brazil is featured in the program. Included are a phenomenal string quartet by late 19th-century composer Alexandre Levy and a rousing piano concerto by early 20th-century composer Henrique Oswald.
Easter 2022
April 16, 2022
Latin America has developed its own and strong Easter musical traditions. Fiesta pay visits to this deep and fresh water well of pieces and songs from different latitudes. Featuring Colonial Music from South America as well as Spain!
Symphonic and Chamber Music by Cláudio Santoro
April 9, 2022
Cláudio Santoro is one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Fiesta will feature a selection of his work, from chamber music to full-scale orchestra pieces. Join us for music of this Brazilian master.
The Sound and the Fury
April 2, 2022
Latin American classical music is full of passionate and emotional music. Host, Elbio Barilari shares some of his most favorite composers who aren’t afraid to show the passion of their music.
Violin Virtuosos
March 26, 2022
Join host, Elbio Barilari, as he shares some of the greatest violin music come out of Latin America.