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Cuarteto Latinoamericano

October 24  Tuesday at 7:30 pm

EJ THOMAS HALL

Mexico, A Musical Journey

Connecting Mexico’s music, visual art, history, culture

In Mexico: A Musical Journey, Latin Grammy winner Cuarteto Latinoamericano and scholar Benjamin Juarez, professor emeritus at Boston University, will explore connections in Mexican visual art, history, and culture through the music of six iconic composers — alongside a narrated multimedia presentation of paintings by artists Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and artists of today.

Watch Cuarteto Latinoamericano perform.

WHAT THEY WILL PERFORM

IGNACIO JERUSALÉN y STELLA Obertura

GUSTAVO CAMPA Theme Varié from Trois Miniatures

MANUEL PONCE Estrellita and Gavota

CARLOS CHÁVEZ Quartet No. 3 (1st mov.)

SILVESTRA REVUELTAS Música de Feria

GABRIELA ORTIZ La Calaca

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ABOUT CUARTETO LATINOAMERICANO

Known as a leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet, Cuarteto Latinoamericano was founded in Mexico in 1982 and has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, China, Japan, and New Zealand. They have premiered more than 100 works written for them and they continue to introduce new and neglected composers to the genre. Winners of the 2012 and 2016 Latin Grammys for Best Classical Recordings, they have been recognized with the Mexican Music Critics Association Award and three times received Chamber Music America/ASCAP's "Most Adventurous Programming" Award

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