Music of the Americas: Paulo Bellinati Live in New York and En Casa

Monday, June 26, 10 am

José Caro was born in the northern Argentine city of Jujuy and currently lives in Córdoba. He is the pianist and bassist of the folk band Saturnina, which was on En Casa earlier this year.

This time, Caro sent us his own "La danza del camalote," a guitar piece inspired by the musical experimentations of Carlos Di Fulvio and Atahualpa Yupanqui in the 1970s. The song represents the travels of the eponymous aquatic plant through the backwaters and rapids of the rivers in Córdoba. 

Tuesday, June 27, 10 am

Gina D'Soto and Juan Diego Villalobos are back with another original composition by D'Soto, "Hide." 

Wednesday, June 28, 7 pm

For our annual collaboration with the New York Guitar Seminar, we present the Music of the Americas debut of renowned Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati in a concert with the Newman Oltman Guitar Duo and João Luiz. 

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Thursday, June 29, 7 pm

Composers Now, founded by Tania León in 2010 and with which Music of the Americas collaborated a few years ago, is an organization that empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices, and honors the significance of their artistic contributions to the cultural fabric of society. 

The IMPACT series offers a composer the opportunity to reflect on their creativity, influences, pathways, and responsibility as a living artist in our ever-changing world. Designed for the virtual space, every session shares a composer's essential thoughts directly with the audience. These commentaries, interwoven with performance videos and other materials, articulate a creator's IMPACT.

Americas Society Music Director Sebastián Zubieta presents his IMPACT video and chats live. 

Friday, June 30, 7 pm

The Brazilian singer-songwriter shares his personal take on Afro-Brazilian music and culture in a video created especially for Music of the Americas. 

Watch here.

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.

The Spring 2023 Music program is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

Additional support comes from the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, The Amphion Foundation, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, New Music USA’s Organizational Development Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Association of Performing Arts Professionals’ ArtsForward program, made possible through support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The Augustine Foundation.