The organization has commissioned five new works inspired in the music of American-born, Mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow.
Music of the Americas opens 2017 with folkloric music from Argentina fused with música popular brasileira, violin music from the Americas, Haitian virtuoso vocals, Cuban colonial music, a tribute to an Argentine songwriting legend, and a Cordóba-based festival bringing classical music to the local community.
From the stunning Salón Dorado at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, the winners of the Alejandro Cordero contest showcase their talent before heading to New York City where they will perform at Americas Society.
See what music and visual arts events are taking place at Americas Society in Fall 2016.
In collaboration with the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón, Music of the Americas has been a platform for rising opera talent from Latin America.
We present Shakespeare songs to celebrate the quadricentennial of the bard's birth, as well as a portrait of eccentric Canadian composer Claude Vivier, and we celebrate Brazilian composer Felipe Lara with a portrait concert.
See what music and visual arts events are taking place at Americas Society Spring 2016.
