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Music of the Americas aims to present artists who are both superb musicians in their own right and cultural ambassadors of myriad social and musical traditions, creating a vibrant space and a unique opportunity to hear distinctive and significant music.
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We premiere a new vocal chamber piece by the Puerto Rican composer, commissioned by Americas Society.
We premiere a new vocal chamber piece by the Canadian composer, commissioned by Americas Society.
Watch hundreds of original performances recorded from musicians' homes across the Americas during quarantine and beyond.
Watch performances by musicians from throughout the hemisphere in this series of videos recorded especially for the 2022 conference.
Composers explained their process when creating music about climate change, the central theme in an Americas Society concert featuring the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
We feature Peruvian guitarist Pierre Ferreyra Mansilla and Argentine group Palo Blanco, and Recuerdos takes us back to a 2013 baroque concert.
We welcome the Mexican group to our stage and release videos from Argentina and Brazil.
We continue our celebration of Brazilian music with a film about João Carlos Martins and videos featuring the guitar from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
The festival of Mexican arts is back on our stage with a crossover musical project.
Music of the Americas will screen the film about the famed Brazilian pianist João Carlos Martins.
The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.
The Fall 2022 Music program is also supported, in part, 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 Howard Gilman 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.
