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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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Live Broadcast
Watch the award-winning Mexican singer and composer as she presents the music she created during the pandemic.
Join us in-person as the ensemble returns to our stage for a program of recent music, including pieces by Felipe Lara and inti figgis-vizueta.
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.
The Argentine early music specialists explore sixteenth-century Guatemalan musical manuscripts.
En Casa this week features piano solos, a clarinet/guitar duo, and the recording of Magos Herrera's latest concert on our stage.
This week features guitar music from Argentina, Colombia, and Costa Rica, in addition to a song by Pascuala Ilabaca.
En Casa this week features João Camarero, Arturo O'Farrill, Editus, and Betsayda Machado.
The ensemble brings their take on Colombian traditional music in a virtual concert recorded in Bogotá.
The Quartet is back live as they get ready to go into the studio to record the microtonal composer's complete works.
The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.
The Winter/Spring 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 National Endowment for the Arts, The Amphion Foundation, Inc., the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and The Augustine Foundation.
