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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.
The Argentine early music specialists explore sixteenth-century Guatemalan musical manuscripts.
The Momenta Quartet musicians and composers featured in the 2021 Momenta Festival discuss the inspiration behind their selected pieces and personal connections with each other.
We close our 2022 live season with a world premiere by Gabriel Bouche Caro, feature a new video by Diego Salvetti, and a 2015 Recuerdo by Willanny Darias.
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.
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.
