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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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The string quartet has its Music of the Americas debut with a program of music by Latin American composers.
The string quartet from Madrid's leading opera house returns to our stage with a program of Spanish and Latin American music.
Video of the U.S. premiere of the 1934 puppet opera, with libretto by Alejo Carpentier and music by Alejandro García Caturla, directed by Doug Fitch.
The Brazilian singer and composer recorded this virtual concert in São Paulo in 2022.
Watch hundreds of original performances recorded from musicians' homes across the Americas.
Music of the Americas: Duos and Solos
A brass-bass Brazilian duo, strings from Argentina and Colombia, and the video of Canadian baritone Jonathon Adams' 2025 concert in New York.
Music of the Americas: Acoustic Songs, Experimental Music, Brazilian Jazz
Songs from Chile and Brazil, experimental music from Argentina, and the video of Heloísa Fernandes Quartet's concert in New York in 2025.
Music of the Americas: Chile, Mexico, and Coro Acardenchado
A week of Chilean songwriters and the video of Coro Acardenchado's concert in New York in 2024.
The Hunter Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Fulmer, premieres string orchestra works by Natalia Domínguez Rangel and Eduardo Aguilar.
The Argentine guitar quartet plays music by composers from Argentina, Austria, and the United States.
The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.
The 2024-2025 series is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Augustine Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and Mid Atlantic Arts.
