October 25, 2024 | 5:00PM
Social Sciences Tea Room (SSRB 201)
Join the Masaryk Club, El Cafecito, and UChicago Portuguese for a special musical journey that explores the cultural connections between Europe and the Americas through the guitar.
Experience iconic guitar pieces that showcase a wide range of techniques and styles, highlighting the diversity of musical traditions from Europe and Latin America. Learn how these works shaped the cultural identity of their countries.
Program:
- Miguel Llobet /ES/: Variaciones sobre un Tema de F. Sor
- Heitor Villa-Lobos /BR/: Prelude No. 1
- Antonín Dvořák /CZ/: The New World Symphony: Largo (arr. by Kazuhito Yamashita /JP/)
- Paulo Bellinati /BR/: Jongo