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Cuarteto Latinoamericano

  February 14, 2010
                       Johnson Auditorium
The Cuarteto Latinoamericano anticipated and helped create the current boom in Latin American classical music.   They are equally at home performing music of the great European masters as well as music of their native Mexico and South America. 

"Exceptional Quartet…the performance was riveting."--The Jerusalem Post

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Tickets are available at the door on the day of concerts.  $25 (Students, grades 1-12, $10 )

Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Pre-concert Discussion
2:00 pm

Concert
3:00 pm

Program

Héitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)                        String Quartet No. 1  (1915, revised 1946)   
       
Silvestre Revueltas (Mexico,1899-1940)           Música de Feria (1932)

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)                             Four for Tango (1989)

Intermission

Gustavo Campa (Mexico, 1863-1934)               Trois Miniatures (1889)   
                                                                              Menuet
                                                                              Gavotte
                                                                              Theme varie

Jorge Torres Sáenz (Mexico, 1969- )               La venus se va de juerga (1997)

Javier Alvarez (Mexico, 1956- )                       Metro Chabacano (1991)
                                                                           Dedicated to Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)                          Quartet No. 1, Op. 20 (1948)   
        

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