Latin American Art Music Festival

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

KU School of Music

Musicology, Piano and Performance Activities

SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY MARCH 6

9:30 Dr. John Walker. Music Business and Rec 100 presentation.
7:30 Graduate Student Presentations

FRIDAY MARCH 7

11:00 Performance on Kansas Public Radio (tune into 91.5)

3:00 Dr. John Walker, Steinhardt Lecture. "Musicological Disparities: The State of Affairs regarding Latin American Classical Music."

7:30 Student Art Song and Instrumental Showcase

SATURDAY MARCH 8

10 - 1 Dr. Nicholas Susi, Guest Artist Piano Class

SUNDAY MARCH 9

2:00 Kansas Virtuosi Chamber Music Concert

5:00 KU Alumni Presentations

Dr. Nicholas Susi, Ecuador's "Polytonal Nationalism: Piano Sonata no. 2 by Luis Humberto Salgado”
Dr. Po Sim Head “Piano Works by Peruvian Composers from 1900s and Onwards”
Dr. Alejandro and Aleia Avilla, "Ñandutí; a Paraguayan collection"
Juan Marulanda "Reshaping Colombia’s Music Scene: A Phoenix Rises"

MONDAY, MARCH 10

6:45 Keynote Speech, Dr. John Walker. "Discovering Our Shared Cultural Heritage: A Re-imagination of 20th Century Inter-Americanism for the 21st Century."

7:30 Sinfonietta Concert

All events are in Swarthout Recital Hall 1530 Naismith Dr., and are free and open to the public.