Music of the Americas: Guitars and more

Wednesday, October 9, 10 am

Caro Guttmann is back with her "Chacarera de la artista," a song that is included in her third album, La flor del secreto, and was composed during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a reflection of the female artist on her creative process, on every day life, and on the design of her spiritual journey. It also honors female artists that have influenced her work, such as composer Violeta Parra, poet Gabriela Mistral, and healer Carmen Vicente, among others. The arrangement of this chacarera is by the Chilean duo Camila y Silvio. Violist Natalia Carrillo and percussionist Jazmín Vera accompany Guttmann again. 

Thursday, October 10, 10 am

The Peruvian bandoneonist Claudio Constantini is back with one of his original compositions, "La valse perdue." It's a piece he wrote years ago while studying in Paris, and is inspired by French walzes and mussettes. 

In June 2024, we presented a concert in collaboration with the New York Guitar Seminar. This year, the concert was dedicated to Bolivian composer and guitarist Jaime Zenamon, who was in attendance and received a special award. 

Guitarists Matt Kaplan, Pierre Ferreyra-Mansilla, and Daniel Moreno, and cellist Mark Humburg performed several solos, duos, and trios, including world premieres. 

Program 

• Reflexões No. 7 
• Selections from 12 Fantasias Para Dos Guitarras 
• Berlin (T)Rio 
• Una Salsita Por El Amor De Dios Op. 42 (WP) 
• Reflexões No. 12 Op. 200 (WP) 
• Reflexões No. 6

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The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.

The Fall 2024 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, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, by the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, by the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and by the Mex-Am Cultural Foundation.