Enjoy the Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm with long-time friends Enrique Arturo Diemecke and Pepe Romero discussing the music.

VILLA-LOBOS - Sinfonietta No. 1

Heitor Villa-Lobos has been described as “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music.” His music is influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition.

ROMERO/TORROBA - Concierto de Malaga for Guitar and Orchestra

This piece, written by Celedonio Romero and performed by his son Pepe Romero, is a tribute to their home town of Málaga, Spain. Orchestrations by Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba.

RODRIGO - Concierto de Aranjuez

Inspired by the gardens at Palacio Real de Aranjuez, Joaquín Rodrigo’s best-known composition established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century. International superstar Pepe Romero will again be featured.

GINASTERA - Variaciones Concertantes

Argentine Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (1916-1983) is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers. Written in 1953, during a difficult period of political conflicts with the Perón government, this folkloric piece will end the evening with a rousing finish!

Music in the lobby is provided by the LBSO for your listening enjoyment, featuring the University Woodwind Quintet from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSULB.