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Upcoming 17 May 2012: NYC Andalus Ensemble Concert

Iberian Musical Traditions: The Guitar and Piano

29 February 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music is sponsoring a guest lecture-recital for the graduate seminar “Local and Global Perspectives in Spanish Music” at the CUNY Graduate Center. The guest lecturers include concert pianist Adam Kent and guitarist José María Gallardo. Both guests will discuss and perform music as a means to explore the evolution of Spanish music for keyboard and guitar.

Dance Performance of “Homenatge” by Tania León

12 February, 2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music’s 2011 Composer’s Commission, “Homenatge” , a tribute to Xavier Montsalvatge for his centennial by Tania León will be performed at the 2012 Composers Now festival. This festival is held throughout New York City by numerous organizations. Distinguished professor León has just been named artistic director of this prestigious festival.

2012 Composer’s Commission: Benet Casablancas

2012: The Foundation for Iberian Music proudly announces that Benet Casablancas has been chosen for the 2012 Composer’s Commission. In theme with the Tania León’s 2011 Composer’s Commission, his musical piece will celebrate the Centennial of Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2012), one of the most prominent figures in the Catalan music scene in the 20th century.

Christmas in Iberia: A Preconcert Lecture by Antoni Pizà

8 December, 2011: For the anniversary of Tomás Luis de Victoria the Church of St. Luke in the Fields is hosting the concert “Christmas in Iberia.” The evening features Victoria’s sublime Missa O magnum mysterium among other pieces by both Portuguese and Spanish composers. Before the concert, Antoni Pizà director of the Foundation for Iberian Music will give a lecture about the program, focusing on the life and work of Victoria.

Inside the Music: Salvador Brotons

22 October, 2011: The Foundation for Iberian Music presents the first seminar in the new series “Inside the Music.” The series features guest composers, who in a lively discussion with students, present close readings of their musical works. For the first seminar in the series, the Foundation has invited internationally renowned composer Salvador Brotons.

Vancouver New Music Festival 2011 Focuses on Xenakis

Oct 20-22, 2011: This year’s Vancouver New Music Festival will focus on Iannis Xenakis. The festival features three nights of concerts devoted to Xenakis, with performances by New York’s JACK Quartet, Montreal-based clarinetist and improviser Lori Freedman, Vancouver’s Fringe Percussion, and more. Sharon Kanach, director of the Xenakis Project of the Americas, and Xenakis scholar James [...]

Call for papers: “Xenakis’ Electroacoustic Music,” Université Paris 8

May 23-25, 2012: Xenakis’ electroacoustic works are relatively few in his whole production, but they are very important. Indeed, most of them – from Diamorphoses through to S.709: Concret PH, Bohor, Persepolis, Polytope de Cluny, La Légende d’Eer, Mycènes alpha, Voyage absolu des Unari vers Andromède, Gendy3… – punctuate the history of electroacoustic music as masterpieces [...]

The New York Andalus Ensemble Concert

16 November, 2011: The Foundation for Iberian Music presents a concert by the New York Andalus Ensemble at the CUNY Graduate Center in the beautiful Elebash Recital Hall. Directed by Rachid Halihal and coordinated by Samuel R. Thomas, the ensemble performs music from the historical traditions in the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia) and the Iberian Peninsula.

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