Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and Juan Pablo Contreras in conversation
Saturday, June 13, 8 PM CDT
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Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and Juan Pablo Contreras discuss Mexican composers
Featuring past VBF performances of music by Juan Pablo Contreras, Carlos Chavez, and Silvestre Revueltas.
Sponsor
The Cloyde & Ethel Lee Tracy Foundation
Listen along with Artistic Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez and composer Juan Pablo Contreras as they revisit works from the VBF performance Mexico Bello from June 10, 2017 including:
- Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas
- Sinfonia India by Carlos Chávez
- Mariachitlán by Juan Pablo Contreras
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez – VBF Artistic Director
Juan Pablo Contreras – composer
Esteemed conductor and pianist Dr. Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez was named Artistic Director of Musica Viva NY and Director of Music of the historic Unitarian Church of All Souls in Manhattan in 2015. He is also Co-Founder of the New Orchestra of Washington and Artistic Director of the Victoria Bach Festival. Learn more.
Juan Pablo Contreras (b. 1987, Guadalajara, Mexico) is a Latin GRAMMY®-nominated composer and Universal Music recording artist who combines Western classical and Mexican folk music in a single soundscape. His works have been performed by major orchestras such as the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, the Mexico City and UNAM Philharmonics. Learn more.
