Javier Farias joins as guest artist and composes for Apollo Chamber Players the 10th commission of their program 20×2020. The new piece is a work for string quartet and guitar inspired by Chilean, Peruvian, Bolivian, and Argentinean folk rhythms.
The premiere will take place on March 31, 2017 at MATCH HOUSTON.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
While the tango reigns as one of the most popular Latin American dances, the folk rhythms of the Andes express a unique story of the region’s indigenous heritage – of love, strife, and celebration.Award-winning Chilean composer-guitarist Javier Farias joins as guest artist and composes for Apollo the 10th commission of 20×2020, a work for string quartet and guitar inspired by Chilean, Peruvian, Bolivian, and Argentinean folk rhythms. Program also features a celebrated contemporary work by Houston Symphony’s composer-in-residence Gabriela Lena Frank.
University of Houston professor Dr. Howard Pollack presents a pre-concert lecture.
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