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This week’s episode of Encore Houston takes us down to Central and South America with Aperio, Music of the Americas. In their concert “Xochiquetzal/Kukulkan,” the featured works draw inspiration largely from culture and religion, with a Colombian/Afro-Cuban divertimento, an homage to a Peruvian island, and two powerful gods from Central American mythology.
Music in this episode:
- DIEGO VEGA, Divertimento
- Ernesto Vega, clarinet
- Chloe Trevor, violin
- Daniel Saenz, cello
- Michael Zuraw, piano
- ROBERT XAVIER RODRIGUEZ, Xochiquetzal
- Chloe Trevor, violin
- Brendan Kinsella, piano
- GABRIELA LENA FRANK, Adagio para Amantaní
- Daniel Saenz, cello
- Michael Zuraw, piano
- DAVID DZUBAY, Kukulkan
- Sergio Pallotelli, flute
- Ernesto Vega, clarinet
- Chloe Trevor, violin
- Daniel Saenz, cello
- Michael Zuraw, piano
- Performance date: 12/31/2017
- Originally aired: 3/31/2018
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.
