III Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival: 'From Barcelona to Havana' 6 PM Sept. 30 in Havana

[Maestro Leo Brouwer (Photo: Leo Brouwer Festival Website)]

The Afro-Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor

Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)

is featured at

AfriClassical.com

The Third Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival
opens in Havana, Cuba on Friday, September 30, 2011
at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Friday September 30 18:00

http://www.festivaleobrouwer.cult.cu/

From Barcelona to Havana

Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Havana

Music:

José Ardévol (1911-1981)

Josep Soler (1935)

Leonardo Balada (1933)

Federico Mompou (1893-1987)

Joan Manuel Serrat (1943)

Leo Brouwer (1939)

Dedicated to Joseph Ardévol on the Centennial of his Birth (1911-2011)

Tribute for 60th Birthday of Maria Felicia Perez

Josep Soler, XI Tomás Luis de Victoria Ibero-American Music Award

YouTube: 'Leo Brouwer: Cuando tuve, yo te tuve - Entrevoces, Havana, Cuba' Chamber Choir Competition June 12, 2011

[Leo Brouwer; Entrevoces]

Entrevoces is a 20-voice choir from Havana, Cuba. This video is a live performance of Leo Brouwer's Cuando tuve, yo te tuve (2:58) in Germany on June 12, 2011:

YouTube.com

“12th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf, Germany, http://www.modfestivals.org; June 10-15, 2011; Live recording; This is a service of Choral Festival Network http://www.choralfestivalnetwork.org; Competition Round 2, June 12"

ModFestivals.org

“Ever since 1989, connoisseurs of the international choral scene have met every two years in Marktoberdorf to attend one of the most famous chamber choir competitions in the world. In the ten events which have been held to date, more than 160 choirs from 36 countries have demonstrated in exciting competitions and outstanding concerts the very best of choral music to be heard in the world today. Choral experts and the concert public are unanimous in their praise and enthusiasm: 'Many thanks for allowing this to happen and for working so hard to keep this competition on this very high artistic level.' (Maria Guinand, jury member from Venezuela).” [The Afro-Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]

HavanaCollectibles.com: '1927 Music Composer Amadeo Roldan Signed Musical Quotation'

[“1927 Music Composer Amadeo Roldan Signed Musical Quotation”]

The Cuban memorabilia dealer Havana Collectibles offers this item from the Afro-Cuban composer and conductor Amadeo Roldán in the category of Autographs:

“Product Description

This is an authentic signed musical quotation by the famous cuban music composer Amadeo Roldan. Dated 1927.”

Amadeo Roldan (1900-1939) was an Afro-Cuban composer, violinist, conductor and professor who is profiled at AfriClassical.com. He was actually born in Paris to Cuban parents, on July 12, 1900. Prof. Dominique-René de Lerma, Professor of Music at Lawrence University Conservatory, has generously made his research entry on Amadeo Roldan, including a complete Works List, available to AfriClassical.com. Prof. De Lerma points out that Roldán's full name was Amadeo Roldán y Gardes.

Edin Karamazov Performs Works of Bach and Leo Brouwer, Havana Feb. 19

[Leo Brouwer]

The Office of the Afro-Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor Leo Brouwer (b. 1939), who is profiled at AfriClassical.com, sends us an invitation which we translate as follows:

“We invite you to an exclusive concert that will feature Edin Karamazov in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday February 19, 2011 at 18:00 in the Basilica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de Assisi.

http://www.festivaleobrouwer.com/page/II%20Festival/

Novedades/Concierto%20Karamazov.html"