Antojitos Latinos

The Aurelius Ensemble presents

A delectable selection of Latin American music

T H U R S D A Y July 22, 1999, 8 P M   and   F R I D A Y July 23, 1999, 8 P M

MIT's Killian Hall (140 Memorial Drive, a 5-minute walk from the Kendall T stop on the Red Line.)

P R O G R A M

J O S E   E L I Z O N D O : Greetings and Introduction to Latin American Music

J A V I E R   A L V E R E Z (b. 1956): Metro Chacabano (Apricot Subway Stop) for string quartet (1991)

C A R L O S   C H A V E Z (1899-1978): Sonatina (arranged for string quartet by David Laurence)

Nina Chen, violin; Dawn Perlner, violin; David Laurence, viola; Bernd Schoener, cello

J O S E   E L I Z O N D O (b.1972): Danzas Latinoamericanas for two cellos (1999) (premiere)

I. Otono en Buenos Aires; II. Pan de Azucar; III. Atardecer Tapatio

Sean Murray, cello; Becky Baron, cello

G E O R G E   G E R S H W I N (1898-1937): Cuban Overture for piano-four-hands (1932) (arranged for piano-four-hands by Stone)

Ronni Schwartz, piano; Elaine Chew, piano

~ intermission ~

H E I T O R   V I L L A - L O B O S (1887-1959): Choros No. 2 for flute and clarinet (1924)

A L B E R T O   G I N A S T E R A (1916-1983): Duo for flute and oboe (transcribed for flute and clarinet by Eran Egozy)

Sarah Brady, flute; Eran Egozy, clarinet

A S T O R   P I A Z Z O L L A : Le Grande Tango for viola and piano

Wilson Hsieh, viola; Elaine Chew, piano

Antojitos Latinos brought back to MIT two distinguished alums of the music program: Jose Elizondo (SB 1995), composer, who studied composition with Edward Cohen and Peter Child, and Wilson Hsieh (SM & SB 1988, PhD 1995), violist, a protégé of Marcus Aurelius Thompson.