The performance is the sixth concert in the Salón Latino series and will be held at 8 p.m. today in Auer Hall, located on the second floor of the Simon Music Center.
The first composition for tonight’s performance is a two-piano piece composed by Juan Orrego-Salas, said Paul Borg, LAMC coordinator and adjunct professor. Orrego-Salas founded the LAMC in 1962, and it is the oldest Latin American music center in the United States.
Orrego-Salas dedicated his “Cantango” to Fred and Marina Hammond, who will perform the piece together, Borg said.
Another featured musician is saxophonist Ricardo Martínez, a Latin American Music Recording Competition finalist. Martínez will perform a piece from “8 Airs autour du tango” and Borg will accompany him on piano, according to the LAMC Salón program.
Before Martínez takes the stage, clarinetist Sofía Potdevin Afanador and pianist Minsun Kim will perform “Variaciones para clarinet y piano.” After Martínez, the audience will hear trombonist Felipe Brito and pianist Sebastian Arredondo with “O cravo e a rosa: Theme and ?Variations.”
Next will be Salón Latino’s spring 2015 chamber group performing “First Little Serious Piece” and “Second Little Serious Piece.”
Soprano vocalist Venus Hernandez and Borg will conclude the concert with a piece from “Cinco canciones populares argentinas,” ?Borg said.
Borg said the LAMC’s value lies in the fact that “it’s a venue for Latin American musicians who wouldn’t easily be heard elsewhere.”
The LAMC promotes academic study and research in addition to performance of both traditional and popular Latin American music. Borg said chamber concerts typically concentrate on 20th and 21st century compositions.
“Our goal is to promote Latin American music in as many ways as possible,” said Francisco Cortés-Álvarez, popular music ensemble arranger for the LAMC.
Cortés-Álvarez said the LAMC and its performance opportunities are open to all Jacobs students.
The LAMC currently schedules one chamber music performance per semester, but Borg said there will be more frequent concerts in the future for the public to look forward to.
“There will be two Salón concerts in the fall, one featuring solo performers and the other chamber music,” Borg said. “Then, in April, we will be celebrating our founder’s 100th birthday.”
