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Aires Nuevos Y Tropicales

Great Noise Ensemble explores the myriad connections between the United States and Latin America. Both American and Hispanic cultures are geographically and artistically diverse, and "Aires Nuevos and Tropicales" is a program reflecting these vibrant variations. Heather Figi's "Moon Big" is an exploration of Brazilian culture and the rhythms of the Portuguese language. Gabriela Lena Frank's "Cuatro Canciones Andinas" is an exploration of Peruvian culture and a response to her encounter with the work of the Quechua folklorist Jos Mara Arguedas. Eric Ewazen's "Trio for Trumpet, Clarinet and Piano" and Marc Sylvester's "Pulse (in 7)" represent the rhythmic vibrancy which American music has in common with the music of our brothers and sisters to the south while Michael Holmes' "Recitative, Passacaglia and Fugue" represents the neo-classical strain of the American concert music tradition in the 20th century. Finally, jazz legend Paquito d'Rivera's woodwind quintet, "Aires Tropicales," is a love letter to the music of his native Cuba and to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie.