Pianists celebrate the variety and dynamism of Latin American piano music, highlighting dance forms across the region and their influences on the US. The program includes works by Gabriela Lena Frank, Manuel Matarrita, and Astor Piazzolla, alongside a four-hand arrangement of George Gershwin's vibrant Cuban Overture. Program: Astor PIAZZOLLA, Libertango for Piano Four Hands (arr. Yamamoto) Consuelo VELAZQUEZ, Besame Mucho (arr. Sanchez-Werner) Roberto SIERRA, Bolero, Gabriela LENA FRANK, Karnavalito No. 1 Manuel PONCE, Intermezzo No. 1 in E Minor, 3' Jesus Gonzalez RUBIO, Jarabe Tapatio (arr. Wild) Alberto GINASTERA, Suite de Danzas Criollas Manuel PONCE. Balada Mexicana Diogenes RIVAS, Tango Benjamin GUTIERREZ, Preludio y Danza de la Pena Negra Carlos CHAVEZ, Hoja de Album Pepe GUIZAR, Guadalajara (arr. Sanchez-Werner) George GERSHWIN, Cuban Overture for Piano Four Hands Performers: Miles Avery Rio Caine Sergio Cordero Daniel Eras Ying Guan Sebastian Kim Yongqiu Liu Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner Kevin Vazquez Andrew Wilson
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