• The highlight of last year's Encuentros/Encounters was the concert by Quetzal and Son de Madera. This was later broadcast on UCTV and can now be viewed on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rD_zayv-l8

 

     
   
   
  • Preparations are complete for this Encuentros/Encounters, focusing on music of the colonial Philippines. An all-day conference on April 25 will feature leading scholars from the Philippines and United States, and the Encounters will conclude that evening with an appearance by the renowned Loboc Children's Choir. Other events that week will include a Wednesday at One presentation of Romantic piano music from the Philippines, by Dartmouth pianist Sally Pinkas, and the UCR Philippine Rondalla Ensemble performing at the Dean's Patio Concert Series at Noon, on Thursday, April 24. For complete information, consult the Encounters website: http://music.ucr.edu/encounters/index.html

 

   
Background Music: The habanera "La paloma" (The dove) by Sebastián Yradier (1809-65), arranged for guitar by Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), performed by Pepe Romero on his album Corazón Español (Hollywood Records, 2005).