This program will explore music from Chile, Argentina and southern Mexico, featuring “the voices of the unheard”- folk styles not often performed in North America; the program will include zambas, carnavalitos, cuecas and valses, and the chilena from Oaxaca, based on a Chilean rhythm. These songs will feature poetry and lyrics by prominent 20th century South American and Mexican songwriters who were inspired by the life of the “unheard” people who live and work the fields of foreign and desolate lands.

Featured Musicians:

Equally comfortable performing early music, new music and chamber music, Ms. Raquel Winnica Young‘s career has taken her to concert halls throughout the Americas and Europe. With Quantum Theater she performed in Maria de Buenos Aires, Ainadamar, The Winter’s Tale and the world premier of Looking for Violeta, about the life of Chilean singer song-writer Violeta Parra. She has also performed with Chatham Baroque, The Pittsburgh Camerata, Alia Musica Pittsburgh, Altoona Symphony, Johnstown Symphony, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, Microscopic Opera, Newberry Consort (Chicago), Rose Ensemble (Minneapolis), Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland) and ll Suonar Parlante (Italy). Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Ms. Winnica Young holds a degree from the Instituto de Arte del Teatro Colon and an Artist Diploma from Duquesne University. She is Adjunct Faculty in Voice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

The musical endeavors of Dieter Hennings Yeomans (Mexico) span from new music on guitar to early music for lute, baroque guitar, and theorbo. Mr. Hennings has been a soloist with Canada’s New Music Concerts Ensemble, Orchestra of Lecce, Italy, The Riverside Symphony of NYC, Eastman BroadBand Ensemble, Julliard’s 415 Early Music Ensemble, Guanajuato and Monterrey Symphony Orchestras, among many others. Mr. Hennings has won several prestigious competitions including the 2008 Aaron Brock International Guitar Competition, 2005 Eastman Guitar Concerto Competition, the 2002 Villa de Petrer, Alicante (Spain) International Competition, the 2001 Portland Guitar Competition, among others. Mr. Hennings is a resident artist at the East Coast Composers Ensemble and the Eastman Broad Band Ensemble, with whom he maintains an active performing schedule.