CONCERT AND ROUND TABLE: Joaquín Rodrigo: An Anniversary Celebration

Concert and Discussion panel on the life and works of the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo, with Walter A. Clark (UC Riverside), Isabel Perez Dobarro, Antoni Pizà (Foundation for Iberian Music), Douglas Riva, Javier Suárez-Pajares (Universidad Complutense), and special guest Cecilia Rodrigo, daughter of Joaquín Rodrigo (founder of Ediciones Joaquín Rodrigo and Fundación Victoria y Joaquín Rodrigo). The panel aims to give a comprehensive picture of Rodrigo´s genius, presenting both renowned and lesser-known works, Rodrigo´s context and influence, and his impact in the United States, among other topics.

Introduced by Antoni Pizà, Department of Music, CUNY, and Director, Foundation for Iberian Music at the Barry S. Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation of The Graduate Center (CUNY).

Special guest: Cecilia Rodrigo, daughter of Joaquín Rodrigo

There will be a performance by mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna and guitarist Federico Díaz.