Havana Contemporary Music Festival

HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 2 – The Contemporary Music Festival that began in Havana on Saturday continues through Sunday November 8 when the National Symphony Orchestra plays at the closing concert at the Amadeo Roldan Theater.

The festival began in 1984 and is sponsored by the Cuban Association of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) and the Cuban Music Institute.

Remaining Program:

November 3 at 3.00pm

Electroacoustic music

Laboratorio Nacional de Música Electroacústica

Place: Casa de las Américas

November 3, at 5.00pm

Cuban Music and the Chamber Ensemble of UAMUAZ, Mexico

Jorge Barrón, Violinist, Cristina Pestana Alpízar, Viola, Miguel Francisco Hudson Montenegro, Flute, Alejandro Barrañón Cedillo, Piano

Place: Sala Catarla, Amadeo Roldan Theater

November 4 at 4.00pm

Cuban Music

Place: Sala Caturla

November 4 at 6.00pm

Dúo Arpeggione from Uruguay

Gerardo Gramajo, Viola

Fernando Britos, Guitar

Place: Casa de las Américas

November 5 at 5.00pm

Barcelona, Spain Percusión Group

Robert Armengol, Sebastián Bel, Ramón Torramilans, Percussionists and

Josep-María Balanyà, Piano from España and Conjunto Nuestro Tiempo

Place: Amadeo Roldan Theater

November 6 at 4.00 pm

Cuban Music

Place: Sala Villena at UNEAC

November 6 at 6.00pm

Dora de Marinis, Pianista de Argentina

Place: Sala Basílica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de Asís

Noviembre 7 at 5.00pm

Place: Sala Caturla

Noviembre 8 at 5.00 pm

Concierto Clausura

Concierto con Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional

Cuban Music

Place: Amadeo Roldan Theater