Julio Reyes:
The Music of Barrios (lecture)
Saturday, Mar 10: 1:00 – 1:50
Evergreen Valley HS: F115
Julio will discuss the importance of and demonstrate the music of the eminent Paraguayan guitarist and composer Agustín Barrios Mangore´ (1885-1944)
Barrios is the best of the lot, regardless of era. His music is better formed, it's more poetic, it's more everything! And it's more of all those things in a timeless way. – John Williams
"I can remember my father telling me the story that when he was in second grade Barrios showed up at his school and walked across the playground to the assembly room dressed as Nitsuga Mangoré. Due to his imposing frame and distinctive Indian facial features, it caused a commotion amongst the students. My dad wondered, “Where did this Indian come from?” Later that afternoon he witnessed a performance that changed his life just as it did for Heitor Villa-Lobos and Antonio Lauro when they first witnessed the beauty and passion of Barrios’ compositions and his playing."
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