Sunday 22 November, 1.30pm – c.5.30pm
Tickets £25 (Under 35 £15)

Sheet music will be available to download in advance of the event.

Born in Cuba and brought up in the USA, Odaline de la Martínez is now based in the UK where she has become a formidable force on today’s classical music scene, pursuing a busy career as an award-winning composer, conductor, record producer and event curator. Working with everything from Mozart symphonies to the latest contemporary music, she has acquired an illustrious reputation for her versatile and eclectic vision, with a longstanding special commitment to contemporary music, women composers and Latin American composers in particular. Amongst her many achievements, Martínez was the first woman to conduct a BBC Prom at the Royal Albert Hall in 1984.

As part of the Mujeres ¡Presentes! project showcasing women Latina composers, don’t miss the chance to get involved in the performance of this rare and wonderfully vibrant music with a half-day workshop led by the inimitable Odaline de la Martínez – a historic Cuban-American composer, and the first ever woman to conduct a BBC Prom. Working on pieces by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Modesta Bor, Beatriz Corona, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Clotilde Arias and others, Odaline will guide you through a colourful programme taking in the sounds of 17th-century Mexican convents, irresistible Afro-Cuban beats, and the toe-tapping rhythms of the Rio Carnival. She will be joined by specialist Ibe/rican pianist and accompanist Helen Glaisher-Hernández.

With thanks to Instituto Cervantes Manchester and The Iberian and Latin American Music Society.

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