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Juan Orrego-Salas

Juan Orrego-Salas

October 02, 2024

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an hour of music from composer Juan Orrego-Salas.

Orrego-Salas was born in Santiago, Chile in 1919. He moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1961 to direct Indiana University’s Latin American Music Center. Now in it’s 63rd year, the Latin American Music Center manages one of the largest archives of 20th century Latin American art music in the world. Orrego-Salas retired as the center’s director in 1987 and remained in Bloomington until his death in 2019 at the age of 100.

As a composer, Orrego-Salas left behind a large catalog of music, including symphonies, concertos and chamber music pieces. Join us for a selection of rare recordings from Orrego-Salas.

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