From Mexico, to Kansas City, to the Vatican: The journey of composer Leandro Espinosa

By Sascha Groschang,

Laurel Parks, Sam Wisman, Brooke Knoll

Published April 28, 2023 at 1:50 PM CDT

Leandro Espinosa joins us on Sound Currents to talk about composing music for the Vatican, cultivating a sense for composition through different instruments and the significance of pursuing classical music in Mexico.

Hosts
Sascha Groschang
Laurel Parks

Guest
Leandro Espinosa, composer

Program
'Alleluia' from Mass St. Bernard Tolomei
by Leandro Espinosa
Giancarlo Parodi and the Verdi Choir of Rome

Pater Noster from Mass St. Bernard Tolomei
by Leandro Espinosa
Giancarlo Parodi and the Verdi Choir of Rome

Sinfonia 1
by Leandro Espinosa
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México

Tres Piezas - Antes de las Lagrimas (Three Pieces from Before the Tears)
by Leandro Espinosa
University of Utah String Ensemble; Jennifer Larson - soprano