Under the direction of composer Rafael Marino Arcaro, soprano Hannah Dienes-Williams and Ensemble Utak bring to Germany a rare concert consisting entirely of premieres, spanning a century of Latin American music written between 1927 and 2026. Works from Brazil, Chile, Peru, Cuba and Mexico connect early modernism with contemporary voices in a cross-generational cultural encounter. At the centre stands the world premiere of 'what i learned from manoel de barros: / o que aprendi com manoel de barros:’, Marino Arcaro’s setting of Manoel de Barros’ 1998 poetry collection, transforming the poet’s language of fragility into a daringvocal landscape evoking the quieter rural regions of Brazil.

Program:

Dinorá de Carvalho (1895–1980) [arr. Marino Arcaro]
later works suite: anguish fire water, op.26b (arr. 2025-26)
three pieces, composed between 1963 and 1972, for soprano and six soloists *

Tomás Brantmayer (1992–)
Mamihlapinatapai (2022)
for flute, harp and viola **

Sofía Alvarez (1991–)
M.A.N.-T.R.A. 5.0 (2023)
for violin and viola **

Dinorá de Carvalho [arr. Marino Arcaro]
folk songs suite: play sleep / sleep play, op.26a (arr. 2025-26)
four pieces, composed between 1948 and 1955, for soprano and six soloists *

R. Marino Arcaro (1990–)
what i learned from manoel de barros: / o que aprendi com manoel de barros:, op.28 (2026)
for soprano and six soloists * [MusikFonds commission]

Carlos Chávez (1899–1978)
Invention III (1967)
for solo harp **

A. García Caturla (1906–1940) [arr. Marino Arcaro]
two afrocuban songs, wwo.5 (arr. 2026)
two songs, composed between 1927 and 1931, for soprano and five soloists *

* world premiere
** German premiere