For Immediate Release...	18 June 1999
The Aurelius Ensemble presents
Antojitos Latinos
A delectable selection of Latin American music.
Featuring works by: Jose Elizondo (premiere), Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Gershwin 

Press Contact: Mary Haller, 617-253-4006, haller@media.mit.edu

CAMBRIDGE, MA ...  The Aurelius Ensemble will present Antojitos
Latinos - a selection of Latin American music on Thursday July 22 and
Friday July 23, 1999, at 8pm in Killian Hall.  The ensemble will
present works by Astor Piazzolla, Heitor Villa-Lobos and George
Gershwin, and the American premiere of Jose Elizondo's Danzas
Latinamericanas. Mexican composer Elizondo will open the concert with
a brief introduction to the defining characteristics of Latin American
music.

The concerts will take place, both nights, at MIT's Killian Hall (140
Memorial Drive, a 5-minute walk from the Kendall T stop on the Red
Line.)  The concert dates and times are Thursday, July 22, 1999, 8pm;
and Friday July 23, 1999, 8pm. The concerts are free with a suggested
donation of $5.  For further information, please see
http://web.mit.edu/mta/www/music/aurelius or call 617-253-2826 /
617-253-2906.

The Aurelius Ensemble, founded summer 1998, is named after Marcus
Aurelius Thompson, internationally acclaimed violist and chamber music
player, to honor his 25 years of exemplary service in mentoring and
educating young musicians at MIT. Since its inception, the ensemble
has presented several highly successful theme concerts.  Antojitos
Latinos will present guest performer, Wilson Hsieh (SM & SB 1988, PhD
1995), violist and professor of Computer Science at University of
Utah, a protégé of Thompson.

Jose Elizondo (b. 1972) studied composition with Edward Cohen and
Peter Child at MIT (SB 1995), where he received degrees in Music,
Humanities and Engineering.  Best known for his celebrated orchestral
suite Estampas Mexicanas, his compositions have been featured at the
Banff International Festival (Canada, 1998), the Ayton Castle Music
Festival (Scotland, 1998), the Hispanic Heritage Festival (USA, 1998),
the Laboratorio Novamusica Contemporary Music Series (Italy, 1997),
the ADUR Festival (England, 1998), among others.

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