Echoes Festival: Ray Picot; Ray's Round-Up live: Enrique Granados.
Calling all record collectors! If you're trying to navigate your way through the dauntingly huge world of Latin Classical music, don't fear - our resident expert is here to guide you through the labyrinth. Join classical music addict and weekend journalist, Ray Picot, at the Cervantes Institute for an informal introduction to the sumptuous music of Spanish composer, Enrique Granados. Granados was one of a triumvirate of great Spanish composers, along with Isaac Albéniz and Manuel de Falla, to achieve international acclaim during the early years of the 20th century. He was, with Albéniz, part of a movement that lead to a new renaissance in Spanish music.
Ray Picot has been chief CD and concert reviewer at the Iberian & Latin American Music Society since 2001 and currently writes a popular monthly column for Echoes Magazine titled Ray's Round-Up. A regular guest speaker at recorded music societies around the country, Ray boasts an encyclopedic knowledge of the field - think of him as your go-to guide to Latin Classical discography.
