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The Jopara Ensemble will join KU School of Music faculty and students in performances during the school's second annual Latin American Art Music Festival. The three-day festival will run from March 1 to 3.

The University of Kansas School of Music announced Wednesday it will host its second annual Latin American Art Music Festival next month.

The three-day festival will run from March 1-3, according to a press release, and will include performances of Latin American classical music that features “distinguished guest artists” alongside KU School of Music faculty and staff.

The festival opens on March 1 with a performance by the Jopara Ensemble, whose music “blends traditional Paraguayan elements with classical and contemporary influences,” according to the release. The concert will also feature KU musicians and a guest artist performing “Perú Negro” by Peruvian composer Jimmy López.

The March 2 concert will feature KU School of Music faculty performing works by Brazilian composers Fernando Deddos and Flautino Vale, Puerto Rican composer Johanny Navarro, U.S./Paraguayan composer Miguel del Águila and others. The March 3 concert will feature School of Music students playing works from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay and feature a world premiere by Guatemalan composer Ricardo Melchor.

All of the concerts will be free and open to the public, and take place at Swarthout Recital Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive at 7:30 p.m. each night. On March 1, the guest artists Jopara Ensemble will host a pre-concert talk that starts at 6:30 p.m.