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Beautiful Music NOW - Esteban Salas

Ars Longa La Havana
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Ars Longa La Havana

Cuban baroque era composer Esteban Salas lived from 1725-1803. Born in Havana, he worked in Santiago de Cuba and composed mostly religious vocal music. Today's Beautiful Music is one of his Christmas villancicos -- COMO LUZ HA NACIDO -- composed in 1798.

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.