LFAM | Latinos in America

The opening event of the 2026 LFAM, featuring new music by the USA's leading latinx composers Curated by visionary Cuban-American conductor-composer, Odaline de la Martínez, the five-day London Festival of American Music (LFAM) aims to promote the work of outstanding American composers who are well established at home but less well known to UK audiences. The 10th Edition of the LFAM opens with UK premieres by Puerto Rican composers, Johanny Navarro, Iván Enrique Rodríguez, Luis Quintana and Sonia Morales, along with works by Mexican-American composer Jorge Andrés Ballesteros and Cuban-American composer Odaline de la Martínez. PROGRAMME Johanny Navarro Belen* Odaline de la Martínez MemoriasIvan Enrique Rodríguez Transmutación inerte* Luis Quintana Midnight Rumba* Jorge Andrés Ballesteros Coyolxauhqui*Sonia Morales Divertimento caribeño No. 7* *UK Premiere ARTISTS Lontano Tianhui Ng conductor Since its foundation in 1976, Lontano has been recognised as one of the UK’s most exciting and versatile exponents of twentieth and twenty-first century music. Lontano’s work includes themed seasons in London, opera and music theatre productions, concerts and tours throughout the UK and abroad, and regular recordings on its own LORELT label, as well as workshops and educational projects. Lontano also records for numerous other companies including Albany Records, Summit (USA), Da Capo (Denmark), Metier Records and Retrospect Opera (UK). The ensemble is internationally renowned, and its tours have taken it to many countries in Europe as well as both North and South America. The ensemble began their biennial London Festival of American music in 2006. Singapore-born, award-winning orchestral conductor, opera director, and music professor — Tianhui Ng is celebrated for his passionate advocacy of contemporary classical music and intercultural artistic dialogue. He is Music Director of the New England Philharmonic (since 2022) and Pioneer Valley Symphony (since 2018), and Artistic Director of White Snake Projects and The Victory Players. A champion of new music, he has led over 60 world premieres.