Overview

• The volunteer ensemble arrived from Salt Lake City with a delegation of nearly 500 people, including about 320 choristers and roughly 70 instrumentalists.
• The Movistar Arena performances cap a week that included a gala at the Centro Cultural Kirchner and feature guest artists Soledad Pastorutti, Raúl Lavié, Maggie Cullen, Dos Más Uno and Alex Melecio.
• The program pairs the choir’s sacred repertoire with Argentine music, highlighting works by Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla and tango-inflected arrangements.
• A special version of Piazzolla’s Adiós Nonino was arranged by Argentine bandoneonist Julián Mansilla, who performed alongside violinist Leandro Curaba.
• Music director Mack Wilberg said the tour was prepared over two years and that logistics for moving nearly 500 volunteers were the chief challenge, noting many members speak Spanish from prior missionary service; the Aug. 23 concert will stream live on the tour’s YouTube channel.