Charles talks with fellow cinephile Felipa Solis, Executive Director of El Paso Pro-Musica. Pro-Musica presents its annual Chamber Music Festival in January, and a classic film series has been central to the festival for several years. Screenings begin Jan. 11 with the documentary "God's Fiddler" about legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz. **LAST MINUTE PROGRAM CHANGE (not reflected in this interview, recorded prior to the change) - Jan 11 film is "Music of the Heart," starring Academy Award Winning Actress Meryl Streep, Gloria Estefan, Aidan Quinn and Angela Bassett. It is the true. story of a violin teacher who beats the odds by creating a music program in East Harlem.**
Films screen Saturdays at 2 p.m. at the El Paso Museum of Art on Jan. 11, 18, 25, and Feb. 1, and are free and open to the public. Learn more at http://elpasopromusica.org/classic-film-series/
Aired Jan. 11, 2014.
