Alberto Ginastera was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1916. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and original South American composers of the 20th century. He began his musical education when he was very young. When he was 12 he entered the Williams Conservatory and later, in 1934 he got his first award from "El Unisono" Association. Many important awards followed throughout his life, such as "Argentine School Song" Award, four national prizes, three municipal prizes, Bicentennial Cinzano Award, National Fund for the Arts Annual Award, etc.

In 1942 Ginastera received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation to visit the United States, but he postponed his trip ...