Chilean songwriter blends music styles with traditional songs

Praised by folk legend Joan Baez as “the best young Chilean songwriter of his generation,” Nano Stern will perform for one night only on Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. 

“I think of shows as the single most important part of my work,” Stern said. “That is the essence of what I do, beyond recording albums. In the end, music, if you strip it away from everything else, is vibration, a movement of air through either your voice or instrument. My real mission or purpose as a musician is to be a source of vibration that allows others to resonate strongly.” 

Stern is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter with strong roots in the traditional songbook of South America. Nano has created his own musical language – an utterly fresh, otherworldly sound that blends the youthful exuberance of folk and rock music mixed with years of classical and jazz training against the powerful force of traditional Chilean songs.  

What has emerged is a brilliantly layered confluence of Indigenous, African, European and North and South American musical influences. It will be a special night of music as Stern presents his most current album, Aún creo en la belleza (I Still Believe In Beauty).  

This is the first music installment of the Whitefish Theatre Company’s 2024-25 season. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for students with reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased online at www.whitefishtheatreco.org, or by calling 406-862-5371. Box office hours are from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.