Yale Concert Band - Music and Soloists from Venezuela and Mexico
Schedule
Fri Oct 04 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Woolsey Hall, Yale University | New Haven, CT
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The Yale Concert Band, Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director, will perform its Opening Concert on Friday, October 4, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in Woolsey Hall (500 College Street, New Haven). Admission is free and no tickets or reservations are required.● Venezuelan composer Aldemaro Romero’s "Fuga con Pajarillo" features virtuosic cadenzas for harp and cuatro (guitar). Guest artist Hector Molina, cuatro.
● "Onda Tropical" represents a tropical wave rolling from New England (where Rodrigo Martinez Torres wrote it) to his hometown of Mexico City, is an attempt to evoke a nostalgic feeling about home and the new friendships made while away. Guest artist Abi Pak, acordeón.
● Mexican composer Nubia Jaime-Donjuan describes her "Tundra: A Cold that Burns" as the relationship between the warm musical genre of the danzón and the cold climate of the tundra.
● Written in 2002, Jennifer Higdon’s lively "Fanfare Ritmico" celebrates the rhythm and speed (tempo) of life and its rapid increase at the approach of the new millenium.
● The five movements of "Suite Française" (Darius Milhaud) celebrate the folk tunes of provinces where American and Allied forces fought alongside the French underground during WWII. The incorporation of these melodies reinforces the idea of hope – which is the basis of freedom.
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Where is it happening?
Woolsey Hall, Yale University, Yale Schwarzman Center, 168 Grove St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States,New Haven, ConnecticutEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
