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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian priest, violinist and composer known as the red priest (“il prete rosso”). He was born in Venice and as a child he learned to play the violin with his father; At the age of 15 he entered the Seminary and once ordained a priest, he could barely attend to his religious obligations due to his health problems; So he was appointed violin teacher in an orphanage where he taught theory and instrument classes. At the age of 40 he was appointed Chapel Master in Mantua where he wrote his famous Four Seasons . From there he moved to Milan , then to Rome ; later, again to Venice and finally, to Vienna where he would die. Throughout his life he composed almost 800 works, of which half were concerts, 40 operas, 60 religious works and numerous sonatas.

Concerto for Flute in E Minor, RV 431. There is very little information on the Internet about this flute concerto. Kirsten Hall , our flute soloist, wrote this in an email about the piece: “As I looked up different Vivaldi recordings, I became more and more confused! On some recordings and in IMSLP (International Musical Score Library) it is labeled as the Concerto in E minor RV 431 . But in two other recordings (which are the same first and third movements), it is in D minor with a mysterious second movement, different in each recording!” ( Extracted from the foot of the video comment .) So today they only offer us the first (0'09') and the third movement (3'14'')

Óscar Fernando Trujillo is a trumpeter and composer, with a degree in Music from the University of Caldas (Colombia). He has received training in Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Brazil . He was a Mazda Foundation Scholar for Art and Science. His arrangements and compositions have been performed by groups such as the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, the Zaragoza Wind Ensamble, the Dominican Philharmonic Orchestra, the Salvador Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Caldas Symphony Orchestra . He is currently a trumpet professor at the University of Caldas , Principal Trumpeter of the Caldas Symphony Orchestra , Director and Founder of the Redemptorist Conservatory , Master of Music professor with an emphasis on trumpet at EAFIT University .

Wind Orchestra Zaragoza (WOZ). It began its journey in 2011 and is made up of 50 professional musicians. In these years he has performed twice in the Mozart room of the Zaragoza Auditorium in May 2012 and April 2013. He has two recordings to his credit, the CD “Spanish Winds” recorded at the Zaragoza Audio-visual Laboratory ; and the CD “Bestiarium” recorded in the Mozart Room of the Auditorium. She has collaborated in recordings for Aragón Televisión , in the Simón Awards gala for Aragonese cinema and has been invited to the “Ciudad de Valencia” International Music Band Competition . ( Extracted from the commentary of the Zaragoza Auditorium )

Frank de Vuyst was born in Zele (Flanders) in 1968 and began his musical studies at the Lokeren Academy , finishing a higher degree in music theory at the Ghent Conservatory . Later he moved to Maastricht where he graduated in saxophone with Norbert Nozy and in band conducting with Sef Pijpers . Later at the Tilburg Conservatory he obtained the “Docerend Musicus” degree in saxophone with Jean Pennings and the “Einddiploma” degree in Band Conducting with Jan Cober . In 1994 he worked as conductor with Richard Edlinger . His career has led him to direct the most important bands in Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Argentina, the United States, Colombia and Spain . Since November 2013 he has been artistic director of Wind Orchestra Zaragoza . ( Extracted from the commentary of the Zaragoza Auditorium )

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German violinist, organist, conductor and composer, born in Eisenach into the most prominent musical family in history. In 1703 he obtained his first job in Arndstat and in 1707 he moved to Mülhausen as an organist, where he married his cousin Maria Barbara with whom he had seven children. After the death of his wife in 1720, he remarried Mary Magdalene with whom he would have another thirteen children. In 1723 he moved to Leipzig where he would reside until his death at the age of 65. Considered one of the three main geniuses in the History of Music along with Mozart and Beethoven, his influence has been notable on Haydn , Mozart , Beethoven , Mendelssohn , Schumann , Chopin ... and many other renowned composers.

The Mass in B minor, BWV 232 is a sacred piece for soloists, choir and orchestra, written by Johann Sebastian Bach . The Mass is a compendium of many different styles in vocal composition, both in the Stile Antico that recalls Renaissance music (even containing Gregorian chant) and in the baroque concertante style of its time: writing and dances with fugues, arias and a movement for two choirs with four voices. Similar to the architecture of the time, Bach achieved a symmetry of parts, with the profession of faith ( Creed ) in the center and the Crucifixus at its center.

Excerpt from the bottom of the video : Sublime, extreme and all-encompassing... only superlatives serve to describe Bach 's Mass in B minor . Between a stunning Kyrie and the jubilant final Dona nobis pacem , there are nine completely unique arias and duets, fourteen impressive ensemble sections for four, five, six and even eight voices, a wide spectrum of instrumental solos and incredible variety. of styles.

Structure . 0:00 Kyrie eleison (Chorus) .-. 11:07 Christe eleison (Duetto) .-. 15:56 Kyrie eleison (Chorus) .-. 19:43 Gloria in excelsis Deo (Chorus).-. 21:25 Et in terra pax (Chorus).-. 26:06 Laudamus te (Aria) .-. 30:09 Gratias agimus tibi (Chorus) .-. 33:19 Domine Deus (Duetto) .-. 38:39 Qui tollis (Chorus).-. 41:39 Who are you (Aria) .-. 45:50 Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Aria).-. 50:33 Cum Sancto Spiritu (Chorus) .-. 54:14 Credo in unum Deum (Chorus).-. 56:13 Patrem omnipotentem (Chorus).-. 58:15 Et in unum Dominum (Duetto).-. 1:02:38 Et incarnatus est (Chorus).-. 1:05:52 Crucifixus (Chorus) .-. 1:08:58 Et resurrexit (Chorus).-. 1:12:56 Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Aria).-. 1:18:13 Confiteor (Chorus) .-. 1:22:18 Et exspecto (Chorus).-. 1:24:30 Sanctus (Chorus) .-. 1:26:58 Pleni sunt coeli (Concertante).-. 1:29:19 Hosanna in excelsis (Chorus).-. 1:31:59 Benedictus qui venit (Aria).-. 1:36:22 Hosanna in excelsis (Chorus).-. 1:39:05 Agnus Dei (Aria) .-. 1:45:17 Dona nobis pacem (Chorus)

Today's performance is offered to us by the sopranos Hana Blažíková and Anna Reinhold , the alto David Erler , the tenor Thomas Hobbs and the bass Peter Harvey accompanied by the Dutch Bach Society and all conducted by the also Dutch maestro Jos van Veldhoven .

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), born in Vienna , where he spent most of his life, was the composer of the most conservative romanticism compared to the progressive current led by Liszt and Wagner . His music is firmly rooted in the compositional structures and techniques of the classical masters and his formal structures faithfully follow the patterns of classicism, although he uses some of the color of romanticism and popular music. Eminently perfectionist in nature, he wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, for solo voices and for choir. It was Hans von Bulow who proposed the “three Bs” referring to Bach , Beethoven and Brahms as the three main pillars of the History of music .

The piano concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by about twenty years from his first piano concerto. It is considered by many pianists to be one of the most technically difficult pieces in piano literature. Unlike the first piano concerto, this one has four movements: I (0´32´´) ALLEGRO NON TROPPO .-. II (19´12´´) ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO .-. III (28´30´´) ANDANTE .- . IV (40´10´´) ALLEGRETTO GRAZIOSO. In this work, Brahms , following Liszt's example, alters the traditional scheme of the classical concerto, introducing, after the first movement, a fast second movement. The piece was premiered in Budapest on November 9, 1881 with the composer at the piano.

The French pianist Hélène Grimaud (1969) is one of the most outstanding performers of her generation. He descends from a family with different cultural heritage: on his father's side he has the Sephardic branch of North Africa , and on his mother's side, he has Jews from Corsica . His family changed their surname (from Grimaldi to Grimaud) before he was born. At the age of seven he discovered the piano and began his training with Jacques Rouvier . He studied at the Marseille Conservatory and the Paris Conservatory. In 1987 he began his career as a soloist, in a recital with the Paris Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim ; From this moment on he participates in numerous festivals and concerts around the world playing with the best conductors and orchestras.

Charlie Parker (1920 – 1955) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is considered one of the best alto saxophone players in the history of that musical genre, being one of the key figures in its evolution and one of its most legendary and admired artists along with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Along with Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie and others, he is one of the initiators of bebop . His style breaks with that of swing and is based on improvisation on a melody, modifying the chords and thus creating new variations on the structure of the songs; He is also the creator of new songs that have become jazz standards such as: "Ornithology", "Anthropology", "Scrapple from the Apple", "Ko Ko", "Now's the Time" and "Parker's Mood ".

A Jam Session is an informal musical improvisation meeting. The classic definition of a jam session is due to George Frazier : "An informal gathering of jazz musicians, with temperamental affinity, who play for their own enjoyment of unwritten or rehearsed music." In its origins, the jam session was a meeting highly competitive; It acquired, according to Peter Clayton and P. Gammond , the atmosphere of a "gladiator combat" when two or more players of the same instrument came together. Likewise, according to the same authors, the term jam was sometimes used as a synonym for jazz . Over time, the concept has ended up being applied to genres other than jazz , especially blues, rock, rap , and even music of folkloric origin such as Irish and bluegrass .

Vicente Amigo (1967) is a flamenco guitarist born in Guadalcanal (Seville) and one of the most recognized “tocaores”. At the age of eight he was given his first guitar, but his career did not begin until he was 21 at the Minas de la Unión Festival ; The following year he won the Extremadura International Competition and the Ramón Montoya Prize ; In 1999 he was awarded the Music Prize for “Best Flamenco Artist” and “Best Flamenco Composer”. His albums have earned important recognition and his tours have been lavish all over the world. The video we present today, La Ciudad de las Ideas , won the Grammy for Best Flamenco Album in 2001 and the following year, the Ondas Award .

Jean Schneitzhoeffer (Toulouse, October 13, 1785 - Paris, October 4, 1852) was a French composer and pianist. He was a student of Charles Simon Catel at the Paris Conservatory . In 1803, at the age of 17, he won second prize in piano. According to artist Charles Seshan , "he played almost all instruments and was a gifted pianist." In 1815 he obtained the position of cymbalist at the Paris Opera. In 1822 he was appointed chef de chant ('vocal coach'). He was appointed professor in the choir classes of the Paris Conservatory . In 1840 he was awarded the Legion of Honor .

La Sylphide is a romantic ballet in two acts, choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832 and there is a second version choreographed by Auguste Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville 's version is the only one that has survived and is one of the oldest ballets in the world. Its script tells us the adventures of the young Scot, James , engaged to Effie , who falls in love with a Sylph , an ethereal creature invisible to the rest of humans. Today we offer the choreographic version by Pierre Lacotte , based on the original by Filippo Taglioni with music by Jean Schneitzhoffer and performed by Ghislaine Thesmar (la Sylphide), Michael Denard (James) and Laurence Nerval (Effie)

Sambalpur , in Orissa, India, is a region that has a distinct cultural identity. The songs, clothes, dances, language and festivals celebrated in Sambalpur are unique. This distinct cultural identity arises from the strong association of tribal and folk communities that have been co-existing in Sambalpur for centuries.

Today we present this Sambalpuri Folk Dance , performed by the dance project “ Odissi with Elena Knyazeva ” and Polina Lavrushkina ’s “ Srishti ” group.