Program:
Leonard Bernstein – Candide Overture
Gustavo Campa – Melody for Violin and Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein – Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town"
Ernesto Lecuona – La Malagueña
Manuel de Falla – The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite No. 2
George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Jardin et passerelle des Deux-Rives, Strasbourg
¡Viva la Zarzuela!
Zarzuela Gala
Serena Sáenz, soprano
Rolando Villazón, tenor
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico, conductor
Die to Live
SYMPHONIC CONCERT
Program:
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Resurrection
Serena Sáenz, soprano
Gaëlle Arquez, mezzo-soprano
Javier Carmena, choir director
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
@Carmen. The Reel Story
OPERA (SEMI-STAGED VERSION)
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Program:
Georges Bizet – Carmen
Gaëlle Arquez – Carmen
Arturo Chacón – Don José
Javier Carmena – choir director
Bárbara Lluch – stage director
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
Ballet Gala
Program:
Works by Christopher Wheeldon and Liam Scarlett
Dancers of the Joffrey Ballet
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
Voices of Fraternity
Symphonic Concert
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”
Serena Sáenz - soprano
Gaëlle Arquez - mezzo-soprano
Arturo Chacón - tenor
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
Heartbeats of the Earth
Symphonic Concert
Program:
Leo Rondón — Entreverao Llanero for Venezuelan Cuatro and Orchestra. World Premiere
Tan Dun — Wolf Totem, Concerto for Double Bass
Silvestre Revueltas — Night of the Mayas
Leo Rondón, Venezuelan cuatro
Edicson Ruiz, double bass
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
Heartbeats of the Earth
Symphonic Concert
Program:
Leo Rondón — Entreverao Llanero for Venezuelan Cuatro and Orchestra. World Premiere
Tan Dun — Wolf Totem, Concerto for Double Bass
Silvestre Revueltas — Night of the Mayas
Leo Rondón, Venezuelan cuatro
Edicson Ruiz, double bass
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra of the Community of Madrid
Hotel Xcaret Arte, Cancun, Mexico
The Colors of America
Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
Program:
John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
George Gershwin – Concerto in F
Mozart Camargo Guarnieri – Three Brazilian Dances
Astor Piazzolla – Tangazo
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
Thomas Enhco, piano
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Choros and Milongas
Youth Chamber Orchestra of the Community of Madrid
Soloist:
Yamandu Costa, guitar
Program:
Yamandu Costa – Concerto Fronteira
Yamandu Costa and Paulo Cesar Pinheiro – Segredo da Vivencia
Yamandu Costa and Paulo Cesar Pinheiro – Sarará
Astor Piazzolla – Decaríssimo
Ernesto Nazareth – Brejeiro
Yamandu Costa – Mariana
Manuel de Falla (arranged by Elodie Bouny) – La Vida Breve, Spanish Dance No. 1
Radamés Gnattali (arranged by Paulo Aragão) – Valsa Triste
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Die to Live
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
RTVE Choir
Program:
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”
Serena Sáenz, soprano
Gaëlle Arquez, mezzo-soprano
Javier Carmena, choir director
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
@Carmen. The Reel Story
OPERA (SEMI-STAGED VERSION)
The Impossible Orchestra
Orchestra and Choir of the Community of Madrid
Program:
Georges Bizet – Carmen
Gaëlle Arquez – Carmen
Arturo Chacón – Don José
Javier Carmena – choir director
Bárbara Lluch – stage director
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Closing Program
Orchestra of the Community of Madrid
Program:
Closing Concert of the Escena Escorial Festival
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Program:
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Pequeños Cantores de la Comunidad de Madrid
National Auditorium of Music, Madrid
Program:
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No. 3
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Pequeños Cantores de la Comunidad de Madrid
San Lorenzo de El Escorial Auditorium Theatre
Program:
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Carlos Simón – Four Black American Dances
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver
Program:
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Carlos Simón – Four Black American Dances
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Centennial Theatre, Vancouver
Program:
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Carlos Simón – Four Black American Dances
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Performing Arts Center, Surrey
Program:
Alberto Ginastera – Estancia
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Carlos Simón – Four Black American Dances
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Caleb Teicher, dancer
National Auditorium of Music, Madrid
Soloist:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3
Teatro Cervantes, Málaga
Soloist:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture, Op. 96
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3
Teatro Cervantes, Málaga
Soloist:
Raphael Gromes, cello
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz – La Reina Roja*
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
*Premiere in Austria
Soloist:
Raphael Gromes, cello
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz – La Reina Roja*
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
*Premiere in Austria
Soloist:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture
George Gershwin – Concerto in F
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway
Soloist:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture
George Gershwin – Concerto in F
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5
Teatro Politeama Garibaldi, Palermo
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3
National Music Auditorium, Madrid
Soloists:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Program:
Carlos Simon – Four Black American Dances
George Gershwin – Concerto in F
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Crusellhallen De Geerhallen, Norrköping
Soloists:
Thomas Enhco, piano
Caleb Teicher, dancer
Program:
Carlos Simon – Four Black American Dances
George Gershwin – Concerto in F
Thomas Enhco – Tap Concerto
Leonard Bernstein – Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Lingköping
Soloist:
Daniel Lozakovich, violin
Program:
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet, selection from Suites Nos. 1 & 2
National Auditorium of Music, Madrid
Program:
Gabriela Smith – Tumblebird Contrails
Gabriela Ortiz – La Reina Roja
Iannis Xenakis – Rebonds B
Silvestre Revueltas – La noche de los Mayas
Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Soloist:
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz – La Reina Roja*
Arturo Márquez – Concierto de Otoño
Silvestre Revueltas – La noche de los Mayas
*Premiere in Spain
Teatro Auditorio San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Soloist:
Pacho Flores, trumpet
Program:
Gabriela Ortiz – La Reina Roja*
Arturo Márquez – Concierto de Otoño
Silvestre Revueltas – La noche de los Mayas
*Premiere in Spain
Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid
The Pride of Loving You
Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martín, Santa Cruz de Tenerife