Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Venezuela Yought Orchestra continues to amaze the world


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Our Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela participated at the Proms 2007. But, what was this Proms 2007? ... Well, according to Wikipedia:

The Proms (also more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC) is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London, United Kingdom.

This was the program that wonderful night:
Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor (45 mins)
Interval
Bernstein
West Side Story - Symphonic Dances (22 mins)
Moncayo
Huapango (8 mins)
Márquez
Danzón No. 2 (9.5 mins)
Ginastera
Estancia - Suite (12 mins)
Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel conductor

Let's listen to Dudamel talk about the orchestra:




Reading the reviews of the show, I found the following comment:

The most talked about Prom of the season, however, came from the incandescent young conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (Prom 48), whose unreserved joy and exuberance possibly distilled the essence of the Proms. These young musicians demonstrated just how accessible and enjoyable classical music can be, and it was impossible for anyone, from absolute amateur to academic, to resist being swept up in the tumult of exhilaration, and will remain my most enduring of Proms memories.

This is where the show in the video took place. For more information on this great event, visit the following links:
Now, What do you think about our Orchestra?

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