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© Stefan Hoederath
The Sarahbanda
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A French horn masterclass in Cuba? Really? That’s what Sarah Willis, horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, thought when she accepted the unusual task a few years ago without great expectations, but with curiosity. And she was thrilled! What she experienced on the famous Caribbean Island quickly developed into a beloved project: «The Mozart statue in Havana’s historic centre suddenly made sense. I decided to promote the wonderful classical music scene. That’s how the ‹Mozart y Mambo› project was born». It’s a bit «crazy», but «the energy and passion of the musicians is so inspiring» that Mozart himself is undoubtedly dancing along in the heavenly ballroom to his music garnished with salsa and mambo rhythms.
Program and cast
Cast
Ensemble: The Sarahbanda
Horn: Sarah Willis
Program
Richard Egues"The Wine Merchant" (Arrangement: Jorge Aragón)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Edgar Olivero"Romance"
«Rondo alla Rumba»
«Bye Bye Bye»
«Sarahnade Mambo»
- Pause -
Compay Segundo«Chan Chan» (Arrangement: Jorge Aragón
Chucho Valdés"Influenced Mambo" (Arrangement: The Sarahbanda)
Marcelino Guerra«Pare Cochero» (Arrangement: Yuniet Lombida)
Isolina Carrillo"Two Gardenias" (Arrangement: Jorge Aragón)
Moisé Simons"The Peanut Vendor" (Arrangement: Jorge Aragón)
Grafenegg Festival, Austria
The Grafenegg Music Festival is a new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Grafenegg Castle. Two major venues have been built for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 1,730, opened 2007) as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).
The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on August, 23rd, 2007 and lasted until September, 9th, 2007.
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