Bongo Passion - October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
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Bongo Passion - October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
by MedinaNYC » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:00 pm
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña, Inc.
Cordially Invites You To
Bongo Passion
October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
Hecksher Theater @ El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Admission: $15.00
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña (Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage House), in collaboration with the Consulate General of Spain in New York, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and El Museo del Barrio, presents, Bongo Passion, a rhythm and color filled concert built around three electrifying classical works with bongos.
This concert features works by three prominent Puerto Rican composers and Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music) alumni. The music of composers Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), Alfonso Fuentes (b. 1954) and Raymond Torres (b.1958) is performed by five instruments —clarinet, bassoon, cello, piano and bongos— in unique solos, duos and trios that range from Fuentes’ Grammy-nominated “Voces del Barrio” for clarinet solo and “Mejunje del fagobongo” for bassoon and bongos, to the “Salsa on the C string” for cello and piano by Sierra and the Hollywood-inspired trio for clarinet, cello and piano by Torres.
The concert also features five renowned musicians: Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet; Saxton Rose, bassoon; Luis Miguel Rojas, cello; Andrew Lázaro, bongos and Rafael Sueiras, piano.
The lively dances of the Caribe —bomba, plena, salsa, mambo— are a constant inspiration in this program, which ends closer to home, with the boogie-woogie of the Sonata by Sierra. Bongo Passion, the work for bongos by Fuentes that gives name to the program, is a world première. These three Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music alumni have managed to successfully bring into the realm of classical music the rich culture of Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean.
Bongo Passion is curated by Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet professor of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, and the Artistic/Executive Director for Treetops Chamber Music Society.
Join us for this unique event, as we begin to celebrate La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña’s 30th Anniversary, the 50 years of excellent music conducted by the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, and a new generation of prominent Puerto Rican composers and diverse musicians.
For Tickets or Additional Information, Contact Us At:
(212) 722 - 2600 or (212) 400 - 8874
Sponsored in part by: The NYC Council/Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8, and New York State Assembly/ Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell, IV, 68th Assembly District
Cordially Invites You To
Bongo Passion
October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
Hecksher Theater @ El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Admission: $15.00
La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña (Puerto Rican Cultural Heritage House), in collaboration with the Consulate General of Spain in New York, Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and El Museo del Barrio, presents, Bongo Passion, a rhythm and color filled concert built around three electrifying classical works with bongos.
This concert features works by three prominent Puerto Rican composers and Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music) alumni. The music of composers Roberto Sierra (b. 1953), Alfonso Fuentes (b. 1954) and Raymond Torres (b.1958) is performed by five instruments —clarinet, bassoon, cello, piano and bongos— in unique solos, duos and trios that range from Fuentes’ Grammy-nominated “Voces del Barrio” for clarinet solo and “Mejunje del fagobongo” for bassoon and bongos, to the “Salsa on the C string” for cello and piano by Sierra and the Hollywood-inspired trio for clarinet, cello and piano by Torres.
The concert also features five renowned musicians: Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet; Saxton Rose, bassoon; Luis Miguel Rojas, cello; Andrew Lázaro, bongos and Rafael Sueiras, piano.
The lively dances of the Caribe —bomba, plena, salsa, mambo— are a constant inspiration in this program, which ends closer to home, with the boogie-woogie of the Sonata by Sierra. Bongo Passion, the work for bongos by Fuentes that gives name to the program, is a world première. These three Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music alumni have managed to successfully bring into the realm of classical music the rich culture of Puerto Rico and the rest of the Caribbean.
Bongo Passion is curated by Oskar Espina Ruiz, clarinet professor of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, and the Artistic/Executive Director for Treetops Chamber Music Society.
Join us for this unique event, as we begin to celebrate La Casa de la Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña’s 30th Anniversary, the 50 years of excellent music conducted by the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, and a new generation of prominent Puerto Rican composers and diverse musicians.
For Tickets or Additional Information, Contact Us At:
(212) 722 - 2600 or (212) 400 - 8874
Sponsored in part by: The NYC Council/Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, District 8, and New York State Assembly/ Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell, IV, 68th Assembly District
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Re: Bongo Passion - October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
by RitmoBoricua » Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:19 pm
Sounds very interesting. Taking the bongos to another level.
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Re: Bongo Passion - October 31, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
by juancho » Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:41 pm
It would be awesome if someone would video tape this and put it up on youtube for the ones who can't assist.
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