October2, 2022 — Palacio de Bellas Artes, CDMX
Second 2022 Season
La Súper Orquesta Filarmónica de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey at the 45 años celebration of the ESMDM
Program:
1. Concerto for piano & orchestra in F Major
George Gershwin
The concerto consists of the traditional three movements:
Allegro (F major)
Adagio - Andante con moto (D-flat major)
Allegro agitato (G minor → F minor → F major)
There are strong thematic ties between the three movements, all of them heavily influenced by jazz. However, within each movement, there exists a subtle structural integrity that, while perhaps not immediately evident to the listener, is rooted in classical tradition.
The first movement begins with bursts of the timpani, introducing elements of the main thematic material. After an extensive orchestral introduction, the piano enters with a solo section, presenting another melody that runs throughout the movement. From here, the music alternates with contrasting sections of grandeur and delicacy. The climax is reached in the "Grandioso," where the orchestra echoes the original piano melody, accompanied by a large triad figure in the soloist. There's a cadenza of rapid triadic ostinatos leading to the final section: rapid octaves and chords, culminating in a grand race of triadic ostinato up the keyboard along a F Major 6 chord, bringing the movement to its close.
The second movement recalls the blues, beginning with an elegant melody on a solo trumpet accompanied by a trio of clarinets. It's followed by a faster section with the piano, gradually building up to near the end, at which point the piece deceptively returns to the original melody, now delivered by the flute. The movement ends in a peaceful and introspective cadence.
The final movement is pulsating and energetic, with several references to ragtime, featuring both new material and melodies from the previous movements. A false climax is found in an identical "Grandioso" section to that of the first movement, which in turn evolves into another true climax of the concerto, again dominated by the F Major 6 chord, bringing the piece to its conclusion.
2. Symphony No. 9 «From the new world»
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World," Op. 95, B. 178 (in Czech: Symfonie č. 9 e moll "Z nového světa"), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895.
It premiered in New York City on December 16, 1893. It is one of the most popular symphonies of all time. In literature and early recordings, this symphony was numbered, in its first publication, as Symphony No. 5. Astronaut Neil Armstrong brought a tape recording of the New World Symphony during the Apollo 11 mission, the first moon landing, in 1969.
A typical performance generally lasts around 40 minutes. The work is divided into four movements:
Adagio, 4/8 – Allegro molto, 2/4, in E minor
Largo, common time, begins in E major and later transitions to D-flat major, then to C-sharp minor
Scherzo: Molto vivace – Poco sostenuto, 3/4, in E minor, with a trio in C major
Finale: Allegro con fuoco, common time, in E minor, ends in E major with a third in picardy over an altered form of the plagal cadence.
3. Antrópolis
Gabriela Ortíz
"Antrópolis" is a piece with which the composer pays homage to those venues where a part of the sentimental education of 20th-century Mexicans took place: urban dance halls.
Regarding this, the author has commented: "It seems to me that since Aaron Copland's 'Salón México,' no one has ventured into this playful and fun territory again."
She has also mentioned that "in this piece, percussion has a privileged place, as it's something I've worked with a lot, having composed several percussion concerts. Carlos Miguel Prieto knows that I'm familiar with this medium, that I enjoy it, so it's fitting for me to write a piece within this context."
Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico City, 1964) is one of the Mexican composers with the greatest international projection. Her catalogue is extensive and spans from opera to orchestral and film music, among others. Her works have been performed by leading Mexican orchestras as well as foreign ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, which premiered "Antrópolis."
Conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gisele Ben-Dor, and Gustavo Dudamel, among many others, have conducted her works in the most prestigious concert halls and renowned festivals.
Ortiz is the first Mexican composer to become a full member of the Academy of Arts and the first in her field to be honored with the National Arts and Literature Award in 2016, in the area of Fine Arts.
Patronato
Presidenta del Patronato de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey
Bárbara Herrera de Garza
Coordinadora Ejecutiva:
Lorenza Herrera
Dirección Administrativa:
Élida Ortíz
ESMDM
Directora de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey
Diana Farías Ortegón
Secretario Académico de Música: Alejandro Padilla
Equipo Directivo y Administrativo
Dirección Artística y Solista: Abdiel Vázquez
Dirección Artística Asociada: José Bartolomé Martínez
Gerencia de Personal: Claudia López
Gerencia de Producción y Logistica: Eusebio Sánchez
Dirección de Imagen y difusión
Fernando Lozano
La Súper Orquesta:
Violin I
Marienn Sánchez Concertino
Sebastián García Co-Principal
Amaranta Jiménez
Bárbara Ladera
Eyliana Pérez
Ana Gabriela Alvarado
Raúl Sánchez
Omar Zaragoza
José Bartolomé
Esteban Hernández
Violin II
Penélope Fundora Principal
Carlos Suárez Co-Principal
Juan López
Ana Sofía Salazar
Arely López
Laura Fabiola Salazar
Glenda Mayer
Carlos Daniel Ibarra
Viola
Mauricio Alvarado Principal
René Espinal Co-principal
Marco Antonio Ayala
Belda Calvillo
Daniel Chagolla
Andrea Olvera
Cello
Nancy Olivares Principal
Angel Bustillo
Xiadani Alejos
Laura Ríos
César Wilhelm Gutiérrez
Darah Vilchis
Double Bass
Carlos Rodríguez Principal
Héctor Alarcón Co-principal
Juan Antonio Hernández
Iraís Mendoza
Antonio Baldovinos
Flute
Carlos Enriquez Principal
Guillermo Luis
Oboe
Bernard Dufrane Principal
Armando Rodríguez Principal
Clarinet
Abraham Gómez Principal
Lucero Alvarado
Bassoon
Rubén Esparza Principal
Víctor Castillo
French horn
Asunción Martínez Principal
Elvira Sánchez
Charbel E. Rocha
Trumpet
Laura E. Pérez Principal
Rodrigo Tenorio
Edgar García
Trombone
Gerardo Rivera Principal
Irving Franco
Timpani
Obed de Jesús Cortés
ABDIEL VÁZQUEZ is a Mexican conductor and pianist based in New York.
Vázquez is the Artistic Director of the "La Súper" Philharmonic Orchestra of the Monterrey School of Music and Dance and the Founder and Artistic Director of the Vincerò Academy, a global opera academy. He is also a Steinway & Sons Artist.
As an orchestral conductor, solo pianist, or collaborator with renowned international singers, he has performed on prestigious stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Guildhall in London, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Guanajuato International Cervantino Festival, and with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in Caracas. Other major cultural capitals include Tokyo, Shanghai, Chicago, Paris, Madrid, Bogotá, and Viña del Mar.
He has appeared over 100 times as a soloist with orchestras, performing concertos by Beethoven, Liszt, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Ravel, de Falla, Ricardo Castro, and Leonard Bernstein. He premiered Samuel Barber's concerto in Mexico, Manuel M. Ponce's "Romántico" concerto in New York, and Juan Pablo Contreras' "Pirámide del Sol" concerto in its world premiere.
In 2021, he released his second solo album "In The Silent Night," featuring music by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky.
His album with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and Contreras' music, "Mariachitlán," was released by Universal Music in 2019 and received a Latin GRAMMY® nomination.
His first solo album "Love and Death," featuring music by Wagner and Verdi, was released by Piano Classics in 2015 and received excellent international reviews. The three previous recordings are available on all major streaming platforms.
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