Do you long to travel to visit new places, witness different customs and broaden your horizons? The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra invites one and all to their concerts this season to experience the music of various countries and regions of the world. The music of Latin America and Spain will be highlighted this Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the Norwalk Concert Hall.
Astor Piazzolla, an Argentine composer, bandleader and bandoneón player, is represented on the program with The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. You may recognize a little bit of Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons buried within it. A taste of Heitor Villa-Lobos' 20th century Brazilian music will be heard with the Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5. The familiar Spanish Dance from La Vida Breve by Manuel de Falla will remind you of the sumptuous architecture of Spain. Mexican composer Arturo Márquez's showstopper Danzon No. 2 will make you sway in your seats and want to get up and dance in the aisles. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's use of Spanish melodies and virtuosic cadenzas will demonstrate the orchestra's musical and technical expertise in Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34.
An added treat to this concert will be the guest appearance of selected young musicians and the exciting American violinist Lindsay Deutsch in the The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
If you can't get to the concert, be sure to check out the compact discs from the Library.
