The NIU Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off the fall concert schedule with ¡Vamos! a Latino Heritage Month Concert. The performance features pieces written by artists from Colombia (Josh Rodriguez), Argentina (Ángel Villoldo), Chile (Alfonso Leng), Puerto Rico (Angélica Negrón), Peru (Daniel Robles), Brazil (Zequinha de Abreu), and Mexico (Silvestre Revueltas).
The concert will be held Friday, September 27 at 7 p.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Tickets are available online at go.niu.edu/music-tickets.
Special thank you to the NIU Latino Resource Center, NIU World Languages and Cultures and the NIU Dance program.
PROGRAM
¡Vamos! – Josh Rodriguez (b. 1982)
Variations on “El cóndor pasa” – Silas Nathaniel Huff (b. 1973) on a melody by Daniel Robles (1871-1942)
Andante for Strings – Alfonso Leng (1884-1974)
El Choclo Tango – Ángel Villoldo (1861-1919)
- Ivan Flores Velazquez, choreographer, BFA Dance Performance major
Pequeño Sueño en Rojo – Angélica Negrón
Tico-Tico no fubá – Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935)
La Noche de los Mayas – Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)
I. Noche de los Mayas, Molto sostenuto
II. Noche de Jaranas, Scherzo
III. Noche de Yucatan, Andante espressivo
IV. Noche de Encantamiento, Teme y variaciones
Caminante, no hay camino – Antonio Machado (1875-1939)
- Jessica Arzate, Spanish & Hispanic Studies Graduate
