¡CONEXIONES! Puerto Rico
Mark Loria, conductor
Martha Guth, soprano
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Teatro Esperanza
4261 North 5th Street, Phila. 19140
Roberto Sierra – Bongo-O (Bongo-Zero)
Angélica Negrón – Quimbombó
Angélica Negrón – Tembleque
Ana María Hernández – Fantasía sobre el seis Mapeyé
Roberto Sierra – Canciones de amor, poetry by Julia de Burgos (World Premiere)*
Martha Guth, soprano
1. Canción para dormirte
2. Canción de tu presencia
3. Canción para llorar y amar
4. Canción amarga
Sonia Morales-Matos – Fiesta #1
Join Orchestra 2001 for an evening of colorful new music by Puerto Rican composers! The program includes Roberto Sierra’s Bongo-O (Bongo-Zero), a virtuoso array of colors, rhythms, and techniques for two bongos; Angélica Negrón's perspective on rhythms and melodic gestures rooted in the island's Afro-Caribbean traditions; and Ana María Hernández’ Fantasía, an homage to traditional music from Puerto Rico’s mountain region.
The brilliant soprano Martha Guth joins us for the world premiere of Roberto Sierra’s Canciones de amor, based on four poems by Julia de Burgos, writer and advocate for women’s rights and Puerto Rican independence. The evening concludes with Sonia Morales-Matos’ rousing Fiesta #1, with influences from across Latin America.
This concert funded in large part by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.
*Roberto Sierra's commission was funded by the Steven R. Gerber Trust.
