The American Sound
Metropolitana soloists
Most of the North American culture that arrives in Europe is destined for mass consumption. Cinema and music stand out as artistic practices capable of captivating widespread interest. However, just as it would be absurd to think that all the landscapes and social contexts of the fifty states are portrayed on screens, it would also make no sense to summarize the music of the «new world» to the great hits of Pop-Rock, Blues and Jazz. In this sense, the tradition of wind instrument bands has a very large implantation, since the time of maestro John Philip Sousa, in the beginning of the 20th century. From there, small formations radiated in which the winds play a leading role. The seven pieces that the Metropolitana Soloists perform in this program demonstrate this vitality well, particularly well represented by composers such as Joseph Turrin, Richard Lane and John Stevens. In a spectrum that extends from Caprice’s virtuosic exuberance to Autumn’s melancholy disposition, there is much to explore in this repertoire that we rarely get the opportunity to hear. In the end, we can still revisit Aaron Copland’s Quiet City, a short piece originally composed for trumpet, English horn and string orchestra. It brings together excerpts composed for a theatrical show that came to the scene in 1939, in New York.
Program:
Joseph Turrin Caprice
Richard LaneSong
Richard Lane Introduction and Allegro
Joseph TurrinTwoPortraits
Richard Lane Sonata
John Stevens Autumn
Aaron CoplandQuietCity
Interpreters:
Carla Pereira oboe,
Sérgio Charrinho, João Moreira trumpets
Savka Konjikusic piano
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The concert is free.