The Orchestra Now Presents
Música Mexicana
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Leon Botstein conductor
Manuel Ponce
Ferial
Carlos Chávez
Suite de Caballos de Vapor (Horsepower Suite)
Manuel Ponce
Chapultepec
Silvestre Revueltas
La noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas)
Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now perform works by three of the leading Mexican symphonic composers of the twentieth century. Manuel Ponce, known as the “father of Mexican Music” is represented by two pieces: the exuberant Ferial, depicting an afternoon fair in a small town, and the impressionistic Chapultepec, a colorful symphonic poem that takes audiences to the Mexico City suburb where the composer lived. Carlos Chávez’s boisterous Horsepower Suite reflects the interconnection of humans and industry, which the composer referred to as “struggle, effort, and creation.” And finally, the suite from Silvestre Revueltas’ score for the film La noche de los Mayas is a powerfully expressive work straight out of the Yucatan jungles.
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/ton10-2/.
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
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