Where:
Chelsea High School
299 Everett Avenue
Chelsea, MA 02150
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Music
Event website:
https://www.landmarksorchestra.org/events/current-season/hispanic-heritage-month/
Boston Landmarks Orchestra, led by Music Director Christopher Wilkins, will present a free community concert, “A Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month,” on Thursday, October 9 at 5:30pm at Chelsea High School. The program features Puerto Rican saxophonist and composer Edmar Colón in a performance that honors the rich musical traditions of Latin America and beyond.
Audiences will hear works by Astor Piazzolla, Bobby Capó, Manuel de Falla, William Grant Still, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Lauren Bernofsky, David Amram, and more. Highlights include Piazzolla’s haunting Oblivión, Capó’s Soñando con Puerto Rico, and de Falla’s fiery Ritual Fire Dance.
For more information and to RSVP, visit: https://www.landmarksorchestra.org/events/current-season/hispanic-heritage-month/
Boston Landmarks Orchestra: “Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month”
Thursday, October 9 at 5:30pm
Chelsea High School, 299 Everett Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150
Tickets: Free with RSVP
Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Edmar Colón, saxophone
Student from Chelsea High School Orchestra, Ali You, director
Program to include:
Manuel de Falla El amor brujo: Introduction & Ritual Fire Dance
William Grant Still Danzas de Panamas: Cumba
Louis Moreau Gottschalk arr. David Kempers Bamboula
Lauren Bernofsky Heart of Fire (performed with Chelsea High School students)
Astor Piazzola Oblivión
Traditional arr. David Kempers Kote moun yo
Bobby Capó Soñando con Puerto Rico
David Amram En Memoria de Chano Pozo
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