Latin American Music Celebration Concert 2024

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024  •  7:30 p.m.

Weigel Auditorium
Columbus, OH


PROGRAM

This evening’s concert is part of the School of Music’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Ana Barros’ and Cecilia Zabala's guest artist residencies were made possible through a collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies, the School of Music and support from The College of Arts and Sciences.
 

Himno Nacional de Bolivia

Bolivian National Anthem (Please stand)

Jorge Sanjinés (b. 1936), 1851

String Quintet
Nathan Jeoung and Sidd Figurov, violins
Brandon Waite, viola
Owen Summers, cello
Owen Lutz, bass


Two Danzas Cubanas

Ignacio Cervantes (1847–1905) 

I.  Invitación
II. Los Tres Golpes

Colin Fogerty, saxophone
Sean Bauman, saxophone


Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2

III. Danza del Gaucho Matrero

Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983)

Manuel Vizurraga, piano


Las Mañanitas

Traditional Mexican song 
arr. Ramón Noble (1925–1999)

"These are the little songs of the morning sung by King David. We sing them to all the pretty girls here:

Wake up, my love — awaken. Look what has already risen. The little birds are singing and the moon has already set. If the night watchman on the corner would like to do me a favor, he could blow out his little lantern while my love passes by."

University Chorus
Colin Knoth, conductor

Mel Ahn, Jessina Amaya, Corbin Baker, Miguel Barasorda, Eli Bradley, Micah Bradshaw, Miguel Breza, Halle Burns, Chelsea Calvin, Andrew Carter, Amber Carver, Danielle Crittenden, Tracy Darius, Olivia Darmanie, Connor Davis, Rhys Davis, Katia DeJong, Katherine DeMoss, Becca Dunn, Macie Egbert, Grant Ekstrom, Jonathan Eschbach, Amanda Fanale, Abigail Fisk, Jessica Fleming, Craig Foulkrod, Tommy Gallagher, Josh Gutierrez, Lukas Hammer, Emma Hatcher, Everett Helm, Mary Ann Hoelzel, Maryssa Hoermle, Brandon Hudepohl, Hannah Huisman, Joze Ivancic, Alex Jolly, Sydney Jones, Landon Kidd, Nora Klapkowski, Ava Knapp, Lance Korte, Darien Kulchytsky, Jude Kutay, Annie Laursen, Joel Lazarow, Lin Li, Gee Linard, Jake Liu, Samantha Marcrum, Gabby Morrison, Samesh Mundra, Curtis Nutter, Ruchira Patil, Lucas Pompey, Joe Quick, Ellis Resar, Lauren Rolda, Sam Rosen, Allison Rossel, Zachary Seaver, Lily Smith, Monica Stanwick, Blake Steele, Aidan Sullivan, Autumn Sylvestri, Allison Teeling, Aidan Toler, Raphael Toro, Andrew Vannorsdall, Hanna Wallace, Haoxuan Xie, Alice Zhu 


Fanfarra — Cabua-Le-Le

Carlinhos Brown (b. 1962)
arr. R. Hamilton

Latin Jazz Combo
Kristopher Keith, director

Joung Min Oh, trumpet
Tyler Johnson, trumpet
Luke Hinterschied, flute
Alessandro Duarte, tenor sax
Drew Powell, piano
Austin Aldous, guitar
Tim Wintrode, bass
Jakob Stephens, drum set
Nic Serrano, percussion


Estrellita

Manuel Ponce (1882–1948) 
arr. Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987)

Andrii Isakov, violin
Casey L. Cook, piano


Pendiente

Cecilia Zabala

Cecilia Zabala, guest guitarist


Ave Maria

Carrillo
transcribed by Katherine Borst Jones

Flute Troupe
Katherine Borst Jones, conductor/director

Melanie Ahn, Karis Brennan, Katelyn Cheng, Nic Digena, Meagan Gaskill, Sofia Geelhood, Allie Gerckens, Maryssa Hoermle, Sunny Jiang, Lance Korte, Laurinda Lan, Danica Lipp, Jonathan Mitchell, Kayla Reid, Grace Reven, James Rheinfrank, Katherine Sharp, Haley Svec, Braden Stewart, Coral Varian, Shreeya Yampati, Devin Zdanowicz


Brazilian Popular Suite

Ney Rosauro

I.    Baião
III.  Cabolinho
IV.  Maracatu

Ana Barros, guest percussionist

Percussion Ensemble
Susan Powell, director

Stephen Alexander, Brody Fogle, Matt Hanson, Peter Kindt, Noah Landrum, Mary Paydock, Kye Pyeatt, Sam Sherer, Nathan Smith, Haydn Veith


Recomendaçao

Idalba “babi” Leite de Oliveira (1908–1993)

Adelaide Kawakami, voice
Nancy Nehring, piano


Aires Tropicales

VI. Contradanza

DiRivera

Kaleidoscope Winds
Sofia Geelhood, flute
Laura Pitner, oboe
Mason Williams, clarinet
Lucas Swiderski, bassoon
Olivia Boden, horn


El color del silencio

Cecilia Zabala

Karl Wohlwend, guitar
Cecilia Zabala, guitar


Tanguito

Dante Yenque

Cheng Peng, horn


 Oye Cómo Va

("Listen how it goes, my rhythm")

Tito Puente (1923–2000) 
arr. M. P. Mossman

Jazz Ensemble
Mike Smith, conductor/director

Saxophones
Tito Leong, alto 1
Brady Stewart, alto 2
Izaiah Steenrod, tenor 1
Nathan Lucero, tenor 2
Chris Cofer, baritone

Trumpets
Joung Min Oh, lead
Ivan Murray
Ben Dickson
Elisabeth Lewis
Jordan Steinbrook

Trombones
Lilly Kent, lead
Levi Steenrod
Brianna Heath
Davis Aho
Andric McNabb

Rhythm Section
Victor Madelaine, guitar
Drew Powell, piano
Alexis Cunningham, bass
Andrew Theiss, Philip Baturin, Nicholas Serrano, Jakob Stephens, Julien Brandon, T. J. Mann, drums/percussion 
 


Guest Artists

Ana Letícia Barros is associate professor of percussion and chamber music at UNIRIO (University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and professor of Graduate Studies, PROEMUS (The Professional Master's Program in Teaching Musical Practices, UNIRIO). Timpanist and section leader of the Brazilian Women's Symphony Orchestra, she developed an extensive study on the six mallet technique on keyboard percussion as well, with several Brazilian works commissioned and premiered by her. She has presented masterclasses and workshops on "Brazilian Percussion and Six Mallets Technique" at the University of Georgia, Eastman School of Music, New York University and around the world. As a soloist, she has performed with numerous orchestras in the United States and internationally. Barros holds degrees from the Brazilian Conservatory (BM) and Federal State University of Rio de Janeiro (MM and DM). She served as first timpanist for 13 years in the Civil Symphonic Band of the City of Rio de Janeiro, and as teacher at the Project do Aço ao Clássico, in Volta Redonda City since 2005. Ana Leticia Barros

Cecilia Zabala is a guitarist, singer, singer-songwriter and composer who has released 11 albums. She is one of the most outstanding Argentine artists, with permanent national and international tours. In 2018 she was awarded the National Prize for the Arts, the highest artistic recognition of her country, granted by the Ministry of Culture of Argentina. The Songlines Magazine (UK) has reviewed two of her recent albums, The Color of Silence  and Foolin' in time in their #148 edition, June 2019. In 2021 Zabala released Violeta Secreta, an EP with 3 songs of the great Chilean artist Violeta Parra. In 2023 she released her latest album Aire Soy II, an album of her original compositions, recorded live in concert with her quartet. Cecilia Zabala


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