FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra: Following the Wind
City : Miami, FL
Venue : Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall - FIU
Address : 10910 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199
Time : 7:30 PM
Free Show
The FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra, directed by Mesut Ozgen, will present the first concert of the season, as part of the FIU GuitArt Series, featuring works by J.S. Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, Mark Aitken, Michael Nicolella, Leo Brouwer, Ian Gammie, Máximo Diego Pujol, and Ennio Morricone. Featured soloists are violinist José Luis Reyes Kapoudjián, guitarist Roberto Rodriguez, and dancer Lauren C. Lopez.
ADMISSION: PAY AS YOU LIKE.
FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra
Program
Tango Betuláceo by Ian Gammie
Prelude and Fugue BWV 556 No. 4 by J.S. Bach (arr. by Jeremy Sparks)
Nubes de Buenos Aires ("Dos Aires Candomberos" No. 1) by Máximo Diego Pujol
La Resa dei Conti (from "For a Few Dollars More") and Titoli (from "For a Fistful Dollars") by Ennio Morricone (arr. Sean Hayward)
Cuban Landscape with Rain by Leo Brouwer
La Vals Eterna by Michael Nicolella
Adagio in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Glen Caluda and Mesut Özgen)
Autumn Leaves by Johnny Mercer (arr. Carlos Diaz and Giancarlo Rojas)
Ausencias by Astor Piazzolla (arr. Sergio Assad)
Elogio de la danza by Leo Brouwer
Following the Wind by Mark Aitken
Guitars: Jose Blandon, Kevin Poblete, Shaun Rodríguez, Roberto Rodríguez, Roald Lopez, Christian Le Sante, Giancarlo Rojas, Carlos Diaz, Felipe Carvajal.
Violin: José Luis Reyes Kapoudjián;
Flute: Federico Baez; Dance: Lauren C. Lopez
Director & Conductor: Mesut Özgen