Festival of Waltzes and Dances

PERFORMERS

Montserrat Seró, soprano (on 16, 28, 30 December, and 4, 7 -Sabadell- and 14 January))
Laura Brasó, soprano (26 and 29 December and 1, 6 and 7 -Vic- January)
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
Xavier Puig, conductor

PROGRAMME

ANTONÍN DVO?ÁK Slavonic Dance No. 7
MANUEL VALLS GORINA Vals de barri (instrumentation: Jordi Morales)
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Polka Italienne (instrumentation: Jordi Morales)
JOHANN STRAUSS II  Unter Donner und Blitz (‘Thunder and Lightning')
CHARLES GOUNOD  Je veux vivre
FLORENCE PRICE   Ethiopia's Shadow in America: III. His Adaptation  
JOSEF STRAUSS Delirien Waltz ('Vals del deliri’)
JOHANN STRAUSS II  Vergnügungszug Polka ('Pleasure Train’) 
ENRIC GRANADOS  El majo discreto (The Discreet Beloved)
JOHANN STRAUSS II  Tik-Tak Polka    
PYOTR. I. TCHAIKOVSKY  December, Christmas waltz (instrumentation by Albert Guinovart)
JOHANN STRAUSS II  An der Schönen blauen Donau  ('The Blue Danube’) 

The Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès turns full circle with its Festival of Waltzes and Dances. It’s that time of year when we recall the cyclical nature of life through the world’s most celebrated three-part (ternary) dance form: the waltz. This most refined expression of the number three will be accompanied by the beats of binary dance forms from different parts of the world that burst with joy. Reminding us that some music is directed at our feet rather than our heads, the festival ushers in the new year with dance-filled hope.

This year, the programme conducted by Xavier Puig will review 12 significant moments of 2023, expressing them through music. The orchestra will be accompanied by the Catalan soprano Montserrat Seró, a young singing talent who has been forging a brilliant career in recent years.

Download the concert programme (16.12.2023)