Waltz and dance festival
PERFORMERS
Laura del Río_soprano (Barcelona, Lleida, Puigcerdà, Sabadell (January, 3) and Santa Cristina d’Aro)
Tina Gorina_soprano (Terrassa, Girona, Rubí, Reus, Sabadell (January, 4) and Vic
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
Xavier Puig_conductor
Noemí Pasquina_conductor (December 26th, LaFact Cultural Terrassa)
PROGRAMME
Viennese waltzes and polkas and other musical celebrations
Leonard Bernstein: “Mambo”, from West Side Story
Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus, Overture
Juli Garreta: La mosca, sardana (orchestrated by Ferran Cruixent)
Vincenzo Bellini: “Ah! non giunge uman pensiero”, from La sonnambula
Luigi Arditi: Il bacio
Johann Strauss II: Furioso-Polka, Op. 260
Cristóbal Oudrid: El sitio de Zaragoza (or The Lettuce War)
Rafael Martínez Valls: “En el Vallespir”, from Song of Love and War
Johann Strauss II: Künstlerleben (Artist’s Life), Op. 316
Jean Sibelius: Valse triste, Op. 44
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube), Op. 314
With its traditional Festival of Waltzes and Dances, the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès invites us to celebrate the arrival of the holiday season with an evening full of rhythm, elegance, and good cheer. Under the baton of Xavier Puig and featuring soprano Laura del Río as guest artist, the program offers a musical farewell to the year, including waltzes, polkas, and other gems from the Viennese and European repertoire, all performed with their unmistakable festive spirit.
A joyful concert to bid farewell to the year with a smile and raise a toast to a new year filled with music and good wishes.
