Hangereseny a világbékéért

Concert for Pope Francis’s Intention
PALACE OF ARTS
BÉLA BARTÓK NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
Budapest, Saturday December 7, 2013, 6 pm
Zugló Philharmonics Budapest
Programme
Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Francis Poulenc: Harpsichord Concerto
Soloist: Borbála Dobozy
…
Ariel Ramírez – Daniel Pacitti (arranger): Creole Mass
Ariel Ramírez – Daniel Pacitti : Navidad Nuestra (Our Christmas)
For Tenor Solo, Choir and Orchestra
Soloists:
Almicar Soto Rodriguez – charango, roncoro, guitar
Dénes Horváth – piano
István Horváth – tenor
Zoltán Bátki Fazekas – baritone
Conductor: Balázs Kocsár
Choirs:
Szent István Király Oratorio Choir
Female and Male Choirs of Szent István Király Secondary Music School
The Choir of János Hunyadi Primary School
The Choir of Ferenc Liszt Primary School
Choir leaders:
Hedvig Büttner Igaliné, Katalin Kovács, Elvira Mátyus Szilágyiné, Tünde Tőkés,
Ákos Zarándy, Kálmán Záborszky
In the first part of the concert two impressionist pieces will be
performed: Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
and the Harpsicord Concerto by Francis Poulenc. Poulenc, the
youngest member of the French group of composers named
“Les Six”, The Sixes, composed his work “Concert Champétre
for harpsichord and orchestra. That was one of his first mature
compositions. The solo will be played by the harpsichord artist,
Borbála Dobozy.(photo)
Connecting our concert to the Advent period in the second part
of the concert compositions from other cultural circles will be
performed: two compositions by Ariel Ramirez from Argentina,
the Creole Mass and Navidad Nuestra (Our Christmas).
Those pieces will have their first Hungarian performance in the orchestral arrangement
made by Daniel Pacitti.
The message is significant: music, the universal language, the means of spiritual
elevation, unites the nations and different groups of people in solidarity, friendship and
peace at Christmas.
The Influence of Latin American Folklore on Classical Music
Contemporary Latin American music is undoubtedly influenced by folk music. The
influence can be particularly detected in the peculiar dances (Cuban habanera, Brazil
samba, Argentine tango).
The vast majority of Latin American composers used those motifs in their compositions,
paying tribute to their native land. They enriched their works with new elements of
harmony, counterpoint and arrangement in the style of Western European classical
music.
Ariel Ramirez: Creole Mass
Ariel Ramirez
The Creole Mass by Ariel Ramirez is undoubtedly the most
famous and most often performed composition in the world,
which is inspired by religious-folk sources. Since its first
performance (Düsseldorf, 1964) the popularity and success of
the piece has been continuously growing. During the papacy of
Paul VI it was declared a musical piece of universal religious
interest. The composition, which was originally written for the
piano, harpsichord, charango, percussions, together with folk
instruments used in the Andes, mixed choir and tenor solo by the
two composers – was also composed in the
honour of two German nuns, Elisabeth and
Regina, who fought against the Nazi regime.
Ramirez met them during his stay in
Würzburg, Germany in 1950. The Creole
Mass was performed and recorded by the greatest opera tenors and
folk singers namely José Carreras, Placido Domingo, the Los
Fronterizos, Mercedes Sosa, Chabuca Granda and others. The
arrangement for symphony orchestra was made by Daniel Pacitti,
and it was first published by Warner&Chapell Music. This will be
the first Hungarian performance of the Creole Mass in D.
Pacitti’s arrangement.
Daniel Pacitti
Balázs Kocsár
He is one of the most outstanding figures of the
young composer generation. After his studies in
Budapest and Vienna he became famous as a
conductor of significant orchestras and opera
companies. (National Theatre of Szeged,
Hungarian
State
Opera
House,
Kodály
Philharmonic Orchestra Debrecen and Csokonai
Theatre) He worked in Italy for quite a long time.
He is regularly invited to conduct in Belgium,
Germany and Switzerland.
Almicar Rafael Soto Rodriguez
Almicar Rafael Soto Rodrigez was born in
Lima, Peru in 1969. He studied playing the
guitar and bass guitar but he can also play
some special Latin American musical
instruments, namely the charango and the
roncoro. He performed and made CD
recordings with famous ensembles, which
play traditional music. He equally feels at
home in Afro-Latin, Peruvian Afro and Creole
music. At present he works in cooperation
with Daniel Pacitti deepening his knowledge
of Argentine music.
Dénes Harmath – He got his degree as an organ artist at the Liszt Academy of
Music Budapest. He has a diverse music activity. He is a cantor, a choir singer,
a music pedagogue, a pianist and a popular basso continuo player, who
worked with most outstanding conductors.
Besides his musical career he is an engineer of Computer Science and
Information Theory – he works as a software developer.
István Horváth
Since 2010 he has been the soloist of the Hungarian
State Opera House. Beside his appearances in Hungary
he performed in Europe, as well as in North and South
America.
As a soloist he has been invited to sing with several orchestras, he
participated in numerous festivals, namely the Budapest Spring
Festival, the International Bartók Festival in Szombathely, the
International Opera Festival in Miskolc, on Margaret Island Open Air
Stage and Veszprém Fest.
In 1012 he was invited by György Selmeczi and the Hungarian Opera in
Kolozsvár to make a CD recording of the title role of Prince Picco in the
opera “Prince Picco” by György Orbán.
Zoltán Bátki Fazekas took his opera singer’s degree at the Liszt Academy of
Music Budapest.
From 1991 to 2007 he was the member of the National Theatre of Szeged.
For eight seasons he performed at the Csokonai National Theatre in
Debrecen. He made guest appearances at the National Theatre in Pécs and
at the National Theatre in Miskolc. Since 1998 he has sung at the Hungarian
State Opera House.
His significant performances were in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
He also appeared on the stage in the USA.