Duo Zúñiga-Guandique
Fernando Zúñiga, bassoon
Orquidea Guandique, viola
Saturday, April 14, 2018
9:30am
Program:
For more than 10 years, violist Orquídea Guandique and bassoonist Fernando Zúñiga have embraced on a journey to play together as a viola-bassoon duet. This ensemble is a big challenge because this combination has not been granted the favor of composers throughout history. It is their aim to seek and exploit music from the past, to arrange pieces, and to encourage composers to explore this mysterious and deep sounds. This recital will be featuring music ranging from the 1700s to songs with Latin American flavors, a perfect opportunity to showcase this vibrant sound palette.
Duo No. 1 – Felice de Giardini (1716-1796)
III. Andante grazioso
Bal des Pendus (Dance of the Hanged) – Jason Thompson (b. 1983)
Fragmented dances over the poem by Rimbaud
I. Circle Dance “On the black gallows, one-armed friend, the paladins are dancing, dancing…”
II. Waltz “Sir Beelzebub pulls by the scruff his little black puppets who grin at the sky, and with a backhander to the head like a kick, makes them dance, dance to an old carol tune.”
III. Tango “Oh the hard heels! no one’s pumps are wearing out! And nearly all have taken off their shirts of skin; the rest is not embarrassing and can be seen without shame.”
IV. Ballet “Hurrah! the wind whistles at the skeletons’ grand ball! The black gallows moan like an organ of iron! The wolves howl back from the violet forests: and on the horizon the sky is hell-red…”
V. Reel “Oh but see how from the middle of this Dance of Death springs into the red sky a great skeleton, mad, carried away by his own impetus, like a rearing horse...and then, like a mountebank into his booth, skips back into the dance to the music of the bones.”
Sombra y Luz – Sandra Duarte (b. 1968)
Latin American Dances for viola and bassoon – arr. Fernando Zúñiga
Alfonsina y el Mar (Ariel Ramírez-Félix Luna, Argentina)
El Velorio (Ignacio Cervantes, Cuba)
Timing: 23 minutes
Ensemble Bio:
Violist Orquídea Guandique and bassoonist and pianist Fernando Zúñiga started working together in 2007. They started as a viola and piano duet, but have been increasingly performing music for viola and bassoon.
Since music for this particular ensemble is very scattered, they have been engaging in the pursuit of music for this combination by commissioning new works from composers and by working in adapting music for them. It is their aim to promote music by nontraditional chamber groups, especially for instruments that throughout history did not have the same recognition than others. They have performed as a viola-bassoon duet in many recital halls in Costa Rica and the United States.
Fernando Zúñiga, bassoon
Orquidea Guandique, viola
Saturday, April 14, 2018
9:30am
Program:
For more than 10 years, violist Orquídea Guandique and bassoonist Fernando Zúñiga have embraced on a journey to play together as a viola-bassoon duet. This ensemble is a big challenge because this combination has not been granted the favor of composers throughout history. It is their aim to seek and exploit music from the past, to arrange pieces, and to encourage composers to explore this mysterious and deep sounds. This recital will be featuring music ranging from the 1700s to songs with Latin American flavors, a perfect opportunity to showcase this vibrant sound palette.
Duo No. 1 – Felice de Giardini (1716-1796)
III. Andante grazioso
Bal des Pendus (Dance of the Hanged) – Jason Thompson (b. 1983)
Fragmented dances over the poem by Rimbaud
I. Circle Dance “On the black gallows, one-armed friend, the paladins are dancing, dancing…”
II. Waltz “Sir Beelzebub pulls by the scruff his little black puppets who grin at the sky, and with a backhander to the head like a kick, makes them dance, dance to an old carol tune.”
III. Tango “Oh the hard heels! no one’s pumps are wearing out! And nearly all have taken off their shirts of skin; the rest is not embarrassing and can be seen without shame.”
IV. Ballet “Hurrah! the wind whistles at the skeletons’ grand ball! The black gallows moan like an organ of iron! The wolves howl back from the violet forests: and on the horizon the sky is hell-red…”
V. Reel “Oh but see how from the middle of this Dance of Death springs into the red sky a great skeleton, mad, carried away by his own impetus, like a rearing horse...and then, like a mountebank into his booth, skips back into the dance to the music of the bones.”
Sombra y Luz – Sandra Duarte (b. 1968)
Latin American Dances for viola and bassoon – arr. Fernando Zúñiga
Alfonsina y el Mar (Ariel Ramírez-Félix Luna, Argentina)
El Velorio (Ignacio Cervantes, Cuba)
Timing: 23 minutes
Ensemble Bio:
Violist Orquídea Guandique and bassoonist and pianist Fernando Zúñiga started working together in 2007. They started as a viola and piano duet, but have been increasingly performing music for viola and bassoon.
Since music for this particular ensemble is very scattered, they have been engaging in the pursuit of music for this combination by commissioning new works from composers and by working in adapting music for them. It is their aim to promote music by nontraditional chamber groups, especially for instruments that throughout history did not have the same recognition than others. They have performed as a viola-bassoon duet in many recital halls in Costa Rica and the United States.