An event with composers and five concerts, one of which is educational, comprise the programming of the next week

 

The Auditorio de Tenerife hosts six events of the Tenerife Contemporary Music Festival FMUC next week. An event with composers and five concerts, one of which is educational, comprise the programming of this proposal directed by Paco Díaz. Percussion music and cultural exchange start in this edition, which involves the collaboration of the Mapfre Canarias Foundation, the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands, the Professional Conservatoire of Music and the University of Southern Mississippi.

The first event of this festival takes place on Monday [29th] at 6.00 p.m. in the Puerto Hall with a gathering of composers. Moderated by fellow musical creator Francis Hernández, several composers will participate: Fernando Ortí, Eduardo Rojo, Gustavo Trujillo, Nino Díaz and John Wooton. Entry is free until full capacity is reached.

At 7:30 p.m. the second part of the Monday will begin with  a concert at the Chamber Hall and the works of the composers who participated in the first activity. The five percussionists that will participate are Paco Díaz, Verónica Cagigao, Andrea Domínguez, Miguel Pérez, Alberto Bercal. The Percussion Group of the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands will also perform.

On Wednesday [31st], the marimba player Conrado Moya will offer the concert Evocaciones al pasado, with works by Emmanuel Séjourné, Eric Sammut, Alexander Scriabin, Pius Cheung, Anna Ignatowicz-Glinska, Arkadiusz Katny, Anna Ignatowicz-Glinska and Minuro Miki. Conrado Moya works intensely as a marimba soloist around the world, playing in performances and alongside orchestras, choirs and symphonic groups. He also participates in important events, and, within the field of chamber music, he has been a member of duos, ensembles and groups. In addition to Conrado Moya, the musicians Verónica Cagigao, Andrea Domínguez and Carlos Castañeda will participate during the concert.

The American musician and teacher John Wooton heads up the concert of John Wooton and friends, which will take place on Thursday [1st] at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall. The programme is formed by works by Yip Harburg, Andy Narell, Chick Corea, Astor Piazzolla, Roberto Palomeque, Nathan Sanders and John Wooton himself. The doctor in musical arts will be accompanied on stage by the percussionists Paco Díaz, Francis Hernández y Verónica Cagigao, and two ensembles: Percussion Group of the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canary Islands and the Percussion Ensemble of the University of Southern Mississippi.

The programme closes with a musical exchange project between Mississippi and Tenerife with Bocetos de New Orleans, by Francis Hernández. The debut will be on Friday [2nd] morning with an educational session with students from schools who have studied the works of the Canarian composer beforehand. In the evening, at 7:30 p.m., the Chamber Hall is hosting the concert that is open to the public.

The Percussion Department of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Percussion Department of the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canaries, led by two professors John Wooton and Paco Díaz, respectively, are presenting this project, which includes different music linked to Canarian culture and the musical contribution that emerged from the hub of New Orleans. Francis Hernández will conduct the concert, which will involve the percussionists Paco Díaz, John Wooton, Miguel Pérez and Alberto Bercal, the double bass Ruimán Martín, the Percussion Group of the Higher Music Conservatory of the Canaries and the Percussion Ensemble of the University of Southern Mississippi.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 05:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m. Tickets for the concerts are priced at €10. Check the special discounts for the audience under 30 years of age, students, unemployed and large families.