Concert season

Isaac Casal, the founder of FUNSINCOPA talks about the concert season

FUNSINCOPA's Annual Concert Season presents renowned national and international artists in different venues in Panama City and in other provinces, offering accessible events and seeking to reach the largest audience possible.

The presentations are carried out primarily in churches, schools and theaters having reached various parts of the the isthmus, Taboga, Boquete, David, Santiago, Chitré, Los Santos, El Valle de Antón, Colón City and Panama City. The concerts include distinguished artists with international careers and their programming highlights the chamber music repertoire.

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Camerata Alfredo De Saint Malo

Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo Founders: Luis Casal (violin/viola), Isaac Casal (cello), Noel Martin (violín)

Project organized by the Fundación Sinfonía Concertante de Panamá, Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo brings together, by invitation, professional local and foreign musicians, as well as advanced students, to study the vast repertoire for chamber orchestra, with the aim of bringing concerts of this musical genre to the Isthmus public and at the same time developing a pedagogical work.

The members of the Camerata, meticulously chosen, are characterized by being jovial, accessible and with the charisma to connect with the audience. This ability to interact is a fundamental factor for the Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo, since it tries to break the distance or barrier that the term «scholar» usually generates in classical music.

Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo - 2019 tour in Valle de Antón

Members of the Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo have included leaders of the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN) of Bogotá, OSN of Costa Rica, OSN of Mexico, OSN of Panama, OSN of the Dominican Republic, OSN of Montevideo, Philharmonic of Buenos Aires (Teatro Colón), Bremer Philharmoniker (Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra), Córdoba Symphony Orchestra, LA Phil (Los Angeles Philharmonic).

The funds collected by the Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo are allocated to cover the expenses of the Camerata tours and to support the social programs of FUNSINCOPA, specifically The Children and Youth Philharmonics of Panama.

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Fundadores

Luis Enrique Casal (violin/viola)

Isaac Miguel Casal (cello)

Noel Martin (violin)

Musicians

Violins

Adriana Molello (USA)

Ángel Díaz Duarte (Panama)

Anna Majcherczyk (Poland)

Benita Benéitez (Spain)

Darwin Aquino (Dominican Rupublic)

Diomedes Díaz Duarte (Panama)

Esteban Prentki (Uruguay)

George Figueroa (Puerto Rico)

Graciela Núñez (Panama)

Kana Kimura (Japan)

Lisa Burrell (USA)

Luis Darío Baracaldo Lamprea (Colombia)

Matthew J. Detrick (USA)

Melanie Taylor (Panama)

Mykyta Klochkov (Ukraine/Mexico)

Néstor Ibarra (Panama)

Nicolás Giordano Pisano (Uruguay)

Noel Martin (USA)

Omar Guevara Sánchez (Mexico)

Oryana Racines-Smakovic (Panama)

Viviana Soto (Cuba)

Xiomara González Castillo (Panama)

Violas

Astrid Lucía Jérez Rodríguez (Colombia)

Juliana Rufail (Argentina)

Luis Enrique Casal (Panama)

Paola Casal (Panama)

Tim Lacrosse (USA)

Vicente Argento (Argentina)

Ruth Baracaldo Lamprea (Colombia)

Cellos

Carlos Alvarado (Panama)

Isaac Casal (Panama)

Juan Pablo Polanco (Dominican Republic)

Lucrecia Basaldúa (Uruguay)

Patricia Herrera (Costa Rica)

Yumiko Tokumoto (Japan)

Double Basses

Jory Herman (USA)

Josué Ramírez (Honduras)

Juan Pablo Mora Saborío (Costa Rica)

Mauricio Daza (Colombia)

Ricardo Zúñiga (Panama)

Roberto Florez (Panama)

French Horn

Claire Hellweg (USA)

Trumpet

José Cayetano Hernández (Mexico)

Trombone

Caitlin Hickey (USA)

Piano

Abdiel Lombana (Panama)

Solists

José Aurelio Castillo (Costa Rica) – Violin

Noel Martin (USA) – Violin

Craig Mumm (USA) – Viola

Mary Ann Mumm (USA) – Violín

Anna Noggle (USA) – Soprano

Mette Jensen (Germany) – Violin

Anna Wortmann (Germany) – Violin

Repertoire of the Camerata ASM

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REPERTOIRE

Standard

BRAHMS (1833-1897)
Sextett No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
Allegro non troppo
Scherzo
Poco Adagio
Poco Allegro

BRIDGE (1879-19541)
Suite for String Orchestra (20 min.)
I. Prelude
II. Intermezzo
III. Nocturne
IV. Finale

GRIEG (1843-1907)
Holberg Suite, Op. 40
III. Gavotte (Allegretto) IV. Air (Andante religioso)

MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)
Symphony for strings #1 in C major
Allegro
Andante
Allegro
Symphony for strings #2 in D Major
Allegro
Andante
Allegro Vivace
Symphony for strings #5 in B flat major
Andante
Symphony for strings #9 in C major
Andante

Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
Andante
Scherzo – Allegro leggierissimo
Presto

MOZART (1756-1791)
Divertimento in D major for string orchestra, K.136
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Presto

ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Sonata for strings, No. 1 in G Major
Moderato
Andante
Allegro

Sonata for strings, No. 2 in A Minor 
Allegro
Andante
Allegro

SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Chamber Symphony for Strings in C Minor, Op. 110a (arr. Rudolf Barshai)
I. Largo
II. Allegro molto
III. Allegretto
IV. Largo
V. Largo

Latin American

ANONYMOUS – Popurrí Hondureño
ALDEMARO, Romero (1928-2007) – Fuga con pajarillo
ARIAS, Manuel – Sonoralia
DELANO, Jack (1914-1997) – Seis Mapeyé
FIGUEROA, Jorge – Popurrí Puertorriqueño
MÁRQUEZ, Arturo (1950-) – Danzón No. 5
MARTÍNEZ, Alejandro / arr. Luis Casal – Dos Locos
PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)
Muerte del Ángel
Por una cabeza
Fuga y Misterio (arr. Paul Velasco)
SEGURA, Luís (1940-) / arr. Luis Casal – Cariñito de mi vida
VILLA-LOBOS (1887-1959) – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 – Preludio
WHITE, José (1836-1918) / arr. Angel Herdz – La Bella Cubana

Panamanian

ANONYMOUS (arr. Luis Casal) – Punto Ocueño
CASAL, Luis – David Alejandro (cumbia atravesa’a)
CASAL, Luis – Isaac Miguel (punto)
CASAL, Luis – Paola (punto)

Pieces with solo instruments

Strings

BACH (1685-1750) – Concerto for two violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Vivace
Largo ma non tanto
Allegro

PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992)
Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (arrangement for solo violin and string orchestra)
Verano Porteño
Invierno Porteño

VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Four Seasons
Concerto No. 1 in E Major Op. 8, RV 269, Spring
Concerto No. 2 en G Minor, Op. 8, RV 315, Summer (L’estate)
Concerto No. 3 en F MajorOp. 8, RV 293, Autumn (L’autunno)
Concerto No. 4 en F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297, Winter (L’inverno)

Concerto for 4 violins, violoncello and strings in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580
Allegro
Largo-Adagio-Largo
Allegro

L’Estro Armonico Concerto Op. 3, No. 8 (Concerto for 2 violins in A Minor, RV 522)
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto e spirituoso
III. Allegro

VIVALDI
Sonata for violoncello and string orchestra

VIVALDI
Concerto for two cellos in G Minor, RV 531
I. Allegro (moderato)
II. Largo
III. Allegro

Trumpet

ALBRECHTSBERGER (1736-1809) – Concerto en B flat for Fiscorno and String Orchestra

PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) – Oblivion (Chamber Orchestra and Trumpet)

Voice (soprano)

BRENES / arr. Luis Casal – Por las orillas de un río (string orchestra and soprano)
BRITTEN (1913-1976) – Les Illuminations (string orchestra and soprano)

For the Boquete Library, having the support and participation of FUNSINCOPA in the annual music programs is a true honor and great pride for our Boquete community and therefore for our Chiricana province. I have learned a lot with the guest artists, and became enormously interested in knowing and appreciating good music, a great variety of instruments and the musical language.

Lic. Elsa Castillo M
Manager of the Boquete Library Foundation

The Camerata Alfredo de Saint Malo performance was well attended (full house) and based on the energetic applause and standing ovations it was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.

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