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Latin Bridges

Reno Chamber Orchestra Season 50 Episode 12

Handel’s Messiah returns to the RCO after over two decades in a Spanish translation as we highlight Easter selections from El Mesías: Messiah for a New World. A chamber orchestration of Gershwin’s infectious Havana-inspired Cuban Overture and Piazzolla’s fresh tango-jazz-classical Sinfonietta fill out this program influenced by Latin connections.

Kelly Kuo, conductor

Gerardo de la Torre, baritone
Zulimar López-Hernández,  soprano
Genaro Mendez, tenor
 

GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Diaz)    Cuban Overture
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA    Sinfonietta    
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL     excerpts from The Messiah (en Español)

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