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Sinfonia Latina is a music concert event which became a festival. Held at the municipal theater in [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] the first performance took place on May 7, 1976, attracting an indoor audience of 3,000 with an estimated 4,000 surrounding building.{{cn}} |
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The event opened with a live classical pianist performing [[Bach preludes]], followed by a painter [whipping? ripping?] color out |
The event opened with a live classical pianist performing [[Bach|Bach preludes]], followed by a painter [whipping? ripping?] color out white canvas. A dancer appeared during the final movement, ending with balloons rising from the orchestra pit with [[rock and roll]] encores.{{cn}} |
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[[El Heraldo (Colombia)|El Heraldo]] |
[[El Heraldo (Colombia)|El Heraldo]] reported on May 8,1976 "Sixteen musicians descended onto the stage, unveiling their instruments, (percussion, brass, strings, and piano), at their best. The voices and the choir added into the sound dreamed by [[Roberto McCausland Dieppa|Roberto]] McCausland singing in Spanish the poem ''Sinfonia Latina''."''ithe result was beautiful''"{{cn}} |
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On May7,1976 the editor of the el heraldo wrote, |
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Billed as "a different type of concert", the event was the first to be presented at the Municipal Theater while the venue was still under construction. Today, the facility is known as the "Teatro Amira De la Rosa" of Barranquilla.{{cn}} |
Billed as "a different type of concert", the event was the first to be presented at the Municipal Theater while the venue was still under construction. Today, the facility is known as the "Teatro Amira De la Rosa" of Barranquilla.{{cn}} |
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Regarded at the time as a pivotal moment outside the norm for its poetry and music, Roberto McCausland composed, directed and conducted the performance.{{cn}} |
Regarded at the time as a pivotal moment outside the norm for its poetry and music, [[Roberto McCausland Dieppa|Roberto]] [[McCausland]]-[[Roberto McCausland Dieppa|Dieppa]] composed, directed and conducted the performance.{{cn}} |
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As part of the larger counterculture generation of the time, the music gained attention for having fused, Rock, Jazz, Spanish and |
As part of the larger [[counterculture]] generation of the time, the music gained attention for having fused, [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Jazz fusion|Jazz]], [[Spanish Music|Spanish,]] and [[Afro-Caribbean music|Afro-Caribbean]] music into a classical format.{{cn}} |
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The event was covered by regional and national news media, produced by Midnight Sun Productions.{{cn}} |
The event was covered by regional and national news media, produced by Midnight Sun Productions.{{cn}} |
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'''Sinfonia Latina''' was a music event and concert which took place in a theatre under construction with public attendance beyond capacity and expectation. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://laolacaribe.com/sinfonia-latina/|title=SINFONÍA LATINA|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/cultura/la-sinfonia-latina-que-desperto-al-amira-479958|title=La Sinfonía Latina que despertó al Amira|website=www.elheraldo.co|language=es|access-date=2018-12-29}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" />.The program's first performance occurred on May 7, 1976 in Barranquilla, Colombia, as a rebuttal to contemporary social and artistic expression and challenging the ''[[status quo]]'' of its time.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/entretenimiento/la-epoca-dorada-del-rock-en-barranquilla-381563|title=La época dorada del rock en Barranquilla|website=www.elheraldo.co|language=es|access-date=2018-12-30}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book|title=^ Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann; Palacios, Marco; Gómez López, Ana María, eds. (2016-12-02). "The Colombia Reader". doi:10.1215/9780822373865.|last=|first=|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref> |
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A response by the young, ''[[avant garde]]'', contrarian culture towards the upper social classes and formality, fusing rock, jazz, Spanish and Caribbean rhythms, the event and music centered around a poem, in Spanish, ''Al Mar De la Montaña'', inspired by the Greek philosopher [[Thales of Miletus]] in objective direct protest.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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At least two of the titled movements bear reference to freedom seekers: the expatriate heroes from the [[Spanish Civil War]] and [[Emiliano Zapata]]<ref name=":0" />The event created impetus towards social and artistic openness and expression, including motivating the city's politicians to finish construction of the municipal theater, now the ''Teatro Amira de la Rosa'',<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and the acceptance of pop music, culture and thought into mainstream culture <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />. |
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The music was written between 1975-76 for Caribbean orchestra, composed, directed and conducted by Roberto McCausland-Dieppa. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> ''Al Mar de la Montaña'' the poem, also written by Mr. Dieppa, appears to be dated some time before the music was written <ref name=":1" />. |
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The event was produced by Mauricio Zapata.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> It was the first time an eclectic audience from all social strata, liberals, conservatives, social activists, and progressives came together for the enjoyment of a musical event in the region. <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Comment: After reading this, I'm not sure what this is. An art event? A concert? Is it considered a landmark event in the culture of Columbia? 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 22:18, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Sinfonia Latina is a music concert event which became a festival. Held at the municipal theater in Barranquilla, Colombia the first performance took place on May 7, 1976, attracting an indoor audience of 3,000 with an estimated 4,000 surrounding building.[citation needed]
The event opened with a live classical pianist performing Bach preludes, followed by a painter [whipping? ripping?] color out white canvas. A dancer appeared during the final movement, ending with balloons rising from the orchestra pit with rock and roll encores.[citation needed]
El Heraldo reported on May 8,1976 "Sixteen musicians descended onto the stage, unveiling their instruments, (percussion, brass, strings, and piano), at their best. The voices and the choir added into the sound dreamed by Roberto McCausland singing in Spanish the poem Sinfonia Latina."ithe result was beautiful"[citation needed]
On May7,1976 the editor of the el heraldo wrote,
The movements were enigmatically titled: Overture:The Dreams of Madame Mazhari, The Unveiled Nibelungen and Scherzo: Lightning-Luminous Franco and the Flashing Spain.
"More Music than Hair"
Billed as "a different type of concert", the event was the first to be presented at the Municipal Theater while the venue was still under construction. Today, the facility is known as the "Teatro Amira De la Rosa" of Barranquilla.[citation needed]
Regarded at the time as a pivotal moment outside the norm for its poetry and music, Roberto McCausland-Dieppa composed, directed and conducted the performance.[citation needed]
As part of the larger counterculture generation of the time, the music gained attention for having fused, Rock, Jazz, Spanish, and Afro-Caribbean music into a classical format.[citation needed]
The event was covered by regional and national news media, produced by Midnight Sun Productions.[citation needed]