The Endesa foundation and the Reina Sofía school of music have organised a concert in El Retiro that is open to everyone

  • With the aim of bringing music to everyone, these two entities have organised this musical experience for the general public, and it will include the 'Workshop of the five winds' prior to the concert and designed specially for children.
  • The concert will take place next Saturday 11 at 12 noon at the Templete de Música in El Retiro Park (Madrid), in which the Globo Ensemble wind quintet, together with the screenwriter-presenter Paco Torrent, will perform the work entitled "Aires Tropicales" by the Cuban composer Paquito D'Rivera. 

In one of the city of Madrid's most exceptional environments, the Parque de El Retiro, and more specifically, in the Templete de Música, the rhythms and nuances of live music will sound again. Next Saturday 11 July at 12 noon, the Endesa Foundation and the Reina Sofía School of Music, with the collaboration of the Madrid City Council, have organised a free open-air concert entitled 'Aires Tropicales' that is open to everyone and which will be a blend of classical and popular music, Latin and jazz with African rhythms.

'Aires Tropicales' will be performed by the Globo Ensemble wind quintet, created at the Reina Sofía School of Music, together with the scriptwriter-presenter of didactic concerts, Paco Torrent.

This work, composed by the Cuban Paquito D'Rivera takes you on a journey in seven movements through the different rhythms of Caribbean music: It presents the sound of Cuba and the "habanera", moves you to the beat of a Venezuelan waltz and provides the sparkling pulse of bebop. It was also designed with an educational purpose, since the different movements work at an individual level to provide a broad sample of timbres to present to the public the five standard instruments of a wind quintet -flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon- and others that are less common like the piccolo, the G scale flute and the Cor Anglais.

'Aires Tropicales' is a work full of energy, festive atmosphere, and this makes it an ideal piece to connect with people of all ages who will enjoy all the sound colours of the wind instruments which represent those of nature itself.With the aim of making this an enriched experience for the whole family, there will also be a free 'Workshop of the five winds' that will take place prior to the concert, at 11am. The activity is designed for children and will be held in the El Retiro Park itself. It consists of a musical journey that enables children to appreciate music and its instruments, by generating a dialogue with the children by means of playful messages and participatory activities, and which will prepare them to actively listen to the concert that follows. Those interested in taking part should previously book here.

 

GLOBO ENSEMBLE

The Globo Ensemble wind quintet was created at the Reina Sofía School of Music in 2015. Its members are on the flute Gala Kossakowski (Spain, 1996), on the oboe Elena Benedicto (Spain, 2002), on the clarinet Natacha Correa (Colombia, 1989), on the bassoon Andrea Pérez (Spain, 1992) and Jessica Rueda (Colombia, 1990). They trained at the International Institute of Chamber Music in Madrid with Jacques Zoon, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Pascal Moraguès, Gustavo Núñez and Radovan Vlatković.

They were semi-finalists in the prestigious international "Carl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition" in 2019 held in the city of Copenhagen and finalists in the Musical Youth of Spain Competition held in Madrid in May of the same year. In the 19/20 season they were selected for a concert tour organised by MusaE (music in state museums).

They frequently perform educational concerts and participate in projects focussing on the presentation of chamber music, such as "Aires Tropicales" with Paco Torrent, designed for children, and "Women and leadership", focussing on the business world, in collaboration with Álvaro Guibert. Globo Ensemble is also a group that is very aware of new music, with projects that include commissioning music for this group from young composers, and they have already dedicated two works that were premiered in the 18/19 season.

During the 18/19 season they were selected by the Society of Artists, Performers and Players in Spain to participate in a classical music circuit (AIEnRUTA-Clásicos); they also appeared in important festivals that includes the Fringe in Torroella de Montgrí, the Summer Festival of the Community of Madrid and the Autumn Music Festival in the house of flowers (Segovia).

They received master classes from K. Thunneman, J. Kelly, F. Héau, P. Moraguès, S. Dohr, S. Meyer, R. Baborák and others. In the 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/2020 academic years the Globo Ensemble (formerly called "Quinteto O'Globo") were awarded as the most outstanding wind group by the Reina Sofía School of Music, the diploma being presented by her Majesty Queen Sofia.

They performed concerts in a number of venues including the National Auditorium, the Palace of the Marquis of Salamanca, Caixa Forum auditoriums in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, the Centro Botín in Santander, and the Olivar de Castillejo Foundation. They also participated in the Reencuentro cycle (Palacio de la Magdalena and Monasterio de Soto Iruz, Cantabria, 2020); The Ascending Generation cycle (National Auditorium, 2021) and the World Heritage Cities cycle (Cáceres, 2022).

 

PACO TORRENT, script and presentation

He was born in Valencia. He studied music at the Conservatory in his hometown where he completed higher studies, specialising in the oboe.

He combines his activity as an oboist with that of scriptwriter and presenter of educational concerts, collaborating in the "Concerts for Schoolchildren" and "Fun Classics" cycles organised by the Reina Sofía School of Music, as well as those organised by the Department of Education in Majadahonda. He has also made numerous recordings for RTVE for the "El Conciertazo" programme presented by Fernando Argenta.

Since 1990, he has been a professor of oboe at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Majadahonda.

 

About the Endesa Foundation

The main objective of the Endesa Foundation, chaired by Juan Sánchez-Calero, is to contribute to the promotion of talent and social development through educational, employment training, biodiversity, cultural and volunteering projects.  

The Foundation's projects promote the appreciation and conservation of our past through common historical heritage and foster the present and future of our society through innovation and close collaboration with other third sector entities. With more than 20 years of experience, the Endesa Foundation helps illuminate the talent of the most vulnerable groups and sensitivity towards their demands in order to progress towards a society with more opportunities for all.

#iluminamostalento

More information: http://www.fundacionendesa.org/

 

About the Reina Sofía School of Music

It was founded in 1991 by Paloma O'Shea with the aim of supporting young musicians in their artistic and personal development and bringing music closer to society. It is inspired by the three main values of educational quality, both with regard to academic, artistic and management aspects; social commitment, which takes the form of inclusivity and impact on society as a whole, especially on the most vulnerable or distanced sectors of music; and ongoing improvement, driven by a growth mentality and an innovative spirit.

Each year 150 students of more than 30 different nationalities study at the School with free tuition, and they are selected solely for their talent. At the School they receive personalised teaching from the best specialists in the world and perform in the more than 300 public concerts organised each year.

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