Photo: Courtesy Colorado Symphony
Internationally renowned conductor Enrique Barrios will conduct the Symphony highlighting some of México’s musical favorites.
The Colorado Symphony celebrates the 2010 Biennial of the Américas with a concert featuring guest conductor Enrique Barrios on July 24, 7:30pm at the Boettcher Concert Hall (14th St. and Curtis). This concert is free to the public and presented in partnership by the Colorado Symphony, the Mexican Consulate, the Mexican Cultural Center, the Biennial of the Américas 2010 and Target. The program will showcase symphonic music by composers from the United States, México, Brazil and Argentina.
Barrios will also take part in the celebrations of the Government of México due to the Bicentennial of Independence Movement and the Centennial of the Revolution War.
“Having Maestro Enrique Barrios as guest conductor with the Colorado Symphony will let Denver communities appreciate the talent of a Mexican national with an exceptional career,” said the Consul General of México in Denver, Eduardo Arnal.
Born in México City in 1955, Barrios is currently coordinator of the National System of Music Promotion of the Mexican Government. During his career as a musician, he has performed as music director of the México City Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fine Arts Chamber Orchestra in México, as well as associate director of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra among others. His career has taken him around the world, performing in places such as China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and his home country México among many others.
In his appearance with the Colorado Symphony, Barrios will lead the orchestra in a program that showcases Mexican pieces such as Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo, Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas, El Salón Mexico by Aaron Copland, Two Dances from Estancia by Alberto Ginastera and much more.
Tickets for this concert are free to the public and available at the Colorado Symphony Box Office, located inside Boettcher Concert
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