UTRGVSYMPHONYORCHESTRA
CAMERATA COLEGIODESANJUANSIGLOXXI
OrlandoIvánMoraZamora,Conductor
ConcertoGrossoOp.6No.1..
I.Largo-Allegro
II.Largo-Allegro
III.Largo
IV.Allegro
St.Paul'sSuite,Op.29No.2..
I.Largo-Allegro
II.Largo-Allegro
III.Largo
IV.Allegro
VIOLINI
JoaquínRuizVera
CandelarioCoronadoXolotl SabineOlmedo
AnaLuisaGarcíaHernández LailyLeyvaLara
VIOLINII
JoelAntonioViverosCruz
RubenDaríodelaRosaMata EmyMadaiJiménezVázquez
SebastiánPeñaArévalo
VIOLA
AlexandroLuceroQuintana
(1653-1713)
(1874-1934)
DanielaPatriciaRoblesGámez
SamuelAlejandroGonzálezMorín
CELLO
MarisolAcostaFlores
AlejandraJimenaGarcíaRodríguez
Nochemexicana
TSCPerformingArtsCenter,Brownsville Tuesday,February10,2025at7:00pm
NormanGamboa,Conductor NicaulisAlliey,Flute
Kauyumari..... ..................... ..............GabrielaOrtiz (1964-)
ConciertodeMineríaparaFlautayOrquesta.....SamuelZyman (1956-)
I.Allegroconbrio
II.Larghetto
III.Presto
INTERMISSION
LaNochedelosMayas............ ..... ....SilvestreRevueltas (1899-1940)
I.NochedelosMayas,Moltosostenuto
II.NochedeJaranas,Scherzo
III.NochedeYucatán,Andanteespressivo
IV.NochedeEncantamiento,Temayvariaciones
Forabetterconcertexperience,wekindlyaskyoutoturnoff cellularphones,pagers,andalltypesofnoisemakers.Thankyou!
PROGRAMNOTES
Kauyumari
GabrielaOrtiz
FortheHuicholpeopleofMexico, Kauyumari means"bluedeer,"aspiritual guidethroughapilgrimageintoa hallucinogeniccactuscalledpeyotethat allowsthemtotalkwiththeirancestors. Eachyear,theyembarkonasymbolic journeyto"hunt"thebluedeer,making offeringsingratitudeforpassagetothe invisibleworld,throughwhichtheyalso areabletohealthewoundsofthesoul. Whenaskedtocomposeapiece reflectingonthereturnafterthe pandemic,Iimmediatelythoughtofthe bluedeeranditspowertoenterthe world.IusedaHuicholmelodysungby theDeLaCruzfamily(dedicatedto recordingancestralfolklore)withinthe orchestralcontext,andelaborateda progressivedevelopmentofthemelody anditsaccompanimentinsuchaway thatitwouldsymbolizethebluedeer. Thisinturnwastransformedintoan orchestraltexturewhichgradually evolvesintoacomplexrhythmpattern, tosuchadegreethatthemelodyitself becomesunrecognizable(theimaginary effectofpeyoteandourawarenessofthe invisiblerealm),givingrisetoachoral windsectionoveranincisiverhythmic accompanimentasaformofreassurance thattheworldwillnaturallyfollowits course.Whilecomposingthispiece,I notedonceagainhowmusichasthe powertograntusaccesstothe intangible;healingourwoundsand bindingustowhatcanonlybeexpressed throughsound.Althoughlifeisfilledwith interruptions, Kauyumari isa comprehensionandcelebrationofthe factthateachoftheseriftsisalsoanew beginning.
-GabrielaOrtiz
ConciertodeMineríaparaFlauta SamuelZyman
SamuelZyman,adistinguishedProfessor ofmusictheoryattheJuilliardSchoolin NewYork,iscelebratedasoneofthe leadingMexicancomposersonthe internationalscenetoday.Hisstyleis characterizedbyintenseandvigorous rhythmicenergy,expressivelyricism,and thefrequentuseofjazz-likeimitative counterpoint.Inhismusicallanguageitis possibletooftenfindelementsofhis MexicanandhisJewishheritage.The ConcertoNo.2“Minería”forFluteand Orchestra isafestiveandsometimes ferocious(butneverwithoutelegance), Neo-Romanticcompositionthat showcasesthetechnicalandexpressive abilitiesofthesoloistwhileexpandingon theinstrument’sownverycapabilities.It ispermeatedwithMexicanfolkelements, rhythmicexuberance,andarobust orchestration.Thesubtitle,“Minería,” honorstheOrquestaSinfónicade Minería,oneofthemostrecognized orchestrasinLatinAmerica.Thepiece waswrittenin2008forrenowned MexicanflutistMarisaCanalesin commemorationoftheorchestra’s30th anniversary.Despiteitsmodernstyle,the concertoneverabandonsitsmelodic lines,especiallyinthesecondmovement whichdisplaysadistinctSpanish influence.
LaNochedelosMayas SilvestreRevueltas
Bornin1899,composerSilvestre Revueltasembracedthetransformation andmodernizationMexicowas experiencingattheturnofthecentury, capturingthebarbarismaswellasthe beautyoflifeinhisworks;hecreateda newmusicallanguagethatwasmore
modernandmoredirect.Ratherthan merelyquotingmaterialwithin traditionalEuropeanmusicstyles, Revueltas’compositionsareaunique combinationofLatinAmericanpopular musicandavant-gardetechniquesof theearlyXXcentury,coexistingon equalground.Revueltashadgreat affinityforfilmmusic.Afterhisfirst scoreforthefilm Redes of1936,he contributedmusictoeightmorefilms beforehisdeadin1940.Oneofhislast scoreswasfor LaNochedelosMayas, adaptedbydirectorChanoUruetafrom astorybyAntonioMedizBolio,who wasborninthestateofYucatánand wasanimportantadvocateforMayan culture.ShotonlocationintheYucatán jungles,thefilmisaboutaMayantribe stilllivinginatraditionalwayandtheir encounterwiththemodernworld. Despitesomeinitialfavorablereviews inMexico,thefilmhasbeenlargely forgotten.The1960orchestrasuiteby JoséYvesLimantourusesmusicfrom the36cuesofRevueltas’originalfilm scorearrangedintofour-movements (composerandconductorEnrique Diemeckelateraddedapercussion cadenzabasedonmotifsfromvarious Revueltasscorestofilltheindicated
momentinthefinalmovementof Limantour’sversion.)Thefirst movementissolemnandmysterious, featuringagrandiosefanfarethat alternateswithalyricalsecondary theme.Then,thesecondmovement “NochedeJaranas”(Nightof Merrymakers)inspiredbyfestiveand cheerfulpopularMexicandances,isa scherzothatusestherhythmoftheson (atypeoffolk-dancebuiltontheclave rhythm,predecessorofthemodern salsadancerhythm).Thethird movement,“NochedeYucatán”(Night ofYucatán),greatlycontraststhe previoustwomovementswithits melancholiclyricism,expressiveness thatisonlybrieflyinterruptedbya middlesectioninafastertempo, inspiredbyanotherfolkmelodythat featuresthesolofluteandpercussion. Thelastmovement,“Nochede Encantamiento”(Nightof Enchantment),openswithahaunting oboemelodyfollowedbyasetof variationsthatarefullofenergy, includinganenormouspercussion assemblythatevokesaritualceremony, culminatinginacolossalorchestral climax.
Venezuelan-bornflutistNicaulisAlliey hasappearedasasoloist,chamber musician,andfluteteacherinFrance, Venezuela,theUnitedStates,andthe Caribbeanarea.FirstPrizeUnanimousof theVilledeParis,FirstPrizeattheLatin AmericanFluteCompetition,Nicaulis Allieydevelopsherartisticworkasa chamberandsoloperformer.Nicaulis hasbeenfeaturedasasoloistwithmost majororchestrasinVenezuelaand orchestrasintheUS.Co-principalflute withtheValleySymphonyOrchestra.
Nicaulishasbeenamemberofthe OrchestreInternationaldeParis,Orquesta SinfónicadeLara,OrquestaSinfónicade Maracaibo,andtheLincolnSymphony Orchestra.
Abookonflutesonoritypublishedbythe UniversidaddelZulia(2014),two recordingswithLaCuadraVenezolana, andnumerouscollaborationswith renownedclassicalandpopularartists (concerts,productionsandrecordings), endorseNicaulisAllieyasaversatileand sought-aftermusician.
CurrentlyservingasAssistantProfessorof FluteattheUniversityofTexasRio GrandeValley(UTRGV),Nicaulishasalso servedasFluteInstructoratNorthPark University(Chicago),FluteProfessorand FounderDirectoroftheMusicSchoolat UniversidaddelZulia,FluteProfessorat UniversidaddeLosAndes,Flute Instructorwith“ElSISTEMA”(Venezuela), andnumerousuniversitiesandfestivalsin Latin-AmericaandtheUS—suchasthe FestivaldeFlautasdeLosAndes,Festival deMusicadeMedellin,NewEngland MusicCamp,andEncuentro LatinoamericanodeFlauta.
NicaulisisflutistandfounderDirectorof theMusicoftheAmericasProject,and holdsaDMAfromUNL,MM.from SorbonneUniversity(France),Études SupérieuresinFluteunderrenowned FrenchflutistRaymondGuiot(France), andadegreeofProfesorEjecutante (Venezuela).Sheisanartistwith PolyphonyArtistManagementandpart oftheArtisticRosterofCayambisMusic Press.
Dr.NORMANGAMBOA Conductor
SonomaCountyPhilharmonicin CaliforniaandtheBrownsvilleChamber OrchestrainTexas.HeisalsoDirectorof OrchestralActivitiesatTheUniversityof TexasRioGrandeValley,conductorofthe RioGrandeValleyBalletOrchestraand founderoftheRioGrandeYouth Symphony.Oneofthemostactive CentralAmericanconductors,his engagementsincludetheKansasCity Philharmonia,BemidjiSymphony,Topeka Symphony,IdahoStateCivicSymphony, WinchesterOrchestra,BayAreaRainbow Symphony,NewtonSymphony,San FranciscoCivicSymphony,andSalina Symphonyamongothers.Worldwide engagementsincluderenowned orchestrassuchastheZápadočesky Symfonicky (CzechRepublic),Orchestra FilarmoniciideStatPloieşti(Romania), OrquestaFilarmónicadeMedellín (Colombia),OrquestraSinfônicade RibeirãoPretoandOrquestraSinfônica EstadodeSãoPaulo(Brazil),Orquesta SinfónicaJuvenilMunicipalde Guatemala,OrquestaSinfónicadel EstadoMéridaandOrquestaSinfónica deLosLlanos(Venezuela),Orquesta SinfónicadeCuenca(Ecuador), CamerataBach(Nicaragua),aswellas theNationalSymphonyOrchestrasof PuertoRico,CostaRica,Panama,
Guatemala,NicaraguaandHonduras. Normanhaslednumerousjointventures withBalletMidwest,RioGrandeValley Ballet,AuroraDanceArts,NationalBallet ofNicaragua,SantaRosaDanceTheater, FiestaColoradoDanceCompany, EdinburgDanceTheatre,andKim RobardsDanceCompany,includingfully choreographedproductionsofRavel's Mamèrel'Oye, TheNutcracker,Fiesta Mexicana, PeterandtheWolf,The CarnivaloftheAnimals, and Cinderella, aswellasseveraloperaswiththeTopeka OperaSociety,UTRGVOpera,and OperaonTapColorado.Festival appearancesincludePilsen2015,FOSJA CasalsFestival,CentralAmericanFestival ofChamberMusic,Medellín InternationalMusicFestival,VillarricaArts Festival,CostaRicaInternationalFestival ofArts,BlueLakeFineArtsCamp, BregenzerFestspiele,LasVegasMusic Festival,OSESPOrchestraConductors Competition,theNewYorkBrass ConferenceandReginaMusic Conference.HeconductedtheYouth SymphonyOrchestraofEurope,aproject thatgathereddistinguishedmusic studentsfromconservatoriesallover Europe.Previously,heservedasMusic DirectorofthePowderRiverSymphony inWyoming,DirectorofOrchestral StudiesatWashburnUniversityinKansas, AssistantConductoroftheTopeka SymphonyOrchestra,Associate ConductoroftheLasVegasMusic Festival,AssistantConductorofthe WacoSymphonyOrchestraandMusic DirectoroftheWacoSymphonyYouth OrchestrainTexas.Winnerofthe2025 VytautasMarijosiusMemorialAwardin OrchestralProgrammingforhisworkwith theUTRGVSymphonyOrchestra, Gamboahasservedasconductorand clinicianwithhonorstudentorchestras throughouttheMidwestandwestern UnitedStatesaswellasabroad,heholds orchestralconductingdegreesfromthe UniversityofNevadaLasVegasand LouisianaStateUniversity.
NormanGamboaisMusicDirectorofthe
SymphonyOrchestra
NormanGamboa,Conductor
VIOLIN
AngelaLlanes, Concertmaster
AndrewTrevino, Assistantconcertmaster
DominiqueAleman, principal JeremiahGaytan, Assistantprincipal
JuanAlaniz,Jr.
CristianContreras
VicenteCamacho
IsaacEscalon
RubenGarcia
XimenaGarcia-Alanis
JazminGutierrez
AlexandraHernandez
LeahLoera
AlvaroMartinez
XavierMunguia
RafaelRamírez
BellaReynoso
ValeriaRuizSoto
IsaacVargas
GenesisVazquez
VIOLA
JacobMartinez, Principal CytlalyCoronado, Assistantprincipal
MaxDavila
AmairaniDelAngel
KatiaLuna
HarleyMassey
JoseMinjares
MiaMora
AlessandraSalazar
CELLO
SebastianGarcia, Principal JairoGarza, Assistantprincipal
JamesCarpenter
ClarissaMartinez
JudithRecio
AngelRodriguez
DOUBLEBASS
VianethBernardo-Pinon, Principal
MarisolMejia, Assistantprincipal
JoseGallardo
ZacharyLara
MaximilianoLopez
FLUTE
MarkMejorado
RamiroRaya2,3
YarisellRodriguez1
JordanRuiz
PICCOLO
RamiroRaya
OBOE
LorenaCoronado2,3
VanessaMartinez1
ClaudiaQuintana
ENGLISHHORN
LorenaCoronado
CLARINET
DanielHernandez
DiogoPerales1,2,3
KarlSchmidt
BASSCLARINET
KarlSchmidt
BASSOON
AracelyGarcia2,3
AlexHernandez1
HORN
AlonzoCavazos
BrittanyCruz1,2
SamuelGarcia
DanielGarza3
VictorMartinez
TRUMPET
FabiolaAhuja
AlejandroEscamilla
ChristianRamirez2,3
DanielVela1
TUBA
AlessandroPeña1,2
VictorCruz3
TIMPANI
OscarMendez1
AdamReyna2
VictorSanchez3
PERCUSSION
ReynaldoGonzalez
MarcoGuerra
PaulLayton
AngelLopez
OscarMendez MichelleMolina AngelRamos
AdamReyna
ArturoRodriguez
DiegoRuiz
JorgeRuiz
EricSalazar
PIANO
AndreGarcia3
HARP
JosephPadrón1
1 PrincipalinOrtiz
2 PrincipalinZyman
3 PrincipalinRevueltas