In Saturday’s (7/26) Boston Globe, Thomasine Berg writes, “Picture a classical music concert stage spilling over with musicians of every ethnicity. Picture an audience with equal representation across the hair-color spectrum—not especially heavy on gray. Such was the inclusive, joyous season-opener of Boston Landmarks Orchestra’s free summer series at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell Wednesday…. For this program—Fiesta Sinfónica, an exploration of Latin music and dance—Landmarks was joined by the Dudamel Orchestra of the Conservatory Lab Charter School; students from Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Boston Public Schools; and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston’s Yawkey Club of Roxbury. It was a very full stage. Leading off the concert was George Gershwin’s ‘Cuban Overture.’ It’s a lush piece, with claves and maracas punctuating the composer’s trademark bluesy licks, and the musicians delivered it with a blast of heat.… After intermission the heat kicked up, fueled by Alex Alvear and his powerhouse salsa stars. Landmarks sizzled through David Amram’s ‘En memoria de Chano Pozo’ … and Gonzalo Grau’s ‘Viaje’ (Voyage) Afro-Caribbean Suite. Bajucol, a Colombian folkloric youth dance company in Boston led by Miguel Vargas, performed in traditional dress to give visual form to the music.”
Posted July 29, 2014
