Festival Musicians for the World - Perú 2022
1st Edition
The marvels of online interaction have allowed us to connect and inspire music students all over the world. One of our dreams is to visit every community that we have been impacting remotely, and this festival is our first step in this journey. MFW teachers will be traveling to Peru during the month of August to engage with various music programs, including those in most vulnerable areas of Peru, all while performing for their communities.
Our Artists
Many of MFW’s artists are part of world-renowned orchestras such as San Antonio Symphony and Oregon Symphony, and all are either current or former students of the best music schools and conservatories around the world, including the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Paris Conservatory, and The Orchestra Now. Some of these artists have been soloists with world class orchestras around the world including the Symphonies of Fort Worth, Dallas, Minnesota, Weimar and others.
Violin:
David Castro-Balbi (France), Jesus Saenz (Peru/USA), Kelley McGarry (USA), Priyanka Venkatesh (USA/India), Amy Tai (USA), Rachel Arcega Orth(USA), Ellie Kang (USA/Korea)
Viola:
Eric Jones (USA)
Cello:
Alexandre Castro-Balbi (France), Mariana Taipa (Germany/Portugal)
Double Bass:
Carlota Ramos (Germany/Portugal), Kaden Henderson (USA)
Flute:
Alejandra Santillanes (USA)
Clarinet:
Ivan Valbuena (Colombia/USA)
Piano:
Kyle Orth (USA/Israel), Eliza Puchianu (Romania)
Composition:
Fabricio Cavero (Perú), Guido Arcella (Argentina)
Percussion:
Josue Berrocal (Costa Rica)
Educational Activities
MFW teachers will be providing multiple opportunities for private and group lessons, open masterclasses, sectionals, and other educational activities. We are planning to provide over 100 hours of music instruction for more than 300 students over the course of these 2 weeks.
Visiting these programs is our priority. Some of them are located in extremely remote areas of Perú such as the districts of San Juan de Miraflores and Ancon. We are also performing side-by-side with Los Violines de San Juan, Violin Ensemble from Asociación Kaypi Kunan, and Daniel Alomias Robles Youth Orchestra who will be premiering the Clara Schumann Piano Concerto.
Outreach
Far and Beyond
This festival’s uniqueness lies in our intention to bring music to the most remote corners of Perú. Bringing this many renowned musicians to places such as the town of Choquepata or the district of San Juan de Miraflores is a breakthrough in our musical tradition. Classically trained musicians have yet to visit these communities.
Choquepata’s Plaza:
On Sunday, August 7, we will be celebrating a musical encounter with the community of Choquepata, a group of approximately 500 families located 14 miles southeast of Cusco. We will begin this journey by meeting Pututo players from the Wińaypaq Takin Ensemble at the Ruins of Tipon. After meeting these amazing local musicians and appreciating the marvelous Ruins of Tipon, we will travel down to the main square of Choquepata for a performance of our Musicians for the World Camerata, followed by a celebration thrown for us by the local community that includes local food and dance.
Pamplona Alta:
Located in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, Pamplona Alta is an area in the surrounding mountains of Lima inhabited by individuals who fled terrorism during the 70s and 80s. On August 9th of 2022, MFW artists are traveling to the Fe y Alegria school, which is located on the upper side of these mountains, for a side-by-side performance with Los Violines de San Juan, a local violin ensemble that regularly participates in MFW online activities.
Chamber Music
Throughout our time in Lima, MFW artists will work with 5 chamber music groups selected from some of the music programs we will be empowering during this festival. Each group will have the opportunity to receive coachings from our teachers and participate in our Chamber Music Students Performance on Saturday Aug 13.
This program has been made possible, in part, with support from ACMP Associated Chamber Music Players. Please join this growing network of passionate chamber musicians through their website www.acmp.net
Concerts
Arequipa:
1) Friday July 22:
Arequipa Symphony
Location: Iglesia de la Tercera Orden
*Kyle and Rachel Orth perform the Mendelssohn Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra
7:30pm
Cusco
2) Wednesday August 3:
MFW & the Cusco Symphony
Location: Municipal Theater
7:30pm
*MFW teachers will be playing as soloists with the Orchestra
3) Thursday August 4:
Camerata Musicians for the World
Location: Church of Andahuaylillas
4) Friday August 5:
Camerata Musicians for the World
Location: Pachacutec Hall, Machu Picchu
7:30 PM
5) Sunday August 7:
Musical Encounter
Location: Choquepata's Plaza
12:00 PM
*MFW musicians meet the local musicians of Tipon for a musical exchange followed by a celebration at the main square.
Lima
6) Monday August 8:
Camerata Musicians for the World
Location: Auditorio Alberto Hurtado
7:45 pm
7) Tuesday August 9:
Camerata Musicians for the World & Los Violines de San Juan
Location: Colegio Fe y Alegría de Pamplona Alta
11am
*Musicians for the World faculty will perform side-by-side with the students of Los Violines de San Juan
8) Tuesday August 9:
Chamber Music Performance
Location: University of Music
8pm
9) Wednesday August 10:
Camerata Musicians for the World
Location: Auditorio Alberto Hurtado
7:45 pm
10) Friday August 12:
National Symphony of Perú
Location: Gran Teatro Nacional
8pm
Soloist:
Violin: David Castro-Balbi
Cello: Alexandre Castro-Balbi
* Brahms Double Concerto
11) Chamber Music Student Concert:
*Featuring our selected 5 chamber music groups.
12) Saturday August 13:
MFW and Daniel Alomias Robles Youth Orchestra
*Premiering Clara Schumann Piano Concerto with soloist Eliza Puchianu
Les Frères Castro-Balbi
David and Alexandre Castro-Balbi are two young musicians (Violin and Cello) with roots in Peru and Panama. They currently have an outstanding artistic carrier in Germany as they are both principal players in Staatskapelle Weimar, the oldest symphony orchestra in Germany.
Their cultural and racial diversity have caught the attention of several European musical entities. Producer Martin Mirabel whose documentaries are reproduced by the most prominent European art platforms such as France Television, Arte TV, Medici TV, Naxos, Deutsche Grammophon, France TV, Sony Classical, among others (https://www.martinmirabel.com) is working on this documentary with the purpose of showing the world the amazing outcome of diversity in Music.
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