Present
El Puerto Rico 3: Identity Duets
The Victory Players Contemporary Music Ensemble
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Nathan Ben-Yehuda, Pianist
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Clare Monfredo, Cello
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Giovanni Perez, Flute
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Robert Rocheteau, Percussion
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Eric Schultz, Clarinet
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Elly Toyoda, Violin
under the direction of Music Director Tianhui Ng, will perform a virtual chamber concert event featuring MIFA commissioned duets by six composers:
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Gabriel Bouche Caro
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Carlos Carrillo
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Johanny Navarro
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Christian A. Quiñones
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Iván Enrique Rodríguez
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Omar Surillo
In addition to the performances, there will be interviews and a Q & A session.
Now in its third year, the goal of MIFA’s “El Puerto Rico” is to acquaint audiences in Holyoke and western New England with the exciting work of living Puerto Rican composers. In past years, the Victory Players Contemporary Music Ensemble — a group of young and highly accomplished instrumentalists who share a passion for new music — come to Holyoke to work with Tianhui Ng in a residency that takes them to local public schools and culminates in concert for the public.
COVID-19 necessitated a pivot to a virtual format for this year’s El Puerto Rico concerts and MIFA reached out to New England Public Media for technical assistance and a virtual platform.
Made possible by:
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Holyoke Cultural Council, Chicopee Cultural Council, South Hadley Cultural Council, West Springfield Cultural Council, and Westfield Cultural Council, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
