May 25, Africa Day

And also, International Tap Day.

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John Williams (1932) is an American composer, conductor, pianist and trombonist, considered one of the most prolific composers of soundtracks in the history of cinema; He has composed some of the most famous and recognizable songs of all time such as: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, ''Catch me if you can''. ET, Superman, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Home Alone and others. He has also made musical compositions for various Olympic Games , numerous TV Series, Newsreels and various Concert Works . He has won the Oscar five times and has 52 nominations to his credit, establishing him as the man with the second most nominations for the highest award in the seventh art after Walt Disney .

Dry Your Tears, Áfrika (Dry your tears, Africa) is the song belonging to the soundtrack of the film Amistad , a film directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1997, whose plot is based on the true story of a group of mutinous African slaves on their journey from Sierra Leone to Cuba , aboard the ship La Amistad near Puerto Rico or in July 1839. The film extends from that date to the year 1841 in which they are declared free and given the option of stay in the USA as free citizens or return to their country.


Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is considered one of the greatest English composers in history. He wrote all kinds of choral and instrumental works, both sacred and profane, among which the opera Dido and Aeneas shines . After the death of his father and at the request of his uncle, he was admitted as a member of the choir of the Capilla del Rey where he would begin his first studies. At the age of 17 he was appointed assistant organist at Westminste Abbey; at 23, titular organist, from which time and for six years he only wrote sacred works until from 1689 he wrote different operas. In his work, the French and Italian influence can be appreciated within what would be a style of British Baroque . He died at the age of 36 at the height of his career.

Martin Schröder grew up in Dortmund where he began playing the trumpet at the age of 9. During his school years he played with the Überregionale Jugendorchester touring England, Ireland, Scandinavia and Poland . Between 2000 and 2005, Martin studied trumpet and music teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold . He spent another two years studying in Cologne . Since 2004 he has been a member of the Rhurblech brassquintet where he is not only a trumpeter but also an arranger. In addition to Rhurblech, he also performs regularly with organist Hans-André Stamm in many churches across Europe . As a teacher, Martin works at the music schools in Soest, Iserlohn and Bochum . In the summer months he can also be found giving master classes in South Korea . (Organroxx)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is considered one of the greatest English composers in history. He wrote all kinds of choral and instrumental works, both sacred and profane, among which the opera Dido and Aeneas shines . After the death of his father and at the request of his uncle, he was admitted as a member of the choir of the Capilla del Rey where he would begin his first studies. At the age of 17 he was appointed assistant organist at Westminste Abbey; at 23, titular organist, from which time and for six years he only wrote sacred works until from 1689 he wrote different operas. In his work, the French and Italian influence can be appreciated within what would be a style of British Baroque . He died at the age of 36 at the height of his career.

Martin Schröder grew up in Dortmund where he began playing the trumpet at the age of 9. During his school years he played with the Überregionale Jugendorchester touring England, Ireland, Scandinavia and Poland . Between 2000 and 2005, Martin studied trumpet and music teaching at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold . He spent another two years studying in Cologne . Since 2004 he has been a member of the Rhurblech brassquintet where he is not only a trumpeter but also an arranger. In addition to Rhurblech, he also performs regularly with organist Hans-André Stamm in many churches across Europe . As a teacher, Martin works at the music schools in Soest, Iserlohn and Bochum . In the summer months he can also be found giving master classes in South Korea . (Organroxx)


Piotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and wrote works of different genres, although he achieved his greatest success with his ballets. In 1859 he obtained a position as a civil servant in the Ministry of Justice , which he would abandon at the age of three to be able to dedicate himself solely to music. His personal life was plagued by continuous crises since the death of his mother and his repressed homosexuality, which forced him into a marriage that only lasted a few months. He wrote more than 150 compositions, including piano works, quartets, suites, symphonies, concertos, chorales, cantatas, operas, and ballets. He died at the age of 53 and is considered one of the greatest composers in history.

The waltz (from Germanism Walzer , a term from the German verb walzen , 'to turn, to roll') is an elegant ballroom dance, documented in its final form since the end of the 18th century . It is the evolution of an ancient dance from the 12th century , originally from Tyrol (Austria) and southern Germany . The waltz conquered its rank of nobility in Vienna during the 1760s, quickly expanding to other countries. Some authors believe that the waltz originated from the volte or volta , a 3-beat dance practiced during the 16th century . The word waltz was born in the 18th century , when this dance was introduced in opera and ballet. Its most significant feature is that its time signatures are 3/4.


Josu Elberdin , born in 1976 in Pasaia (Gipuzkoa), carried out his musical studies at the Pasaia Musikal Intermediate Level Conservatory, where he obtained the qualifications of Piano and Singing teacher. Since 2000 he has been a professor at the Municipal Music School of Pasaia , as well as titular organist of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Trintxerpe (Pasaia) since 1991. He teaches seminars and choral conducting courses nationally and internationally, highlighting his visits to countries such as Indonesia, Lithuania, France, Bulgaria or Colombia , and in turn acts as a jury in choral and composition competitions nationally and internationally. He is also the Technical Director of Ourencanto and a member of the Technical Committee of the Tolosa International Choir Competition.

The children's choir The Resonanz Children's Choir has accumulated countless national and international choral awards to its credit. The choir is one of the groups that are part of the Resonanz Musical Studio music education center together with the Jakarta Concert Orchestra and the Batavia Madrigal Singers Choir. Today they offer us a popular Basque song arranged for choir by Elberdin .

Josu Elberdin , born in 1976 in Pasaia (Gipuzkoa), carried out his musical studies at the Pasaia Musikal Intermediate Level Conservatory, where he obtained the qualifications of Piano and Singing teacher. Since 2000 he has been a professor at the Municipal Music School of Pasaia , as well as titular organist of the Parish of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Trintxerpe (Pasaia) since 1991. He teaches seminars and choral conducting courses nationally and internationally, highlighting his visits to countries such as Indonesia, Lithuania, France, Bulgaria or Colombia , and in turn acts as a jury in choral and composition competitions nationally and internationally. He is also the Technical Director of Ourencanto and a member of the Technical Committee of the Tolosa International Choir Competition.

The children's choir The Resonanz Children's Choir has accumulated countless national and international choral awards to its credit. The choir is one of the groups that are part of the Resonanz Musical Studio music education center together with the Jakarta Concert Orchestra and the Batavia Madrigal Singers Choir. Today they offer us a popular Basque song arranged for choir by Elberdin .


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Marshall McDonald is a pianist, arranger, and composer who has produced several albums, films, and has two symphonies to his credit. He has also produced numerous scores and books for piano. She graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in music and communications, and later earned a master's degree in public administration. In addition to his activity as a composer, he is also dedicated to teaching as a music teacher.

Steven Sharp Nelson is an American composer and cellist who also studied and graduated from the University of Utah .

Africa is a work for Choir and Symphony Orchestra with 8 percussionists composed by Marshall McDonald and Steven Sharp Nelson and based on African themes; It is a tribute to the African continent.

The musical direction of the video that we offer today is in charge of the Chinese maestro Xun Sun.


Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer who at the age of 11 was admitted as a member of the choir of the Imperial Chapel in Vienna , where he was taught by Salieri . At that time, what brought money was the theater, the opera, a genre in which he never managed to excel; so he turned to lieder (songs), among which we must highlight his Ave Maria and the lieder ensemble La Bella Molinera . Despite dying at the age of 31, he left written more than 1,500 works including numerous piano and chamber music pieces, 8 symphonies, concertante works, incidental music, sacred music (among others, 7 Masses, 1 Oratorio and 1 Requiem). , several singspiel (small operettas), some opera and more than 600 small vocal works, mainly the aforementioned lieder.

The Salve Regina , also known as the Salve is one of the most popular and well-known Catholic prayers to Mary the mother of Jesus , originally written in Latin. It is one of the four antiphons in the Breviary dedicated to the Virgin (the other three being Alma Redemptoris Mater, Ave Regina Coelorum, and Regina Coeli ).

Today we offer the Salve Regina ( Hail, Queen and Mother of Mercy,
our life, sweetness and hope, God save you...)
written by Franz Schubert in interpretation of the Swedish soprano Lisa Larsson accompanied by the Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra conducted by the French maestro Nathalie Stutzmann , French contralto and conductor who, as conductor It is characterized by its refined technique born from analytical rigor together with a special congenital fantasy and energy.

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer who at the age of 11 was admitted as a member of the choir of the Imperial Chapel in Vienna , where he was taught by Salieri . At that time, what brought money was the theater, the opera, a genre in which he never managed to excel; so he turned to lieder (songs), among which we must highlight his Ave Maria and the lieder ensemble La Bella Molinera . Despite dying at the age of 31, he left written more than 1,500 works including numerous piano and chamber music pieces, 8 symphonies, concertante works, incidental music, sacred music (among others, 7 Masses, 1 Oratorio and 1 Requiem). , several singspiel (small operettas), some opera and more than 600 small vocal works, mainly the aforementioned lieder.

The Salve Regina , also known as the Salve is one of the most popular and well-known Catholic prayers to Mary the mother of Jesus , originally written in Latin. It is one of the four antiphons in the Breviary dedicated to the Virgin (the other three being Alma Redemptoris Mater, Ave Regina Coelorum, and Regina Coeli ).

Today we offer the Salve Regina ( Hail, Queen and Mother of Mercy,
our life, sweetness and hope, God save you...)
written by Franz Schubert in interpretation of the Swedish soprano Lisa Larsson accompanied by the Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra conducted by the French maestro Nathalie Stutzmann , French contralto and conductor who, as conductor It is characterized by its refined technique born from analytical rigor together with a special congenital fantasy and energy.


Morton Gould (1913-1996) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, and arranger. During the Depression , Gould , as a teenager, worked in New York City playing the piano in movie theaters, as well as in vaudeville performances. When Radio City Music Hall opened, he was hired as a pianist. Gould composed several ballets, scores for Broadway , and music for film and television, and three commissions for various events commemorating the United States Bicentennial . As a conductor, Gould conducted all the major orchestras in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan, and Australia . In 1986 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and throughout his life received many important awards.

Tap Dance Concert . In this concerto, tap is treated as an instrument, even with the distinctive cadenza of the concerto musical form towards the end of the first movement (5'10''). The instrumentalist changes masks in each movement to identify with the expressive meaning of each of them in a work structured in four movements: I (0'54'') TOCCATA, expression of technical skill at the feet of the soloist.-. II (8´03´´) PANTOMIME, touch of humor and irony .-. III (11´36´´) MINUET, delicacy and playfulness .-. IV (16'11'') RONDO, American essence.


Franck Angelis (1962) is a French composer who won several international accordion competitions, such as The Grand Prix in 1979 and the Trofée Mondiale in 1981. Franck 's reputation as a composer of modern accordion literature began with his composition " Boite à Rythme "was performed and won at the international accordion competition in Klingenthal, Germany . Angelis ' compositions require technical virtuosity, great expressiveness and sensitivity from the performer; his works show the creative genius and art of his composer and his compositions are part of the programs of the greatest international accordionists. ( Accordion World )

The accordion is a harmonic wind musical instrument, consisting of a bellows, a fingerboard and two wooden harmonic boxes. At its two ends the bellows is closed by wooden boxes. The right-hand part of the accordion also has a fingerboard with an arrangement of keys that can be like that of a piano ( piano accordion ) or round keys (also called buttons ); the left hand part has buttons on both accordion types for playing basses and backing chords.

Tian Jianan was born in China in 1994 and studied accordion at the Tianjin Central Conservatory of Music (China) with Professor Cao Xiaoqing and composition with Professors Zhuhe and Chen Xinruo . He has given concerts in Italy, Germany, Russia, Canada, the US, Spain and New Zealand . He has obtained excellent results in international competitions, among which the first prize obtained in the Arrasate Hiria International Competition (2016) stands out. Likewise, it has obtained 31 first prizes in national competitions in different categories. He has published five albums, one of them chamber music. ( Arkupe Kultur Etxea )

Franck Angelis (1962) is a French composer who won several international accordion competitions, such as The Grand Prix in 1979 and the Trofée Mondiale in 1981. Franck 's reputation as a composer of modern accordion literature began with his composition " Boite à Rythme "was performed and won at the international accordion competition in Klingenthal, Germany . Angelis ' compositions require technical virtuosity, great expressiveness and sensitivity from the performer; his works show the creative genius and art of his composer and his compositions are part of the programs of the greatest international accordionists. ( Accordion World )

The accordion is a harmonic wind musical instrument, consisting of a bellows, a fingerboard and two wooden harmonic boxes. At its two ends the bellows is closed by wooden boxes. The right-hand part of the accordion also has a fingerboard with an arrangement of keys that can be like that of a piano ( piano accordion ) or round keys (also called buttons ); the left hand part has buttons on both accordion types for playing basses and backing chords.

Tian Jianan was born in China in 1994 and studied accordion at the Tianjin Central Conservatory of Music (China) with Professor Cao Xiaoqing and composition with Professors Zhuhe and Chen Xinruo . He has given concerts in Italy, Germany, Russia, Canada, the US, Spain and New Zealand . He has obtained excellent results in international competitions, among which the first prize obtained in the Arrasate Hiria International Competition (2016) stands out. Likewise, it has obtained 31 first prizes in national competitions in different categories. He has published five albums, one of them chamber music. ( Arkupe Kultur Etxea )


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Sona Jobarteh (London, October 17, 1983) is a composer, singer and instrumentalist of Gambian and English origin. Coming from one of the main lines of griots in West Africa (A griot or jeli is a storyteller); he has been studying Kora since he was three years old, with his brother Tunde Jegede and with his father Sanjally Jobarteh . She is the first female member of this family to play this instrument in public. He studied at the Royal College of Music , where he played cello, piano and harpsichord, transferring soon after to the Purcell School of Music to study composition. In the same period, he participated in various orchestral groups, such as the Irish Chamber Orchestra , the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra or the BBC Symphony Orchestra .

The Kora is an African instrument, a mixture of harp and lute, which is built from the transformation of sound caused by a leather cover to achieve the resonance box to which a notched bridge is added to transmit the vibration of the strings attached to the neck. The sound of the Kora is reminiscent of that of the harp, although when played in a traditional way, it is more similar to the style of flamenco guitars. The musician uses only the thumb and forefinger of both hands to pluck the strings, while the remaining fingers hold onto the sticks on both sides of the strings to keep it steady. Traditional koras have 21 strings, of which 11 are played with the left hand and 10 with the right; although modern koras can be found to which up to four bass strings are added.


Dexter Gordon (1923–1990), American jazz (tenor) saxophonist, bop and hard bop stylist. He started on the clarinet at age 13, before switching to saxophone (initially alto, then tenor) at 15. In 1943, he managed to break through on a recording with Nat King Cole . He moved to New York in December 1944, joining Billy Eckstine 's orchestra; he recorded with Dizzy Gillespie ("Blue 'N' Boogie") and as a leader for Savoy before returning to Los Angeles in the summer of 1946. In 1962, with great success, he went to Europe where he would remain for the next 14 years, there he found a much easier place to live, with less racism and greater respect for jazz musicians. He finally returned to the USA forever in 1976, dying in Philadelphia on April 25, 1990.

Dexter Gordon (1923–1990), American jazz (tenor) saxophonist, bop and hard bop stylist. He started on the clarinet at age 13, before switching to saxophone (initially alto, then tenor) at 15. In 1943, he managed to break through on a recording with Nat King Cole . He moved to New York in December 1944, joining Billy Eckstine 's orchestra; he recorded with Dizzy Gillespie ("Blue 'N' Boogie") and as a leader for Savoy before returning to Los Angeles in the summer of 1946. In 1962, with great success, he went to Europe where he would remain for the next 14 years, there he found a much easier place to live, with less racism and greater respect for jazz musicians. He finally returned to the USA forever in 1976, dying in Philadelphia on April 25, 1990.


CC Catch (1064), is a German-Dutch singer of Eurodisco music, as well as a composer. He was born in Oss (The Netherlands) on July 31, 1964, moving with his family to Germany at the end of the seventies. In 1980 she was a member of an all-girl quartet called Optimal . After that, from 1985 he worked musically with Dieter Bohlen under the name CC Catch . Dieter Bohlen was precisely the guiding force behind their recordings, since he wrote and produced all their songs. This was the main reason for the end of their work together in 1989: Catch wanted to participate in the creative process by contributing his own material, but Dieter did not agree. After ending her musical relationship with Dieter , the singer continued her career, but with moderate success.


Enrique Morente Cotelo (1942-2010) was a Spanish singer, born in the Albaicín neighborhood, Granada , considered one of the great renovators of flamenco. As a child he began to be interested in the flamenco atmosphere at family and neighborhood gatherings. His eagerness to learn took him to Madrid when he was 14 or 15 years old, where he learned the art from Pepe de la Matron a. Enrique 's debut took place in the flamenco club Charlot . In 1967 he won the First Prize at the Málaga Cantaora Contest and that same year his first album appeared . During the following years, the professional meeting with Manolo Sanlúcar takes place that will last for a long time. In 1972 he was recognized by the Chair of Flamencology with the National Singing Award .

Enrique Morente Cotelo (1942-2010) was a Spanish singer, born in the Albaicín neighborhood, Granada , considered one of the great renovators of flamenco. As a child he began to be interested in the flamenco atmosphere at family and neighborhood gatherings. His eagerness to learn took him to Madrid when he was 14 or 15 years old, where he learned the art from Pepe de la Matron a. Enrique 's debut took place in the flamenco club Charlot . In 1967 he won the First Prize at the Málaga Cantaora Contest and that same year his first album appeared . During the following years, the professional meeting with Manolo Sanlúcar takes place that will last for a long time. In 1972 he was recognized by the Chair of Flamencology with the National Singing Award .


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The artists of the Jammu Folkloric Ballet take us to the heart of Africa , to its sounds, rhythms and colors. This Folkloric Ballet was born in Dakar in 2008, directed by As Ndiaye , in which two ideas merge: that of creating a stable folklore group and at the same time a music and dance school. Its headquarters are in the Yoff Cultural Center , the seaside neighborhood of Dakar , where young musicians and dancers from all ethnic groups in Senegal participate and in their shows we will discover traditional Senegalese dances but also choreographies with elements of contemporary dance. Their impressive dances combine energetic movements with spectacular acrobatics, based on the Mbalax rhythm. This rhythm is obtained with the Sabar drums , used for centuries by the Wolof ethnic group of Senegal .

Chair of Flamencology with the National Singing Award .


Tap dance , also called tap , is a style of American dance, in which the feet are moved rhythmically while performing a musical stomp. It originates from the fusion of the clog dances of Ireland , the north of England and Scotland , combined with the dances practiced by Afro-Americans. Indeed; in 1739, black slaves were prohibited from using percussion instruments ; this motivated them to perform the rhythms with their feet and hands. The dancers, immigrants from various groups, met to compete and to demonstrate their best qualities and movements. In this way a new dance was born: the American tap . The dancers relaxed the rigid Irish postures, used arms and shoulders to mark and added new steps; since improvisation was the main thing in this dance.

Today we offer the song " Tap Your Troubles Away " from the musical " Mack & Mabel "

Tap dance , also called tap , is a style of American dance, in which the feet are moved rhythmically while performing a musical stomp. It originates from the fusion of the clog dances of Ireland , the north of England and Scotland , combined with the dances practiced by Afro-Americans. Indeed; in 1739, black slaves were prohibited from using percussion instruments ; this motivated them to perform the rhythms with their feet and hands. The dancers, immigrants from various groups, met to compete and to demonstrate their best qualities and movements. In this way a new dance was born: the American tap . The dancers relaxed the rigid Irish postures, used arms and shoulders to mark and added new steps; since improvisation was the main thing in this dance.

Today we offer the song " Tap Your Troubles Away " from the musical " Mack & Mabel "


La dame aux camélias is a ballet premiered in 1978 created by the German choreographer John Neumeier , with music by Frederic Chopin . The work is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas (son) "La dame aux camélias". The son of the great novelist, Alexandre Dumas , had to live in the shadow of the success of his father, whose name he shared. When at the age of 23 he published " The Lady of the Camellias " it was believed that such a brilliant work must be his father's. This novel, based on the life of a famous Parisian courtesan of life named Marguerite Gautier . Social conventions are at the heart of this masterpiece, which Dumas himself later staged and which was the basis for Verdi 's opera “ La Traviata ” premiered at the Teatro de la Fenice in Venice on March 6, 1853. .

Pas de deux (in Spanish, step for two) is one that is performed jointly by two people. It usually consists of an entrée (couple's entrance), adagio , two variations (one for each dancer, usually an allegro ), and a coda . It is also known as Grand pas de deux (Great pas de deux).

Today we will attend the Pas de deux of the third act performed by Agnès Letestu and Stéphane Bullion (both stars of the National Opera of Paris)


Tabakeryaska is a comic dance from Moldova that we can see today in an interpretation by the Igor Moiseyev Ballet , a company that was born from the bowels of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and that today is one of the great ballet companies in the world; company that manages to synthesize the spontaneity of popular dances with the academicism of classical ballet.

Tabakeryaska is a comic dance from Moldova that we can see today in an interpretation by the Igor Moiseyev Ballet , a company that was born from the bowels of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and that today is one of the great ballet companies in the world; company that manages to synthesize the spontaneity of popular dances with the academicism of classical ballet.


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