"Tres Piezas Modernas" For Bassoon and Orchestra by Adriana Figueroa Mañas *English Version.
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Hi everyone! Today we went to the Aconcagua Provincial Park in Argentina, delighting in the beautiful view of the city of Mendoza, and accompanied by a good wine we will listen to the "Tres Piezas Modernas" for Bassoon and Orchestra by Adriana Isabel Figueroa.
We will go to a fantastic world with three pieces that combine originality and tradition; the first piece begins with a great sound from the orchestra and a beautiful timbral sound that catch us from the first moment, the brilliant presence of the brass and percussion mark a personal stamp in the whole work.
After this beautiful introduction, the soloist bassoon appears with a powerful sound in the middle register, develops a beautiful melody that, accompanied by the orchestra, creates a very interesting discourse in which the bassoon constantly exposes new themes with rapid tonality changes that are immediately developed by the orchestra, thus creating an incredible connection from one piece to another.
The presence of jazz in the work is very marked, especially in the second piece, the bassoon develops beautiful jazz cadences in conjunction with the orchestra that transport you to a different stage, the exciting thing about this piece is that we can perceive the use of certain harmonies that subtly transport us to folk music.
The piece uses so many jazz and traditional music resources that it creates a special atmosphere in the work. As we progress, we hear constant changes of tonality, and small themes that are being formed; the work is captivating because always it is in a constant movement without repetitions of themes that are linked to each other.
The third piece makes the difference with a very rhythmic introduction, with a magnificent presence of the percussions, the bassoon appears with a great sound, and a beautiful cadence that transports the orchestra in different dynamics and great timbral resources that we can perceive, thus as jazz is always present and is perfectly used in the voice of the bassoon, with changes of harmony that accompany us in this last piece demanding for the interpreter and with a very rhythmic and imponent grand finale, it comes to an end.
I want to conclude by congratulating the composer for the great work done in these magnificent pieces, it is wonderful to see how she uses musical resources such as Jazz and folk music, creating a personal stamp in her compositions.
This work was published in 2015 by The Hildegard Publishing Company and is part of the album Symphonic Compositions and Chamber Music by the composer Adriana Figueroa Mañas, performed by the bassoonist Andrea Yurcic accompanied by the National University of Cuyo Symphony Orchestra.
Adriana Figueroa Mañas
Composer
Maestra Adriana Figueroa Mañas studied at the School of Music of the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina), where she received the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Master of Latin American Music, as well as taking courses in Jazz, improvisation, composition, and chamber music orchestration, including contemporary orchestration techniques.
Maestra Figueroa has premiered works in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Australia, China, Sweden, and the United States, Throughout her career she has obtained several composition awards in Argentina and other countries.
Currently, she works as a saxophonist for the West Jazz Band, she is also a member of the International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM), and of FADEC (Argentine Foundation of Composer Women).
Andrea Yurcic
Bassoonist
Maestra Andrea Yurcic studied the Artistic Master's Degree in bassoon at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany with the professors Günter Pfitzenmaier and Eberhard Steinbrecher, she was fellow of the DAAD (International Exchange Service), also she study in Europe with the masters Sergio Azzolini , Albrecht Holder and Dag Jensen.
Currently, she works as the first bassoon of the Symphony Orchestra of the National University of Cuyo (Mendoza, Argentina), as well as a graduate professor in the Master in Interpretation of Latin American Music of the 20th Century of the UNCUYO, the professor Andrea Yurcic for her great musical contribution is a bassoonist with great recognition in Argentina.
Thank you all very much for joining me on this interesting musical trip to Mendoza - Argentina, where we discovered a fantastic work full of emotions, virtuosity, and originality!
See you next week Fagoteando por América!
Jonaira Rosero
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