El Grito Concert Poema de Neruda Blas Galindo Chiapas Alberto Dominguez Estampas Nocturnas Manuel M. Ponce Intermision Homenaje a Cervantes José Pablo Moncayo Concierto del sur, Manuel M. Ponce Allegro moderato, Andante Allegro moderato e festivo *soloist Antonio Navarro Mexican Rapsody arr. Merle J. Isaac
1st violin Teo Benson** Jamie Kauffman Celia Nicks Jennifer Kwintner Zachary Pollack 2nd violin Irina Shpigelman* Metta Mayes Karl Drabek Gustavo Berho Viola Josephine Fogle-Rain* Emily Sather Megan Mueller Cello Karen Fardel* Stephanie Jansson DeGeeter Flute I Teresa Caballero Jaime* Flute II Mirta Wymerszberg Clarinet MaryAnne Lacaille Timpani Karen Sunmark **Concertmaster *Principal National Anthem Georgia Vazquez Bass Attila Kiss
Antonio Navarro Classical Guitar Extraordinary guitarist with outstanding musical sensibility, offering a unique experience that moves those listening to him. Antonio has performed successfully in Mexico, the United States, and Spain. In 2014 he obtained a Master s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance at the University of Alicante in Spain where he studied with leading figures in the classical guitar and music world, such as David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Roberto Aussel, Fabio Zanon, Hopkinson Smith, Paul O'Dette, Ignacio Rodes, Shin-Ichi Fukuda, José De Eusebio and Victor Candia. Prior to his most recent studies in Spain, Antonio attended important guitar master classes with other important professors, including Pablo Marquez, Claudio Marcotulli, Williams Kanengiser, Zoran Dukic, Andrea Vettoreti, Massimo Gatta, Mauricio Diaz Alvarez, Luz Maria Bobadilla, Kevin Gallagher, and Javier Hinojosa. Major venues in Guadalajara, Mexico, where Antonio has performed include the Municipal Government Palace, the Degollado Theatre and the Museum of Arts of the University of Guadalajara. He has been soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Jalisco and with the Chamber Orchestra of the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. In addition to his qualities as a performer, Antonio has a remarkable reputation as a music teacher with over 15 years of experience. His work has been highlighted by the Music Department at the University of Guadalajara and in music workshops at the Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara. Official website and contact: www.antonionavarroguitar.com contact@antonionavarroguitar.com
PAULA NAVA MADRIGAL, BCO conductor and music director, holds a BA in Music from the University of Guadalajara where she was recognized as an outstanding student in cello and a BA in Education from the Escuela Normal de Jalisco. She also received a master s degree in Education from the University Autonomous of Guadalajara and completed her post-graduate work at Nebrija University in Madrid. She studied conducting with Guillermo Salvador and Jose Luis Perez Garrido with the support of CONACULTA Mexico. Ms. Madrigal has attended conducting institutes and workshops in Mexico City, Veracruz, Puebla, Zacatecas, New York City, and Oregon. Most recently, she attended the 2016 Medomak Conductor s Retreat in Maine. Currently, she conducts the Seattle World Youth Orchestra and is co-founder, Conductor, and artistic director of the Ballard Civic Orchestra which has received awards from the Seattle office of arts and culture, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, and the Latino Community Fund. She also received the Premio del Consejo Directivo, Seattle Latin Music Award from Univision. TEO BENSON, a Whidbey Island native, began playing violin at the age of five with Linda Good and Island Strings. He has won scholarships and concerto competitions in Washington State and Colorado and holds a Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Washington where he began studying with internationally acclaimed violinist Ron Patterson. Mr. Benson is a member of the Tacoma Symphony and frequently performs his original compositions with other classically trained musicians as lead instrumentalist of the jazz/blues/funk fusion band, Stop, Thief! In recent years Mr. Benson has also performed as soloist with the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Chamber Orchestra in Guadalajara, Mexico. As a teaching artist, Mr. Benson directs the Halcyon Music School in Ballard where he maintains a full studio of students. His passion for learning and teaching has inspired his work in developing an innovative online instructional and practice tool which uses drone tones to improve intonation (www.dronetonetool.com/). Since 2006 he has been the lead instructor for Young Strings Project Outreach, a non-profit organization which has received over $100,000 in grants in support of its mission to provide classical instrument and orchestral instruction, without charge, to youth with limited means and/or access in the Seattle area. Most recently, he has collaborated with Paula Nava Madrigal, youth orchestra conductor, to create the Seattle World Youth Orchestra with the support of a Youth Arts grant from the Office of Art & Culture in Seattle. In 2016 with the support of a Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund grant, Mr. Benson helped to launch the Ballard Civic Orchestra (BCO), a multi-cultural, multi-generational community orchestra that integrates talented amateur and experienced professional musicians who believe in the motto, Building Community Through Music.
José Iñiguez Tenor José Iñiguez grew up in the small Washington farming community of Mattawa. Where he developed a profound love for two very different styles of music; classical opera and traditional Mexican mariachi bolero. By blending these two styles, he and the artists who perform with him, take you on a cultural journey that pairs the ethereal beauty of opera aria and classical piano with the charm of mariachi bolero.