Great Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra
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Since its foundation in 1989, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra has united a group of young Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

n musicians.

History

The Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra was created in 1989, through the agreement signed by the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho foundation and the state foundation for the National Youth Orchestra. This agreement allowed the joining of efforts of the best performers of the centers in the metropolitan area of Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

. In 1992, it was constituted under the name of Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra Foundation, eponym that gives homage to the illustrious forefather of Venezuelan independence, Antonio José de Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre
Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá , known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" , was a Venezuelan independence leader. Sucre was one of Simón Bolívar's closest friends, generals and statesmen.-Ancestry:...

. In 1995 the well-known kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Díez
Carlos Cruz-Diez is a Venezuelan kinetic and op artist. He lives in Paris. He has spent his professional career working and teaching between both Paris and Caracas. His work is represented in museums and public art sites internationally...

, donate the integral design of the image that the orchestra uses to this date, in addition to becoming illustrious ambassador of the institution.

As orchestra nucleus, not only has it made up a broad symphonic repertoire offered permanently in its regular concert season in the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex , also known as Teresa Carreño Theater , is the most important theatre of Caracas and Venezuela, where performances include symphonic and popular concerts, opera, ballet and plays...

, but it has also acted in the most prestigious musical events. Its dynamic presence has been confirmed in all the music festivals of Venezuela, through agreements with the most relevant cultural institutions in the national context. The orchestra has been host of important conductors and soloists, in 1997 the Composer in residence project was established in which Maestro Ricardo Teruel initiated an organic platform for the promotion and projection of creative talent. Other facets of activity of the orchestra, have been directed at participating in ballet and opera productions of great importance in the different seasons that are held in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, such as those of the Opera of the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, and the Opera Breve of the Caracas Athenaeum
Caracas Athenaeum
The Caracas Athenaeum is a cultural institution centred on the arts. It is currently located in Macaracuay, after having been in the area of Los Caobos, Caracas, Venezuela. The building hosts two theatre auditoriums, a concert hall, a library, a gallery, a cinema, rehearsal rooms, a café, as well...

.

It has been in broadcasting projects for its musicians through, the orchestra in chamber experience and it has assumed a place in the space of recordings, with the productions of the albums, Carmina Burana (Orff)
Carmina Burana (Orff)
Carmina Burana is a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936. It is based on 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection Carmina Burana...

, Beethoven's IX symphony, Ficciones, Tchaikovsky spectacular, Symphonic Venezuela, Danzón... Music of Latin America, Symphonic Christmas, between works with other groups, like the album Ensemble Gurrufio and the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra.

Moreover, its relevant artistic performance has led it to enter in the world of cinema, by recording the music for the movies: Pandemonium and Cuchillos de Fuego, by Román Chalbaud with the music of Federico Ruiz, Una Vida y dos Mandados, production of Alexis Montilla Films, and music of Nascuy Linares, and Manuela Sáenz, the movie, of Diego Rízquez, and music of Eduardo Marturet
Eduardo Marturet
Eduardo Marturet is a Venezuelan conductor and composer.Born in Caracas, Marturet studied in Cambridge, England, where he obtained a degree in piano, percussion, conducting, and composition...

. Due to its multiple projects, the Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Symphony orchestra is recognized as one of the most solid orchestras entities throughout Latin America.

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