Oruro Symphony Orchestra
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The Oruro Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Oruro
, Bolivia
. Under the directorship of Jesús Elías
(2006-2008), they perform at the Teatro de la Casa Municipal de Cultura in Oruro.
in 1907, a strong insurgency for musical movements in the main cities of Bolivia originated. In Oruro, the teacher Pedro Rodriguez Santa Cruz in 1914, became the first director to conform an orchestra. Nevertheless, it was not until 1921 that the city saw the orchestra established in Oruro, directed by the violin teacher Linen Cañipa Ferreira, being reorganized in October 1930 by the Italian teacher Franco Russo. Amongst the orchestra members were acclaimed musicians such as Adrián Patiño Carpio, Franz Walk, Francisco Molo, Adolph Hirschmann, the Forns Samsó brothers, the French cellist Ginet Rougeot, the French violinists Mathilde Heimberg and Lydia Bernardini, Abel Elías and others.
. Gordito Jesús Elías
became the director of the orchestra, and cellist Miguel Salazar, the violinists Jose Durán, Marcela Tórrez, and others joined its ranks.
The Symphonic Choir of Oruro was also formed under the directorship of Jesus Elías. Later, in December 2006, the Youthful Symphony orchestra of Oruro was founded under the directorship of the prestigious teacher Marcela Tórrez Sahonero.
Oruro, Bolivia
Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Under the directorship of Jesús Elías
Jesús Elías
Oscar Jesús Elías Lucero is a Bolivian cellist, classical guitarist, composer and conductor . He is the director of the Oruro Symphony Orchestra . His musical style is a combination of classical music and traditional Bolivian folk music.-Biography:Jesús Elías was born in the city of Oruro in 1975...
(2006-2008), they perform at the Teatro de la Casa Municipal de Cultura in Oruro.
Background and history
Following the foundation of the Conservatorio Nacional de Música in La PazLa Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
in 1907, a strong insurgency for musical movements in the main cities of Bolivia originated. In Oruro, the teacher Pedro Rodriguez Santa Cruz in 1914, became the first director to conform an orchestra. Nevertheless, it was not until 1921 that the city saw the orchestra established in Oruro, directed by the violin teacher Linen Cañipa Ferreira, being reorganized in October 1930 by the Italian teacher Franco Russo. Amongst the orchestra members were acclaimed musicians such as Adrián Patiño Carpio, Franz Walk, Francisco Molo, Adolph Hirschmann, the Forns Samsó brothers, the French cellist Ginet Rougeot, the French violinists Mathilde Heimberg and Lydia Bernardini, Abel Elías and others.
Reformation
On August 19, 2006, the orchestra was refunded by a merger of classical musicians from the Ensemble Ad Libitvm, the Camacho of Oruro and the Camerata Concertante of CochabambaCochabamba
Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...
. Gordito Jesús Elías
Jesús Elías
Oscar Jesús Elías Lucero is a Bolivian cellist, classical guitarist, composer and conductor . He is the director of the Oruro Symphony Orchestra . His musical style is a combination of classical music and traditional Bolivian folk music.-Biography:Jesús Elías was born in the city of Oruro in 1975...
became the director of the orchestra, and cellist Miguel Salazar, the violinists Jose Durán, Marcela Tórrez, and others joined its ranks.
The Symphonic Choir of Oruro was also formed under the directorship of Jesus Elías. Later, in December 2006, the Youthful Symphony orchestra of Oruro was founded under the directorship of the prestigious teacher Marcela Tórrez Sahonero.
Orchestra directors
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Jesús Elías Oscar Jesús Elías Lucero is a Bolivian cellist, classical guitarist, composer and conductor . He is the director of the Oruro Symphony Orchestra . His musical style is a combination of classical music and traditional Bolivian folk music.-Biography:Jesús Elías was born in the city of Oruro in 1975... |
Oruro Symphony Orchestra 2006-2008
- Directors: Augusto Guzmán, Jesús ElíasJesús ElíasOscar Jesús Elías Lucero is a Bolivian cellist, classical guitarist, composer and conductor . He is the director of the Oruro Symphony Orchestra . His musical style is a combination of classical music and traditional Bolivian folk music.-Biography:Jesús Elías was born in the city of Oruro in 1975...
- Violins I: José Durán, Marcela Tórrez, Christina Peláez, Patricia Flores, Flavio Mejía, Catherine Goumoens, Antonio Tórrez, Alejandra Zapata.
- Violins II: Pablo Villarroel, Antonio Tórrez, Sergio López, Cintya Bejarano, Andrea Zapata, Paola Sotelo, Paola Elías.
- Viola: Ramiro Jiménez, Rodolfo Elías, Fernanda Urrea, Daniel Fernández, Jessica Viscarra, Adriana López, Pedro Pérez.
- Cellos: Miguel Salazar, Ariana Stambuck, Jesús ElíasJesús ElíasOscar Jesús Elías Lucero is a Bolivian cellist, classical guitarist, composer and conductor . He is the director of the Oruro Symphony Orchestra . His musical style is a combination of classical music and traditional Bolivian folk music.-Biography:Jesús Elías was born in the city of Oruro in 1975...
, Richard Tórrez, Adriana Viscarra, Nohelia Cuellar, Gloria Soto.
- Double Bass: Raúl Jiménez, Franz Pontes.
- Flutes: Jorge Callejas, Oscar Elías Siles.
- Clarinettes: José Luis Marin, Christian Choque, Isidro Quispe, Alvaro Quispe
- Oboes: Gabriela Claure, Walter Colque
- Trumpets: Iván Ticona, Henry Valda, Wellington Façanha, Grover Flores
- Trombone: Juan Carlos Condori, Saturnino Flores.
- Percussion: Freddy Quispe , Isidro Quispe.