EUROPE DAY & EUROPEAN YEAR OF CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURS
5 - 21 MAY 2018
Alicante & South America
On 9 May, a group of EUYO musicians performed in Alicante as part of 2018 Europe Day celebrations. Presented by EUIPO, the annual Europe Day concert in Alicante took place in the ADDA concert hall in the city at 20:00. This year marked the eighth edition of the concert, held to commemorate the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. The musicians then travelled on to Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Montevideo with performances at Ibirapuera Auditorium, CCK Concert Hall and Teatro Solis. Alumni and previous concertmaster Sarah Sew directed the musicians. The full programme from the project is listed below:
Part 1 - Ceremony
George Frideric Handel
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Part 2 - Remembrance
Henryk Górecki
3 pieces in the old style, Piece III
Arvo Pärt
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Part 3 - Spirit, Dance
Nikos Skalkottas
2 Greek dances Epirotikos and Kleftikos
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Chaconne from Dardanus
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in D minor, H. 143 La Follia
Béla Bartók
Romanian Dances, Sz. 68
Part 4 - Celebration
Antonio Vivaldi
Summer from The Four Seasons
Local compositions from Spain/Brazil/Argentina/Uruguay
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ode to Joy - The European Hymn Performed as part of the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage #Ode2Joy Challenge
