Barcelona Accordion Chamber Orchestra: 70th Anniversary at L'auditori de Barcelona
About the Event
In 1948 Pepita Sellés founded the Barcelona Accordion Chamber Orchestra (OCAB) with a view to raising the profile of the accordion. Since it began, it has produced consistently excellent performances and enjoyed notable success. It has received an enthusiastic public reaction and is a leading orchestra in this genre. In 2018 the OCAB is celebrating its 70th anniversary, which culminates in this spectacular concert featuring former orchestra members.
Practical Information
PART I
• KALMAN: The Gipsy Princess
• KHACHATURIAN: Waltz from Masquerade Suite
• STRAUSS: Im Krapfenwald'l (Cuckoo Polka Op. 336)
• CASALS: Sant Martí del Canigó (sardana)
• GURIDI: Ten Basque Melodies No. 6. Amorosa
• GIMÉNEZ: La boda de Luis Alonso. Interlude (castanets: Consol Grau)
PART II
Also celebrating…
• STRAUSS: Thus spoke Zarathustra. Sunrise
(50th anniversary of the release of the film “2001: A Space Odyssey”)
• VILADESAU: Girona m’enamora (sardana)
(100th anniversary of Ricard Viladesau's birth)
• GOUNOD: Funeral March of a Marionette
(200th anniversary of Charles Gounod’s birth)
• MORES: Moulin Rouge. El Tango de Roxanne
(100th anniversary of Mariano Mores’s birth)
• BERNSTEIN: West Side Story. Suite
(100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth)
• SELLÉS: Christmas Suite
Cast / Production
Barcelona Accordion Chamber Orchestra (OCAB)
Jesús Otero, conductor
Consol Grau, castanets
Featuring former OCAB musicians
