A special recital in honor of Aurelio de la Vega (1925-2022), who passed away early this year. Considered one of the greatest exponents of contemporary art music. de la Vega wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the U.S. musical scene. Many of his compositions are published and recorded, and the majority of them are played constantly nationally and internationally. His music and aesthetic ideas have been commented upon and analyzed in books, newspapers and reviews throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Among his numerous recognitions is the coveted Friedheim Award of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, bestowed in 1978. In 2012 he was the recipient of the Ignacio Cervantes Medal, the CCCNY’s lifetime achievement award for excellence in classical music.
The recital will feature pianist Martha Marchena, soprano Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega, cellist Marisol Espada, and clarinetist Juan Ruiz.
KLAVIERHAUS
790 11th Ave. (off 54th St.), NYC
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PROGRAM
Preludio #1 (Prelude #1) (from Tres Preludios) (1944)
Danza Lenta (Slow Dance) (1956)
Martha Marchena, piano
La Fuente Infinita (“The Infinite Fountain”) (1944)
On poems by José Francisco Zamora:
“Se ama más de una vez” (“One loves more than once”)
“Invocación” (“Invocation”)
Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega, soprano
Martha Marchena, piano
Leyenda del Ariel Criollo (”Legend of the Creole Ariel”) (1953)
Marisol Espada, cello
Martha Marchena, piano
Canciones Transparentes (Transparent Songs) (1995)
On poems by José Martí:
“Si ves un monte de espumas” (“If you see a hill of foam”)
“Dos patrias” (“Two motherlands”)
“Cultivo una rosa blanca” (“I grow a white rose”)
Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega, soprano
Juan Ruiz, clarinet
Marisol Espada, cello
Martha Marchena, piano
This event is co-sponsored by
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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