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A14 LOCAL
Wednesday 26 July 2017

German Compositions Performed by American Soloists

Trombone and French horn players who will take part in tonight’s
Concerti Grossi of German composers.

Rehearsing for the closure night.
ORANJESTAD - Concerti this musical treat are from
Grossi is the name of to- the United States: Violin – felter. The concert takes Final Concert Saturday: with the world premiere of
night’s classic concert as Netanel Draiblate, oboe place on board of the The rehearsals for the final ‘Preludio a un Venturoso
being part of the Aruba – Courtney Miller, trum- Freewinds cruiseship and concert of the festival are Amanecer’ by Victor Mar-
Symphony Festival. The pet – Jean-Christophe Do- starts at 8pm. Admission is in full swing. quez-Barrios, the contem-
string Ensemble Soloists in brzelewski and Mark Clod- free. The musicians of the 2017 porary Venezuelan com-
Aruba Symphony Festival poser/guitarist.
are determined to outdo The main event will be an
the 2016 Symphony Or- American Premiere of Sym-
chestra and are spending phony No. 3 Op. 153 by
many hours practicing un- Joseph Joachim Raff, the
der the direction of Carlos Swiss born German com-
Botero, from Colombia, the poser (1822 – 1882).
assistant director of the re- The closing concert is the
nowned Houston Sympho- only one of this year’s Fes-
ny Orchestra. tival that has an admission
Over 80 students and mas- charge, and it is only 40
ters from the United States Florins (US$ 23) for adults,
and 8 other countries will 20 Florins for those under
join forces to make the 18 years old. The concert
closing concert of this starts on Saturday July 29th
year’s festival another at 8pm sharp in the Cas di
memorable one. Cultura on the L.G. Smith
The program will begin Boulevard. q