Different styles in the traditional Santa Cecilia concert
More than 50 students participated in the traditional November concert, where they could listen to music ranging from classical to flamenco.
On November 20, the traditional St. Cecilia's Day concert was held at the University. As every year the students played different musical pieces of different styles. It was in the classroom Magna of Central Building, at 19.30h.
Eleven groups and soloists offered a varied repertoire, ranging from classical music, such as the "Plegaria a Santa Cecilia" performed by Roberto Aguirre, student of the School de Teología, to modern music such as "Tango de Roxanne" played by the Gordejuela Arrieta sisters on piano, flute and violin.
These student musicians, who paid tribute to Saint Cecilia, rehearsed their musical pieces for weeks, Vida Universitaria wanted to get closer to the creative process of the students to discover what was going on behind the scenes:
Luis Sierra - "Partita II: Allemande", J.S. BachThis young man from Aragon, a student of 1st year of Journalism, played on the 20th the "Partita II: Allemande", by J.S. Bach, on the violin. Luis affirms that he has been a musician for as long as he can remember: "I started playing the violin when I was two years old, but in a conservatory, since I was seven". The young man's musical career includes playing in the Graus Music Academy, in the Basilica del Pilar Orchestra and in the WYD orchestra, conducted by director of the London Symphony. "Music is something I carry deep inside me, in my heart," says Luis.
About the piece he performed at the Santa Cecilia concert, he says that "it is a work full of inner depth in which Bach wanted to express certain emotions, but it is open to interpretation by any expert or inexperienced player, occasional student".
group board member A cappella - "Seasons of love", RENT - J. Larson
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Some of the members of group Acapella rehearsing. PHOTO: Courtesy |
The University Choir is more than well known in the campus, their performances in the different activities of the University have earned them fame.
However, what many don't know is that some of the choir members' passion for music makes them go further: "We wanted to do something different from what we do in the choir and sing more modern songs," says Cecilia de Vittori, a 2nd year ISSA student and soprano.
Cecilia says that group came about spontaneously. "We got together ten people: three sopranos, two altos, three tenors, two basses and a piano accompaniment, we are all members of the Choir and the Orchestra's piano," she explains. "We wanted to sing something contemporary and we started looking for songs, something simple but that would impress and we ended up choosing "Seasons of Love" by Rent."
"Although there are many of us and it is difficult to get agreement the most important thing is to enjoy the music and get the audience to enjoy it too." The group board member A cappella promises a new vision of choral voices and many surprises....
Coro Rociero "Vía la plata y amigos" - "Color esperanza" and "Rumba Vía la Plata", F. López
The University not only has a Chamber Orchestra and a University Choir, but for the last two years it has also had a Rociero Choir.
"The group Vía la plata, a nod to the ancient Roman road that linked the south and north of the country, came about through a group of friends who wanted to have a little piece of our land in Pamplona," says Lourdes León, from Seville and a 5th year medical student. "As a result of group it occurred to us that it would be great to do rocieras masses, it was a good way to bring people a new way of praying. For this we realized that we would need more people and from five we went to almost 30 components, andVía la Plata and friends emerged," says Lourdes.
"We usually sing liturgical songs for the masses we have at the Clinic. This year we included sevillanas composed by Fernando López, who is studying 4th year law and bilingual ADE, for a flamenco Rosary, flamenco party songs, adaptations of hits... For the Santa Cecilia Concert we chose a flamenco version of Diego Torres' song "Color esperanza", which everyone could sing. In addition, we performed a song composed by Fernando López, called "Vía la Plata", which tells our essence as group".