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FOLK IT UP
Eugene Concert Choir packs
a full day of Latin American
Folk into the Hult
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GASPAR COLÓN
fter opening its season pulling from classic Christmas fare (A Christmas Story)
and pop-oriented crowd pleasers (the Burt Bacharach songbook), the Eugene
Concert Choir will step out of the box a bit with two performances this Saturday,
April 30: Latin American Folk For Kids at 11 am and Cantata Criolla at 8 pm,
both held in the Hult Center’s Silva Concert Hall.
Each show takes advantage of the considerable talents of visiting vocalists Idwer
Alvarez and Gaspar Colón, renowned operatic singers in their native Venezuela and,
increasingly, around the world.
Latin American Folk For Kids, as the title suggests, offers a family friendly mini-
concert pulling sounds from across Central and South America. Alvarez and Colón will
feature respective tenor and baritone voices in a handful of performances of folk and
classical songs from their Venezuela.
In addition, Mexico City-born and currently Eugene-based singer and performer
Samuel Becerra will trace Latin music and culture to its pre-Columbian roots, with a
recital of indigenous music played on Becerra’s personally crafted clay flutes and a
display of Aztec-era regalia. The performance is set to conclude with a performance of
the chorizo-themed folk song “Maria Moñitos,” in which the 110-person choir will
feature student singers from a number of Eugene-area elementary schools. By sheer
number of voices, it should offer a spirited closer to the concert.
A concert warm-up featuring a display of Latin crafts and music by the UO’s Los
Wallatos Andean Music Ensemble will kick things off at 10:30 am, should you and the
kiddos want to make a full morning of it.
The entertainment gets a bit more adult-oriented with the Concert Choir’s performance of
Cantata Criolla, also at the Silva Concert Hall on Saturday night. Though not often featured
in the classical repertoire, Antonio Estêvez made waves when Venezuelan conductor Gustavo
Dudamel led the L.A. Philharmonic in a performance of the piece in April of 2014.
Alvarez and Colôn in particular drew raves for their respective portrayals of
Florentino, the troubadour, and the Devil, who face off in a vehement duel during
Criolla’s climax. (Imagine the end of Don Giovanni mixed with “The Devil Went Down
to Georgia,” and you’re about in the ballpark.) With the Eugene Concert Choir and the
Eugene Symphony Orchestra backing both soloists, the concert at the Silva Theater
should prove similarly kinetic. A Latin dance party with live music by Lo Nuestro will
follow in the Hult lobby. ■
Visit eugeneconcertchoir.org or call 687-6865 for tickets.