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...MISA FLAMENCA (Nimbus). Guitarist Paco Pena has adapted the texts of the Roman Catholic liturgy and set them to the extroverted melodic and rhythmic emotions of flamenco to compose this earthy, passionate Mass. His musicians and singers charismatically express love of freedom, resignation under oppression and an unconquerable faith that soars from an anguished soul...
...musically well in the black. Forty-six new works have been introduced and several have already been performed elsewhere. A few were standouts, e.g., Luigi Dallapiccola's haunting, emotional Variations for Orchestra, Henry Cowell's gentle Symphony No. 11, Carlos Surinach's vivid Sinfonietta Flamenca. The overall quality was higher than critics dared hope...
Conductor Robert Whitney was happy to start the project quietly; his load will grow in the next four years. This week he will repeat the Toch Notturno and add Sinfonietta Flamenca by Spain's Carlos Surinach. Next week he will repeat both and add Rhapsody for Orchestra by the University of Louisville's twelve-tone Composer George Perle. The following week he will repeat all three and add a new student work. After four performances, each work will be dropped and another new one substituted...
...American with "muchas pesetas" (exchange rates were favorable)--regional dishes like roast suckling pig, and eggs "al flamenca" with typical sauces and spices were cheap and delicious. Few visitors missed keen Jai-alai games (a Basque invention, Jai-alai and pelota, which resemble squash, are two of the world's swiftest, most exhausting sports). The sparkling wit of the decadent Spanish theater commences evenings at 11 as do most films. The most spectacular events, however, beside peasant flestas, were the colorful bullfights put on in large arenas every Sunday...
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