Wednesday, 8 February 2012

The Threepenny Opera

On Saturday 3rd February, the musical association "Maestro Eugenio Calderon" staged under the direction of Alejandro Castañeda Martínez, the first concert of the series "Family Concert: musical stories for all ages." The concert featured was "The Threepenny Opera," a peculiar work whose characters belong to the underworld with music alternating and mixing classical with popular rhythms, cabaret and jazz.

In the coldest day this winter, 200 people of al ages and nations gathered in the sports hall of the Institute "Philip II" in Mazarrón and enjoyed 50 minutes of the music of German composer Kurt Weill and history of the famous character Macki "the Razor" created by Bertolt Brecht.

The music, masterfully played by the youth of the band, alternating with the Macki story, and the narrator, Juan Pedro Navarro, made the concert more enjoyable and fun with his great sense of humour.  He also made the audience hum Macki's ballad "The Knife" and told a story that began with a beggar singing the ballad of Macki, the role played by Juan Antonio Garcia.

The musicians,  dressed in coats against the cold, gave magnificent concert soloists highlighting the roles of trombone, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet and flute. The Music Association "Master Eugenio Calderon" made sure everyone enjoyed the concert and  thanked all the contributors - City Hall, IES"Philip II" theater group I.E.S. "Domingo Valdivieso" and the media for their contribution.

2 more concerts in this series are still to take place.

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