Cantelli Orchestra, Milan, Italy, Jan 24, 2008
HOMAGE TO THE MEMORY
On behalf of Associazione Avv. Luciano Elmo. Onlus
THURSDAY 24TH OF JANUARY 2008 at 9, PM
SALA VERDI OF THE CONSERVATORY OF MILANO
(Via del Consevatorio-MM:1-San Babila)
CANTELLI ORCHESTRA
COSTANZO PORTA CHOIRE
CONDUCTOR: HEINRICH UNTERHOFER
PROGRAMME
FRANZ SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY No 5 IN SI BEMOLLE D.485
ALFONSO REGA: SYMPHONY No 4 The HOLOCAUST IN DO MINOR
Still Awarded at New York
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SYMPHONY N° 4 in DO minor : The HOLOCAUST
This concert is the first performance of the symphony n° 4 in do minor The Holocaust composed by ALFONSO REGA .
The composer Alfonso Rega has been rewarded several times with the IBLA Prize at New York for his music; for the Symphony The Holocaust as well as for other Symphonies he composed.
THIS SYMPHONY HAS BEEN CONCEIVED AS HOMAGE IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVE AS VICTIMS OF THE HORROR OF ONE AMONG THE BIGGEST GENOCIDES IN HUMANKIND S HISTORY.
THE COMPOSER S INTENTION IS ALSO TO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH HIS MUSIC AN INTENSIFICATION OF WARNING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS SO THAT NEVER MORE WILL IT HAPPEN.
The Symphony is divided in 6 movements which explain this tragedy:
1° The forced gatheringb 2° The travel 3° O! What a pain (The prison in camps)-
4° The Holocaust 5° Dream of spring 6° Liberation.
I am Italian. I live in Milano and I am 66 years old. I studied the piano during 8 years and composition from 1995. I composed 8 Symphonic Poems:
1° Birth of Davide 2° Birth of Myriam. 3° The Millennium- 4° The Holocaust
5° The Birth of the Universe - 6° The Divine Comedy-7° The 11 September.
8° Romeo and Juliet. Plus about 400 short peaces.
I took part in some music contests:
a) I won at Bologna with the 4th.Movement of the Symphonic 11 September
The Pietas for violin and in 2006 in New York with the Symphony The Holocaust
Maestro Rega, represents a unique case in the world of Italian and European classical music because he faces the difficult field of Symphony and he combines modern and classical types of music. He makes available to a broad spectrum of tastes the so called cultured music which he creates so well with understanding. (Quoting of a musical critic.)