Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Don Juan

The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert of the 2007-2008 season on September 8th with Guillermo Figueroa, director. The concert included Strauss’ Don Juan, Op. 20, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5, Op.67 and arias sung by soprano Hilda Ramos.

Das Lied von der Erde

PRSO performance of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. Also on the program was the Strauss Oboe Concerto performed by Mark Weiger. The concert took place May 19th, 2007 at 8pm at Centro de Bellas Artes. Read the full review…

Nocturnes and Knoxville

PRSO performance with my wife, Elizabeth Pacheco Rose as soloist singing Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Also on the program were Debussy’s Nocturnes and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast. The concert took place at 8pm at Centro de Bellas Artes. Read the…

Mozart Bassoon Concerto

I performed the Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra K. 191 of W. A. Mozart with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in the newly renovated theater at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras on April 30, 2007 at 8pm.…

Frank Symphony in d minor

PRSO performance of Cesar Frank’s Symphony in d minor, Op. 48 with Venezuelan conductor Alfredo Rugeles. Also on the program was the Cello Concerto of Carlos Vázquez with Germán Marcano, cello and Escenas de la pasión según San Marcos by…

Camerata Caribe Performance Spring 2007

On Sunday I performed a chamber music concert with Camera Caribe, the resident wind faculty chamber ensemble at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. On the program was a Sonata for oboe and basso continuo of Francesco Geminiani; a trio…

Karita Mattila and Joshua Bell

Performance with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Keri-Lynn Wilson, director, Karita Mattila, soprano and Joshua Bell, violin. On the program was Tchaikavsky’s Capriccio Italiano and the Concerto for Violin, Op. 35. The second half included selections from Strauss’ Salomé and…

Missa Latina Pro Pax

Performance with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs, director, Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano and Nathaniel Webster, baritone and the San Juan Philharmonic Chorale as part of the 2007 Casals Festival. On the program was Roberto Sierra’s Missa Latina Pro…