The concept of afterwork (after work) has been incorporated into social customs in recent years, as a leisure break designed for colleagues to share a moment of relaxation and fun after the workday. Transferred to the musical sphere, it is conceived as a more relaxed format, which offers the public a flexible program in which classical music dialogues with other genres, such as jazz or flamenco, in an environment conducive to sharing experiences.
This concert, co-organized by the Reina Sofía School of Music and Berklee College of Music – Valencia, two internationally renowned institutions, combines the best of their academic and musical offerings. Featuring students from diverse backgrounds, the concert celebrates the cultural and musical diversity of their places of origin, where north and south, east and west meet, and where classical and modern musical traditions intertwine.
Afterwork Series: Jazz & Classical “From North to South, East to West”. Sony Auditorium (Madrid) 03/02/2023
HAMDANI, Imam
Ebb and Flow for instrumental ensemble (arranged by I. Hamdani and D. Osiewala)
LI, Kurtis
Like a Breeze (A. Sharma) for voice and instrumental ensemble (arranged by A. Kerr, D. Osiewala, and K. Li)
DÍAZ, Simón
Tonada de Luna Llena for voice and instrumental ensemble (arranged by D. Quesada and F. Sarasin)
ANDON, Lavtaci
Hüseyni Saz Semâî for instrumental ensemble (arranged by N. Siderakis and F. Sarasin)
COBIÁN, Juan Carlos
Niebla del Riachuelo (E. Cadícamo), tango (arranged for violin and instrumental ensemble by A. Vázquez and D. van den Dries)
DE ANDRÉ, Fabrizio
Dolcenera for voice and instrumental ensemble (arranged by C. Barra Caracciolo and N. Bieber)
POPULAR
Akh Leilo Dakh Leil (Traditional Kurdish Song) (arranged for voice and harp by R. Groves and E. Sasson)
ZAPATA, Doris
No voy a quedarme for voice and instrumental ensemble (arranged by S. Bertel and D. Quesada)
SANZ GARCÍA, Albert
Dulce Noche (A. Bizarraga) for voice and instrumental ensemble (arranged by A. Moya and A. Kerr)
POPULAR
Da Day Dawn (Traditional Scottish Shetland Islands Melody) (arranged for instrumental ensemble by R. Groves, A. Moya, L. Simpson, and J. Cornella)
Aj mene majka jednu ima (Traditional “Sevdah” Song from Bosnia-Herzegovina) (arranged for voice and instrumental ensemble by M. Redzepagic and L. Pozo)
Berklee College of Music & Reina Sofía School of Music Ensemble
Nathan Bieber, conductor
Students from Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus:
Elana Sasson, voice
Cecilia Barra, voice
Imam Hamdani, guitar
Kurtis Li, guitar
Diego Barberá, bass
Santiago Bertel, piano
Rachel Groves, harp
Nikos Siderakis, oud
Daniel Quesada, percussion
Ángela Moya, violin
Djessy van den Dries, violin
Álvaro Ramos, cello
Students from the Reina Sofía School of Music:
Beatriz Jiménez, oboe
Diego Micó, clarinet
Cristian Rupa, clarinet
Ángela Martínez, bassoon
Andrés Felipe Estrada, trumpet
Lucas Espíndola, trumpet
Jennifer Panebianco, violin
Patricia Cordero, violin
Adriana Julio, viola
