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Medellín welcomes Composer Arturo Márquez
09-30-2018

The 12th annual Festival of Books and Culture was recently held in Medellín, Colombia. The final evening of the festival featured a performance by members of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Iberacademy, Sinfónica de Antioquia, and Orquesta Sinfónica EAFIT, under the direction of Mexican Composer Arturo Márquez. The ensemble performed numerous works, including Wings (to Malala), a tribute to life and peace, inspired by Malala Yousafzai. Despite the rain that evening, the audience was filled with emotion and joy, giving the maestro and orchestral musicians multiple standing ovations.
Date: 29 September 2018
Medellín da la bienvenida al compositor Arturo Márquez
La 12a edición de la Fiesta del Libro y la Cultura tuvo lugar hace poco en Medellín, Colombia. En la última noche del festival se presentó un concierto de miembros de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Iberacademy, la Sinfónica de Antioquia, y la Orquesta Sinfónica EAFIT, bajo la dirección del compositor Arturo Márquez. El ensemble tocó numerosas obras, incluyendo “Alas (a Malala),” un tributo a la vida y a la paz, inspirada por Malala Yousafzai. A pesar de la lluvia aquella noche, el público se llenó de emoción y alegría, y dieron múltiples ovaciones de pie para el maestro y los músicos de la orquesta.
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