Festival Electo Silva in Memoriam (eng/esp)
November 1st, 2023. It was a Wednesday afternoon and we were all too nervous because bad weather attempted. Even then, at the Opening Gala for the International Choir Festival of Santiago de Cuba "Electo Silva in Memoriam", Dolores Concert Hall was fullfilled. It was a glorious journey. Despite of the rain and even a blackout, the most important choirs gave the welcome to the journey of the choral music in Santiago de Cuba.
1ro de Noviembre del 2023. Era miércoles en la tarde y todos estábamos muy nerviosos pues atentaba el mal tiempo. Aún así, la Sala Dolores estuvo llena en la Gala Inaugural del Festival Internacional de Coros "Electo Silva in Memoriam". Esa jornada fue gloriosa. A pesar de las fuertes lluvias e incluso un apagón, los coros más importantes de la ciudad dieron la bienvenida a la jornada de la música coral en Santiago de Cuba.
It was my first time participating in this event, and I am so grateful with the Vox Lucis Choir for giving me such a big opportunity: sharing the stage with Orfeón Santiago Choir. The event had several moments to share with other groups, singers and teachers from Cuba, U.S.A. and Canada; I've had the chance to interact with the Vocal Imago Choir of Sancti Spiritus, Ensemble Vocal Luna of Havana City and Spirit Songs Choir of USA.
Para mí era la primera vez participando en el evento, y agradezco eternamente al Coro Vox Lucis por acogerme y darme tan grandes oportunidades, como fue el caso de compartir escenario con el Coro Orfeón Santiago. El evento estuvo repleto de momentos para conocer y compartir con otras agrupaciones, maestros y cantantes de Cuba y del mundo. Así, pude interactuar con el Coro Vocal Imago de la provincia de Sancti Spiritus, el Ensemble Vocal Luna de La Habana, y el Coro Spirit Songs de los E.E.U.U.
I also took advantage of the masterclasses with René Baños, Corina Campos and Conrado Monier, three of the most relevant musicians in the country. It was something that really had an impact on my life as an artist.
Algo que también aproveché fueron las excelentes clases de los excelentísimos René Baños, Corina Campos y Conrado Monier. Fue algo que me aportó mucho en mi vida como artista.
The moment I loved the most was the day of my choir's concert. We were too nervous. We were under the pressure of singins at de Dolores Concert Hall (the Hall with the best acoustic in LATAM). Even then we made an excellent job. Watching people applauding continuously was the best gift after several months of preparation and hard work.
Mi momento favorito fue el día de concierto de mi coro. Estábamos muy nerviosos, bajo la presión de cantar en la Sala Dolores (la sala con mejor acústica en Latinoamérica) y aún así hicimos un excelente trabajo. Ver al público aplaudiendo sin descanso fue el mejor regalo tras tantos meses de preparación y esfuerzo.
I feel so proud of being in this space, and having honored the figure of Electo Silva, the most important conductor of the choral genre in Cuba.
Me siento orgulloso de haber estado en este espacio y haberle rendido homenaje a Electo Silva, figura representativa del género coral en mi país.
All the pictures used in this post are of my ownership. | Todas las fotos usadas en este post son de mi propiedad.
Oh, congratulations for taking part in this event. Another musician here 👋, but I play the piano, and perform sometimes with a choir. :)
Will you have some more performances soon? We have this week one, so we are having rehearsals these days.
Such a pleasure! And yes, since it's Christmas season we are having a really tight schedule nowadays ☺️.
Enjoy the performances then :))) 😇
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