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From Ben's trip to the Dominican Republic

Posted: 2012-07-30 16:05:00

Benjamin Zander recently returned from conducting the "Young Philharmonic In The Dominican Republic", where they performed at the Inaugural Concert to benefit  the Foundation Dr. John M. Taveras R.

On Wednesday July 25, 2012 at 8:30 pm, at the Eduardo Brito National Theatre in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ben led the orchestra, with soloist Edicson Ruiz, (bass) in the following program for a very enthusiastic crowd!

Richard Wagner
Overture to the opera "The Mastersingers"

Carl Von Ditter Dittersdorf
Concerto in E bernol major, for double bass and orchestra

Allegro moderato
Adage
Allegro

Edicson Ruiz, bassist

Antonín Dvorák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op 95,
"From the New World"
Adagio, Allegro molto
Long
Scherzo: Molto vivace. Poco sostenuto
Allegro con fuoco