The Latin American Music Center Newsletter * *
LUX LA MúsiCa ET VERITAS THE LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER NEWSLETTER * * Vol. 2 No. 4 May 1999 III Encuentro Latinoamericano de Arpa CONTENTS The Tercer Encuentro Latinoamericano de Arpa (TELDA) took place in Caracas, § III Encuentro Latinoamericano de Arpa Venezuela from September 27 to October 4, 1998. Sixty-two harpists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, ¥ Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela participated in the week-long festival, which included 19 concerts and 12 lectures. Folk harpists showed many of the rich Latin § The Organ in the Ibero-American American traditional harp music from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and World: Images, Ideas, Sound Venezuela. World premieres included: ¥ - Zarpa el Festivarpa (for 9 pedal harps, cuatro, maracas, quitiplás,marimba, celesta and bass) by Paul Desenne (Venezuela) § Resultados del Premio de Musicología - Son (for solo harp) by Arturo Márquez (Mexico) Samuel Claro Valdés 1998 - Danzas lunares (for solo harp) by Josefina Benedetti (Venezuela) - Classyche (for harp, viola and flute) by Diana Rud (Venezuela) ¥ - La bella marabina and Joropo (for solo harp) by Alba Quintanilla (Venezuela) - Concerto for harp and chamber group by Luis García (Venezuela) § Festivals, Concerts, Competitions - Juego de niños (for solo harp) by Alba Quintanilla (Venezuela) - Concerto for harp and chamber orchestra by Francesco Marigo (Argentina) ¥ - Concerto for harp and orchestra by Arturo Márquez (Mexico) - El fondo del espejo (for harp and string quartet) by Luis Jorge González § General Announcements (Argentina) - Concerto for harp and orchestra by Adina Izarra (Venezuela) ¥ Preceding the TELDA, the Cecilia de Majo Pedal Harp Competition took place from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26. There were 16 contestants from Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, § A Conversation with Roque Cordero and Venezuela.
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