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I stumbled upon Conga del Fuego by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. I love the energy in this type of music. Is it a cream puff? Of course it is but no more than something like Copland’s El Salon Mexico.
Marquez’s family immigrated to L.A. County when he was still a child. He studied music in junior high and high school before going to the Mexican Music Conservatory.
Marquez also studied in Paris and before becoming a Fulbright Scholar for his MFA at the California Institute for the Arts.
I enjoy this music and hope that it gets more performances. Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivars seem to be championing Marquez’s music. Dudamel has the touch of Midas right now so who knows, it might have a good run here for a few years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOAGAZIsieQ&feature=related
I stumbled upon Conga del Fuego by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. I love the energy in this type of music. Is it a cream puff? Of course it is but no more than something like Copland’s El Salon Mexico.
Marquez’s family immigrated to L.A. County when he was still a child. He studied music in junior high and high school before going to the Mexican Music Conservatory.
Marquez also studied in Paris and before becoming a Fulbright Scholar for his MFA at the California Institute for the Arts.
I enjoy this music and hope that it gets more performances. Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivars seem to be championing Marquez’s music. Dudamel has the touch of Midas right now so who knows, it might have a good run here for a few years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOAGAZIsieQ&feature=related