Repertoire
PART I
• KALMAN: The Gipsy Princess
• KHACHATURIAN: Waltz from Masquerade Suite
• STRAUSS: Im Krapfenwald’l (Cuckoo Polka Op. 336)
• CASALS: Sant Martí del Canigó (sardana)
• GURIDI: Ten Basque Melodies No. 6. Amorosa
• GIMÉNEZ: La boda de Luis Alonso. Interlude (castanets: Consol Grau)
PART II
Also celebrating…
• DEBUSSY: La fille aux cheveux de lin
(100 years of Claude Debussy’s death)
• VILADESAU: Girona m’enamora (sardana)
(100th anniversary of Ricard Viladesau’s birth)
• GOUNOD: Funeral March of a Marionette
(200th anniversary of Charles Gounod’s birth)
• MORES: Moulin Rouge. El Tango de Roxanne
(100th anniversary of Mariano Mores’s birth)
• BERNSTEIN: West Side Story. Suite
(100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth)
• SELLÉS: Christmas Suite
Artists
Barcelona Accordion Chamber Orchestra (OCAB)
Jesús Otero, conductor
Consol Grau, castanets
Featuring former OCAB musicians
Program
In 1948 Pepita Sellés founded the Barcelona Accordion Chamber Orchestra (OCAB) with a view to raising the profile of the accordion. Since it began, it has produced consistently excellent performances and enjoyed notable success. It has received an enthusiastic public reaction and is a leading orchestra in this genre. In 2018 the OCAB is celebrating its 70th anniversary, which culminates in this spectacular concert featuring former orchestra members.
