10th annual Villa-Lobos International Chamber Music Festival

Lars Hoefs, artistic director/cello

12 concerts of Latin American chamber music across Southern California.

Schedule

Jan. 8, 12:00 pm

“Festival Prelude: Duo Premieres”

Guilherme Bernstein: Numa Noite (world premiere)

Raul do Valle: Amaranto (world premiere)

Arturo Márquez: Lejania Interior

Mauricio Charbonnier: Preludio Lejania

Robert Xavier Rodriguez: Tentado por la samba

Carlos Guastavino: Pampamapa

Aline Alves, piano

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena. 

Free admission.

Jan. 10, 1:00 pm

“Invitation to the Danzon”

Lalo Schifrin: Pampas

Carlos Guastavino: Pampamapa

Robert Xavier Rodriguez: Tentado por la samba

Beethoven: Trio, op. 11

Mauricio Charbonnier: Rapsodia Trágica

Paquito D’Rivera: Invitacion al Danzon

Paquito D’Rivera: Danzon

Blue Rose Trio: Rose Chen, piano; Karl Pasch, clarinet; Lars Hoefs, cello

Aline Alves, piano

Location: Coronado Public Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado. 

Free admission.

Jan. 12, 2:30 pm

“Encinitas Winter Soiree”

Invitation only, Encinitas

Beethoven: Trio, op. 11

Dimitri Cervo: Brazilian Landscapes

Paul Desenne: Ornitolo Chipoleao

Mauricio Charbonnier: Rapsodia Trágica

Paquito D’Rivera: Invitacion al Danzon

Paquito D’Rivera: Danzon

Beetholven Cunha: Miniatura Pernambucana XXII: Melodia para a Igrejinha das Maravilhas e Cantos Pancararus 

Blue Rose Trio: Rose Chen, piano; Karl Pasch, clarinet; Lars Hoefs, cello

Jan. 14, 7:30 pm

Paul Desenne: Ornitolo Chipoleao

Paul Desenne: Borges Triangle

Mauricio Charbonnier: Rapsodia Trágica for trio

Paquito D’Rivera: Invitacion al Danzon

Paquito D’Rivera: Danzon

Dimitri Cervo: Brazilian Landscapes

Beetholven Cunha: Miniatura Pernambucana XXII: Melodia para a Igrejinha das Maravilhas e Cantos Pancararus

Blue Rose Trio: Rose Chen, piano; Karl Pasch, clarinet; Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Dr., San Diego

Tickets: $10

Jan. 15, 12:00 pm

“The Brazilian Paganini”

Flausino Valle: Caprices no. 2, 9, 13, 15, 17, 22

Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no. 22

Niccolò Paganini: Moto Perpétuo

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros bis

Francisco Mignone: Canção Sertaneja

Arturo Márquez: Lejania Interior

Mauricio Charbonnier: Preludio Lejania

Guilherme Bernstein: Numa Noite

Marcelo Soares, violin

Aline Alves, piano

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Encinitas Public library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas.

Free admission.

Jan. 17, 1:00 pm

“Capricious Distances”

Arturo Márquez: Lejania Interior

Mauricio Charbonnier: Preludio Lejania

Guilherme Bernstein: Numa Noite

Flausino Valle: Caprices no. 2, 9, 13, 15, 17, 22

Niccolò Paganini: Caprice no. 22

Niccolò Paganini: Moto Perpétuo

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros bis

Francisco Mignone: Canção Sertaneja

Marcelo Soares, violin

Aline Alves, piano

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Coronado Public Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado. 

Free admission.

Jan. 22, 12:00 pm

“Songs, Dreams, and Magic”

Heitor Oliveira: Magia de Chomón (world premiere)

Eli-Eri Moura: Ilumiara (world premiere)

Eli-Eri Moura: Três Canções Quase Populares

Mauricio Charbonnier: Salve Nos Senhor

Leonard Bernstein: Dream With Me

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Il Bove

Ronaldo Miranda: Cantares

Carlos Guastavino: Piano Sonatina

Ching-Ming Cheng, piano

Lisa Parente, soprano

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Encinitas Public library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. 

Free admission.

Jan. 24, 1:00 pm

“Voice and Vision”

Ronaldo Miranda: Cantares

Carlos Guastavino: Piano Sonatina

Heitor Oliveira: Magia de Chomón

Eli-Eri Moura: Ilumiara

Eli-Eri Moura: Três Canções Quase Populares

Mauricio Charbonnier: Salve Nos Senhor

Leonard Bernstein: Dream With Me

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Il Bove

Ching-Ming Cheng, piano

Lisa Parente, soprano

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Coronado Public Library Winn Room, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado. 

Free admission.

Jan. 26, 4:00 pm

“Reflections on the Sea”

Invitation only, Mar Vista, Los Angeles

Julio César Oliva: Tres instantes del mar

Jaime Zenamon: Reflexões no. 6

Javier Contreras: Díptico Latinoamericano

Villa-Lobos: Prelude no. 1

Villa-Lobos: Choros no. 1

Dilermando Reis: Se Ela Perguntar

João Pernambuco: Graúna

João Pernambuco: Sons de Carrilhões

Antonio Lauro: Tres Piezas Venezolanas

Genevieve Leitner, guitar

Lars Hoefs, cello

Jan. 29, 12:00 pm

“Sonorité Française: Villa-Lobos’ Quintet for Flute, Harp and Strings”

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quintette Instrumental

Heitor Villa-Lobos: O Canto do Cisne Negro (The Song of the Black Swan)

Alberto Ginastera: Theme from Variaciones Concertantes

Manuel Ponce: Petite suite dans le style ancien

Elena Mashkovtseva, harp

Beth Ross Buckley, flute

David Buckley, violin

Travis Maril, viola

Lars Hoefs, cello

Location: Encinitas Public library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. 

Free admission.

Feb. 1, 7:30 pm

“What’s your Händel?”

A Camarada Chamber Music Production

George Frederich Händel: Harp Concerto Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 290

George Frederich Händel: Organ Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1, HWV

George Frederich Händel: Selected Arias

Jordan Kuspa: Fire Flowers

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quintette Instrumental

Tasha Koontz, voice

Beth Ross Buckley, flute

David Buckley, violin

Batya MacAdam-Somer, violin

Travis Maril, viola

Lars Hoefs, cello

Andr´s Martín, double bass

Dana Burnett, piano

Elena Mashkovtseva, harp

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Location: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, CA

Feb. 8, 7:00 pm

“Festival Finale: Maestro Prazeres and the Villa-Lobos International String Orchestra”

Alberto Ginastera: Concerto for Strings

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelude from Bachianas Brasileiras no. 4

Armando Prazeres: Improviso para cordas

César Guerra-Peixe: Mourão

Ernani Aguiar: Quatro Momentos no. 3

Carlos Prazeres, conductor

Villa-Lobos International String Orchestra

Location: Spreckels Center Grand Room, 1019 7th St., Coronado. 

Free admission.

Date: Jan 8 – Feb 8, 2025

Time: 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: 

Pasadena Presbyterian Church - 585 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101

Coronado Public Library - 640 Orange Avenue Coronado, CA 92118

Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Dr., San Diego

Encinitas Library - 540 Cornish Dr Encinitas, CA 92024

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, CA

Spreckels Center Grand Room, 1019 7th St., Coronado. Free admission.

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