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Guido-Lopez Gavilan's Antilles Afro-Cuban Violin Concerto World Premiere (outside of Cuba)

Antilles Afro-Cuban Violin Concerto by Guido-Lopez Gavilan Modus Operandi Orchestra MOO Ilmar Gavilan, violin Justin Bischof, conductor St. Mary Church, New York City April 30, 2022 Audio by Gintas Norvila Camerawork by Howard Silver & Kufi Newton Video Production by D. Carlton Bright Antille's violin concerto by Guido Lopez-Gavilan, is dedicated to his older son, Ilmar. Inspired by a children's poem written by Nicolas Guillen, it musically depicts the inception of Cuba. All the way from the initial geological formation of the larger Island of the Antilles to the rich and distinct culture it became today. As the piece progresses it illustrates the melting pot makeup of the nation. Like a chef cooking a gumbo, adding Afro-Cuban instruments and rhythmic elements to the symphonic mix. Each instrument tells its own unique stories of African heritage, batá drums, congas, shekeré, claves, maracas, guiro, and bongo. The second movement represents the spiritual building blocks of the island. It starts with the sound of an African fortune teller dropping seashells for divination. Proceeds with enchanting sonorities and a soaring melodic violin line. Reaching for the sky in a western European harmonic progression pointing at the Catholic faith brought by the Spaniards. The overall musical landscape is very characteristic of the musical genre known as "magical realism" which is the composer Guido Lopez-Gavilan's trademark. This is perhaps the most relevant exponent of this 20th-century musical genre. The last movement starts with the orchestra reciting Cóngo Mandíngo Carabalí, acknowledging the three main African tribes brought to Cuba as slaves. The movement starts in a minor key embracing this dark history depicting the courage of a run-away slave, with complex jumps and virtuoso violin part. Little by little the relentless 6/8 Afro-Cuban rhythmic pattern transforms into the festive sound of Carnaval. So much so that in the score orchestra musicians are asked to speak up at some point. In a call and response segment. "Hey what's going on" answered by a fast violin solo cadenza giving way to a full-on orchestral conga at the end.