10/14, Friday. 8pm.
Seattle Symphony's first pop concert this season. Latin Fire is all tunes from Latin America, except the last piece, Bizet's Carmen selection. French really sounds awful in opera.
Costa Rican trumpeter José Sibaja and Mexican vocalist Mónica Ábrego (based in New York) are the guest artists.
The conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez (from Nashville Symphony) and the two guests all changed their jackets/dress after the intermission.
El cumbanchero - Rafael Hernández Tico Tico no Fubá - Zequinha de Abreu La Llorona - Mexican folk song Lucía - Vinicio Meza Libertango - Astor Piazzolla Bésame Mucho - Consuelo Veláquez Aquarela do Brasil - Ary Barroso Cachita - Rafael Hernández Marín Granada - Agustín Lara Pelea De Gallos - Juan S. Garrido Júrame - María Grever En el Barco viene una Rosa - Andrés Soto Estrellita - Manuel Ponce Carmen suite - BizetI realized how little I know of music from Latin America. I haven't heard of any of these famous composers, nor most of these hit songs. I left Benaroya Hall cheery and light. I also like the small screen with caption, skipping some, on my (right) side of the stage.
Only about 1/3 of the audience wore face mask, despite of the "strongly recommended" signs in the lobby. That's unfortunate.
