Antique and Baroque Music Festival - a concert, an orchestra and several young soloists!

Saturday was a perfect day to fill it with music. Though it was a beautiful sunny autumn day that could have been spent somewhere in the mountains, as I planned just a few days earlier, we got a different experience to live. My son reminded me on Friday that he would have a concert the next with the orchestra. Fine, he had many of those already, we could say not a big deal, but what is really different this year is that he is many times the soloist.

It brings more responsibility as you can't just hide your voice or your music wrapped in the full sound of the orchestra. If you are a soloist, all the eyes are watching you and all the ears are listening to you. Scary, huh? Well, not really, if we know how to manage stage fright. It is an emotion that can be overcome with work.

This time had the role of soloist in one of the compositions that the orchestra prepared. The event was held in the main church in Altea, and it was the first concert in a row of three at the festival titled Antique and Baroque Music Festival. (in original Festival de Música Antiga i Barroca).

My son was already there having a rehearsal for three hours before the concert started. When you play in an orchestra it is common to have these long rehearsals. Sometimes you are already tired but the show must go on, as Freddie would say. The concert, the audience and the music bring the adrenaline and the energy needed for the performance.

The interior of the church is very nice, splendid! The interior of the dome was illuminated and the main altar was giving golden vibes. This was the moment when I entered the church. The people were just arriving.

The concert started with the composition Arrival of The Queen of Sheba by Handel. A very nice one and perfect for the opening. It was followed by Antonio Vivaldi and Concerto in A minor for flute, violin and basso continuo. Another Vivadi composition was the Concerto in G major, for oboe and bassoon. We enjoyed an excellent performance, the soloists were former students of the conservatory in Altea.

The musicians and the audience got a little break before the concert continued with Sarabande in D minor by Handel. Vivaldi closed the concert with two compositions. Concerto in C major for cello and as the last piece, Concerto Grosso in A minor for two violins. There was Mipiano Junior with a friend playing the main role.

I made several short videos, but also wanted to enjoy the concert without distractions. I am sharing just one movement of that concerto, not to bother Hive people here with long video footage. Everyone played very well, but you have to know that I was especially proud of one young musician there. 😇