#Orquestra sinfonica Simón Bolívar

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Today I am here with another contemporary Mexican composer, Arturo Márquez. Maybe you already know his Danzón No 2, it's a quite popular piece of contemporary classical music. There is this famous version from 2007 performed by Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel as a conductor, but let's listen another interpretation:

Arturo Márquez - Danzón No 2 performed by Orquestra Juvenil da Bahia (also the rare sight of modern orchestra playing without a conductor).

If you ever wondered how much Danzones Márquez has... He has 9 of them, last one he wrote in 2017.

Couple of his other works (including other Danzones) are under the cut as usual:

Arturo Márquez - Danzón No 1 performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic

Arturo Márquez - Danzón No 6 performed by Pan American Symphony Orchestra

I recommend you to check their channel if you are interested in Latin American classical music by the way.

Arturo Márquez - Danzón No 9 performed by Children's Symphony Orchestra of Mexico

Arturo Márquez - Concierto de Otoño para trompeta performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico

Arturo Márquez - De Juárez a Maximiliano performed by Banda Sinfonica Universidad de Guadalajara and Banda Sinfónica Facultad de Música de la UNAM

Arturo Márquez - Marchas de Duelo e Ira performed by Unió Musical de Torrent

This piece is written in remembrance of Tlatelolco massacre in October of 1968 when Mexico Armed Forces  opened fire on unarmed protestors.

Arturo Márquez - Alas (a Malala) performed by The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, The Miami University Chamber Singers, and The Miami University Collegiate Chorale

This piece is dedicated to Malala Yousafzai.

Arturo Márquez - Cantata Sueños performed by Alison Acord and Michael Preacely, soloists, Esther Claros Berlioz, narrator, The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, The Miami University Chamber Singers, and The Miami University Collegiate Chorale

This piece and quite long but interesting. It's called Dream and dedicated to different people who fought for social justice and human rights. You can read more about it here.

And let's finish with the liveliest (imo) piece by Márquez:

Arturo Márquez - Conga del Fuego Nuevo performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico (conducted by author himself)

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