Last Saturday Jumilla Vico Theatre hosted the concert tribute to songwriter Jumillano Julian Santos, to mark the centenary of his birth.
This concert was led by Roque Baños Jumillano also managed to get up to the audience that packed the theater seating.
The concert was led by the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia and was assisted by the Coral Dicantus.
Before the concert took place the act of discovery of the bust made Julian Santos Carrión and already looks in one of the niches of Vico Theatre.
It is a bronze bust made of about 60 centimeters and reflects the composer Jumillano at maturity.
In this simple ceremony was attended by relatives of the composer, different authorities, including the Mayor of Jumilla, the spokespersons of the PSOE and PP municipal and council of the corporation and persons connected with the world of music.
Francisco Abellán, in his speech stressed the importance of the figure and work of master Jumillano and the great work being done by his grandson Eugenio Santos for exposing these compositions.
The concert tribute to Julian Santos was one of the activities in the Great Week of Caja Murcia and among other pieces performed the suite 'elegiac', 'Hypnos', 'Tanathos', 'Iris' and 'Romance Brujo' Julian Santos and Roque Baños' Goya in Bordeaux 'and' Thirteen roses. "
Before the start of this concert, Bath had a few words of remembrance "his teacher" and said "the dream would be for Julian Santos orchestrated his works to see."
Eugenio Santos, grandson of the master, this concert was heard, perhaps, the most important music he wrote Julian Santos, which joins the orchestra performs in various parts of the program, by Roque Baños, currently, for me, the best composer-friend without passion that exists in the national scene. "
After the concert, the Lyric Company "Julian Santos", responsible for organizing the centenary of the birth of Master Julian Santos, carried out a survey to individuals and institutions that made possible the act.
To this end María del Mar González, member of the Lyric Orchestra of the Company was presented with a commemorative souvenir Jesus Gil, director of the Cajamurcia in Jumilla, Angel Luis Carrillo director of the Coral Discantus, regular contributor to the opera company, a Pedro Navarro manager Murcia Symphony Orchestra and Roque Baños, a composer, director, artist and a person closely related to Julian Santos and his family.
A Roque Baños was handed a box with his image represented by directing one of his many concerts.
The concert was dismissed with the interpretation by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Murcia's theme "Sevillana Carlos" from the movie "Salomé" by Roque Baños, which won first prize Goya for best original song.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla