Unforgettable Summer Night with Minería Symphony

In this summer concert, the Minería Symphony Orchestra will present three works exploring the musical landscapes of Mexico, Austria, and Germany.

In the seventh programme of the summer 2024, director Carlos Miguel Prieto and the Minería Symphony Orchestra performed three captivating musical works by three renowned composers.

The first piece is Alcancías by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, which consists of three movements: “Allegro”, “Andantino”, and “Allegro vivo”. Each movement offers an immersive journey into Mexican culture, incorporating elements such as pregones—the characteristic cries or announcements of street vendors—, a melancholic ranchera rooted in traditional Mexican folk music, and a lively huapango, a vibrant style of Mexican popular music.

Following Revueltas’ Mexican social realism, the concert continues with the classical Piano Concerto No. 2 by the young Ludwig Van Beethoven. For this performance, American pianist Anne-Marie McDermott joins the flutes, oboes, bassoons, and horns of the Minería Symphony Orchestra.

Finally, the concert's second half concludes with Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, featuring the largest ensemble of musicians set to perform this summer. This symphonic poem draws from key chapters of Friedrich Nietzsche's novel, arranged in a dramatic sequence: “Sunrise”, “Of the Backworldsmen”, “Of the Great Longing”, “Of Joys and Passions”, “The Song of the Grave”, “Of Science and Learning”, “The Convalescent”, “The Dance Song”, and “Song of the Night Wanderer”.

Enjoy this unforgettable video brought to you by TV UNAM!

Text by Vanessa Sarahi Martínez Gómez

Original title Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. Verano 2024. Programa 7
English title Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. Summer 2024. Program 7
Genre Classical Music
Recording location Sala Nezahualcóyotl. Centro Cultural Universitario, UNAM
Production year 2024
Duration 02:00:27
Production Company TV UNAM
Director Sergio Iván Trujillo Bolio
Producer Diana León Montero
Orchestra / Band Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
Conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto