Javier Morales-Martinez
VIII Encuentro de Bandas en Los Angeles, California
Link to Facebook Live recording of the performance
I partnered with the Maqueos Music Academy over the past couple of months to plan this concert which featured eight different bands around the Los Angeles area. Our goal was to showcase the talent of the youth in our Indigenous communities here in LA. The age range of the musicians in these bands is anywhere from five to 50+ years. The concert ended up being over three hours, and except for about five of the pieces, all of the works featured were composed by Indigenous composers from Oaxaca, Mexico. I hope to keep introducing this music to new audiences and redefine the traditional concert experience in order to make music accessible to all and create new artistic experiences.
Concert Program
Fanfare for 4 Trumpets……Johnny Miguel - Time: 19:15 (2 mins)
Arabesque…………………Jacob de Haan - Time: 39:45 (3 mins)
Muchachas de Mi Tierra … Bonifacio Cayetano - Time: 44:00 (5 mins)
Coco Medley……………… Arr. .Eduardo Moreno - Time: 49:20 (5 mins)
Un Dia en Oaxaca ………Alberto Escobedo - Time: 1:28:15 (11 mins)
Sentimiento de Artista……Arcadio Rosas - Time: 1:44:55 (5 mins) Soloist: Cynthia Jacinto
Valentina……………………Unknown - Time: 1:50:25 (7 mins) Soloist: Erie Maqueos
Virgen de la Macarena……Arr Naugiro Higuain - Time: 2:12:25 (6 mins) Soloist: Hugo Tomas
Dios Nunca Muere…………Macedonio Alcalá - Time: 3:15:05 (6 mins)
Bands Featured
- Banda Autoctona de Santa Maria Tavehua
- Banda Santo Tomas Lachita
- Banda de Musica el Fortin
- Banda Juvenil San Andress Yaa-LA
- Banda Juvenil Solaga
- Banda Infantil Maqueos Music
- Banda Juvenil Maqueos Music
Javier Morales-Martinez, from Los Angeles, CA, is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree at the University of Southern California studying under Yehuda Gilad. Javier has appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series and NPR’s nationally broadcast program, From the Top, where he was
awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. Javier has also won prizes at the National YoungArts Foundation, Backun International Clarinet Competition, Mondavi Center Young Artists National Competition, The Music Center Spotlight Awards, the Silverstein Global Clarinet Contest, and
the International Clarinet Association Solo Competition. In addition to this, Javier has performed with the Music Academy of the West Orchestra, American Contemporary Ballet, New York String Orchestra, Orchestra of the Americas, and Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of
the United States of America.