2022 Season “Diverse Music”

“…music and culture are the best response to intolerance, racism and hatred.” David Greilsammer, chief director of Filarmed

• In the 2022 season we want to embrace diversity with music to promote equality, justice and tolerance in our society.
• Artistically strengthen Filarmed hand in hand with the head director and opening conversations around diversity, are main themes of the 2022 season.
• Each concert this year is designed under the logic of celebrating human and natural diversity. This Saturday, March 5, to commemorate Women's Day, in the First Concert of the Season, the Orchestra will perform works by the Colombian Carolina Noguera and the French Graciane Finzi, and two master compositions by Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Music and diversity

Music has the virtue of influencing our thoughts, our relationship with others and our ability to learn and question our differences. Promote the coexistence of diverse and inclusive cultures, where each person shows themselves as they are.

Music encourages diversity. It allows us to discover, as a society, the richness and variety of life, therefore, we believe that we have the responsibility to promote it.

The 2022 Season invites diversity to address topics such as respect for life and nature, non-discrimination, the elimination of violence against women, democracy, peace and mental health. This approach also invites us to be in sync with the guest artists and the training and social programs.

2021, we felt live music again

In 2021 we continue to take advantage of the possibilities that virtuality and hybrid formats have given us with transversal themes such as opera, literature, nature, among others. Furthermore, the rich sound of Latin America, disseminating the talent of its composers and the selection of the main conductor were key themes of the Season.

The joy of live music returned with the opening of the cultural sector with a series of in-person concerts in theaters and cultural centers in the city. Additionally, the orchestra won its first Latin Grammy that motivates us to continue working creatively to reach more people, and make children and their families happier; We celebrated the award by singing and playing in a live concert with more than 1,200 attendees at the Metropolitan Theater.

In the second half of the year we arrived at Palermo Cultural, our new headquarters and epicenter for culture; We inhabit this space to create the most beautiful musical experiences in joint work with our musicians, administrative staff, and social and training programs. In addition, we strengthened the “Music and Health” initiative, as a moment of respite and calm for doctors and patients from several hospitals in nine departments in Colombia, and in which we offered eight virtual concerts and sent more than two hundred personalized messages full of encouragement, hope and joy.

Our Reconciliation Choir contributed through music to the construction of peace, linking to international and city events such as the Music, Memory and Territories of Peace Seminar of the Network of Music Schools of Medellín, the Delivery of the Vásquez Building, the 5-year Commemoration the signing of the peace agreement in Pedregal, the Knitting for Life Forum on the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement and the Wissenschafts festival of the University of Leipziger, among others; and I Am a Musician, made up of neurodiverse young people and adults, joined our orchestra to make their first video recording and celebrate five years of joys, teachings and creative work.

In figures

182.058
People saw us in virtual and in-person concerts

119
In-person and virtual concerts

David Greilsammer, new director of Filarmed

“I want all musicians to be connected to the 100% with each other, as if the power of sound was transmitted from one body to another, to be able to sound united, energetic, dynamic, bold. As an orchestra, we can achieve complete freedom in our music. The more connected we are to each other, the more powerful and beautiful our sound will be.” David Greilsammer

The Israeli has been leading the orchestra as a guest and in 2021 he was part of the shortlist of candidates for the main direction; For four weeks he visited our city and worked with Filarmed to explore multiple orchestral formats. He also had the opportunity to perform a series of community, seasonal, pedagogical and chamber music concerts, and even shared his experience with educational and social programs. Today, after a rigorous selection process, he has been appointed as the new director of Filarmed.

Greilsammer will be in charge of determining the artistic path that the orchestra will follow for four years. Its tasks will include determining who will be the guest conductors and soloists, giving visibility to the orchestra abroad, creating connections and accompanying educational, training and social programs. In addition, you will work intensively on a variety of artistic aspects such as sound, style, novel musical ideas, rhythmic power and repertoire.

His debut as principal conductor will be presented in August with two concerts: the first will talk with biodiversity and environmental care to celebrate Igor Stravinsky's 140th birthday, and the second will take us on a profound journey to care for the environment. oceans to celebrate 160 years of Claude Debussy.

David Greilsammer is recognized as one of the classical world's most daring and adventurous artists. Director and pianist, unafraid to take risks on stage, he has created some of the most eclectic and daring musical projects today, earning distinctions from The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe and many others.

Since 2013, David Greilsammer has served as musical and artistic director of the Geneva Camerata, one of the most innovative orchestras internationally. In addition to this role, Greilsammer has recently been appointed as chief conductor of our orchestra, effective August 2022.

Diversity, a collaborative work with other musicians

In March the theater season begins with guest conductor Sylvain Gasançon (France), who will include music from two in his program women composers; In April, the Colombian director Sebastián Almánzar will present a concert dedicated to Young Talent that will highlight the artistic and creative work of the musicians; Maestro Francisco Valero-Terribas (Spain) will offer an inspiring musical program on democracy and freedom; German director Henrik Schaefer will invite us to celebrate with music the World day to combat desertification and drought, a unique opportunity to remember that the degradation of our land can be neutralized by finding solutions, with the firm participation of society. Maestro Adrián Chamorro will present a concert that will take us through various periods of music; director Zoe Zeniodi (Greece), will have her baton express mmusic and gender diversity, and our main conductor David Greilsammer will make the music converse with themes such as biodiversity, the oceans, musician's day, ethnic diversity and diversity of faith.

In addition to this, one of Filarmed's commitments is to make national talent visible and offer the opportunity to young musicians with greater relevance to work with the professional orchestra. We will have the participation of talented performers such as teacher Martha Bonilla, principal harpist of the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra; Steven Remolina (Colombia), bassoonist winner of the call for Young Performers of the Luis Ángel Arango Library of the Banco de la República and Matan Porat (Israel), considered one of the most original pianists to emerge in recent times, with an artistic activity that covers a wide spectrum of work as an instrumentalist and composer.

Tú Rockcito Filarmónico arrives in Bogotá and more exciting concerts

Dinosaurs, Philharmonic Riddles and even the Wolf Boy, are preparing to celebrate and rock the 130 years of the Teatro Colón; “You Little Philharmonic Rock” will be heard for the first time in the capital of our country.

Additionally, we will encounter music, literature, art and dance at the GABOTERO concert, in the company of the Metropolitan Ballet, to honor the life and work of the teachers Gabriel García Márquez and Fernando Botero. To live the joy of Christmas, the Orchestra and Ballet will join together again to give the city the magical show Ballet The Nutcracker by PI Tchaikovsky.

2022 will be a year of tributes such as Bon Jovi Filarmónico (in association with Fundación 1+1) and Divas del pop, among other great concerts.

Diverse music for everyone

For Filarmed's agenda, working with diverse communities has always been fundamental, allowing us to continue our purpose of transforming society with music; With Filarmed in the communes, Filarmed in the Metro and Filarmed in the center, we will make the orchestra circulate in proximity conditions in many places, squares, Metro, Metrocable, Tram stations, public spaces, streets, municipalities; with academic, but also popular repertoire, bringing people closer to this universal heritage.

Additionally, other initiatives such as “Do-Re-Mingo Fa-vorito” in association with the Pablo Tobón Uribe Theater and “Oh the music” in Palermo Cultural, will allow people to get closer to music through educational concerts and training activities for teachers. and students, respectively.

Inclusion and training in 2022

The Reconciliation Choir, a peace initiative, made up of former combatants of illegal armed groups and victims of the conflict, will strengthen its artistic work with Colombian repertoire, so that its members can discover the diverse musical traditions of our country. Additionally, Soy Músico, made up of neurodiverse young people, will continue its work in composition and orchestration, and will expand the program for new members. Also, in association with the 1+1 Foundation, we want to strengthen our line of inclusion with the presentation of the Ensemble for the Blind project aimed at people with visual disabilities.

We want to continue bringing our purpose closer to thousands of children and young people who have never had the opportunity to connect to symphonic music. Three stages make up the strategy: the first, raising awareness of music through experiences in the Comfama Inspiration program; the second, musical initiation with our Complementary School Day (JEC) program that in alliance with Comfama we develop in La Ceja, San Jerónimo and Santa Fé de Antioquia; and the third, a stage of pre-orchestra and orchestra in four municipalities of Urabá Antioquia, which we carried out with Fundaunibán.

Our first concert of the Season to commemorate Women's Day

Saturday March 5
6:00 pm
University of Medellin Theater

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Since 2019 we have opened spaces for reflection around music, such as peace, reconciliation and gender equality. Our first concert commemorates Women's Day, and celebrates the talent, inspiration and creation of women in music who have sought to change history.

The orchestra and the baton of the Frenchman Sylvain Gasançon invite us to encounter the music of living women composers of different generations and styles, who have burst into the world of culture with their own perspective and sensitivity, creatively reflecting the echoes of our society in constant transformation. In addition, the program is completed with iconic works from the universal repertoire of composers Edvard Grieg and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Music

The concert includes the compositions of the Colombian Carolina Noguera and the French Graciane Finzi.

From Noguera we will interpret Autumn Whisperings, a creation in which its composer expresses the image and meaning of the railway, based on experiences lived in Great Britain. The work uses as raw material the sound of a freight train suddenly braking and evokes a reflection on the railroad phenomenon in Colombia, “the idea of an abandoned train that made a sound as if it were still running was inspiring to me,” says the composer.

Noguera is committed to the search for re-signifying pre-existing musical materials and, in particular, traditional Colombian music. In this way, he frequently assumes composition as an exercise that begins with the transcription of works of that nature.

Follow the program Overture to a symphony by Graciane Finzi, a surprising work that evokes elements of Brahms' Symphony No. 1, loaded with a romantic, lively texture and dramatic nuances.

Finzi's catalog includes more than a hundred works that are performed throughout the world by great soloists and renowned orchestras. He uses the instruments, whether they are orchestral masses or soloists, taking into account their individuality, then unites them into juxtaposed groups in which each one has its own dynamism, its drives, its color, its vital rhythm. In his music he insists on looking at the immediate expression of life and the deep feelings of man.

The program is completed with Concert Overture “In Autumn” by Edvard Grieg, inspired by the autumn landscapes that the composer enjoyed in his homeland and the Symphony No. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven, considered one of the most amazing and exciting works of the German composer.

Director

Frenchman Sylvain Gasançon has been praised for his powerful performances, magnetic energy and musicality; He is currently principal guest conductor of the UNAM Philharmonic Orchestra (Mexico) and was winner of the First Prize of the Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico. He has conducted the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Saint Petersburg State Orchestra, the Brittany Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Region of Murcia in Spain, the Sofia Festival Orchestra, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic-Teatro Colón, the Symphony National Symphony Orchestra of Buenos Aires, the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, the Sao Paulo State Orchestra and the Bogotá Philharmonic among others.