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Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

Postby Oriani » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:14 am

Hi people!

As you know, I am a musician and this is my life:



Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela


Background information
Also known as Venezuela Symphony Orchestra
Origin Caracas, Venezuela
Genre(s) Classical
Occupation(s) Symphony Orchestra
Years active January 15, 1930
Website http://www.osv.org.ve
Former members
Founders
Vicente Emilio Sojo
Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna
Juan Bautista Plaza
Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel
Ángel Sauce
The Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela (Venezuela Symphony Orchestra) was founded by a group of 26 professional musicians met at the invitation of the maestro Vicente Emilio Sojo following the dissolution on January, 1929 of the Union Filarmónica Nacional.

This meeting took place January 15, 1930 in the Caracas Musical Declamation Academy (today named "José Ángel Lamas"). Of the most enthusiastic initiators of the idea was violinist Ascanio Negretti (first concertino of the institution), flautist Simón Alvarez, and violist Luis Calcaño. Overcoming various adversities, the orchestra gave its first public performance in June 24, 1930, dedicated, according to the program, to “the high civil employees of the State, to the artists, writers and to the very cultured Caracas society”

The orchestra's work from its beginnings in 1930, has generated positive reactions not only from the general public attending the concerts, but also in musical, intellectual and political personalities. Perhaps the most important honour to be awarded the orchestra was its being declared in 1980 “Artistic Patrimony of the Nation”. During its long trajectory the OSV has been heard in many Venezuelan venues: the National Theater of Caracas, the Municipal Theater of Caracas, the Acoustic Shell of Bello Monte, the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela, the Poliedro de Caracas; also from the 1950s the orchestra has traveled abroad to other American countries and Europe.

In the 60s and beginnings of the 70s, Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, then president of the society, made efforts to obtain a permanent home for the orchestra. Despite the sudden death of Ríos Reyna, the seed germinated, and the April 19, 1983, within the framework of a touching concert, the O.S.V inaugurated their new home, the Ríos Reyna concert room in the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex.

I feel really pround of them!!!!! I love them...I used to belong to the Children's National Orchestra in 2000. It was the best period of my life.

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THIS VIDEO IS VERY GOOD,PLEASE WATCH IT

Oh the Director Gustavo Dudamel is barely 26 years old.. He's a very nice person :oops:
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Postby Dixie » Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:55 am

You play with the Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela? :shock:
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Postby Oriani » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:51 pm

Dixie wrote:You play with the Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela? :shock:


I didn't play in those concerts but I was part of them between 2000-2002 :wink: But it's ok, I have played those master pieces too :-)
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Postby Dixie » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:42 pm

So what's Gustavo like? :mrgreen: :wink:
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Postby Oriani » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:29 pm

Dixie wrote:So what's Gustavo like? :mrgreen: :wink:


I didn't understand :(
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Postby Dixie » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:57 am

What? :roll:
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Postby Oriani » Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:40 pm

Hahaha :wink: I didn't understand your question about Gustavo!! He's cute.. The Director of that Orchestra but he's married :cry:
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Postby edumelo » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:30 pm

Cool! 8)

What instrument do you play, Ori? And where are you playing now?
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Postby Oriani » Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:27 pm

I play the Violin, the firt ones!! I used to play in my hometown's orchestra but now I am going to play in Maracay city Orchestra.. even I want to come back to the National, but it's really hard :?
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