NOTE: Please acknowledge the authorship of these program notes by Jose Elizondo, the composer, if you use them for publicity material, concert program notes, or any other publication.

 

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·                  Hacia Belén

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·                  Towards Betlehem

 

 

 

 

·                  ***ARRANGEMENT***

 

·        Dedication: Dedicated to Julie Reimann and Ellyses Kuan

·        Duration: 4 minutes

·        Mood: playful, energetic, with flamenco influence in the intermediate section of the piece

·        Description: This is not an original composition, but rather a playful and fanciful arrangement of a well-known Christmas Carol from the XVIII Century by Antonio Soler (“Hacia Belén va una burra, rin rin”). This arrangement presents a fun and unexpected take on the Christmas carol that requires virtuosity from the pianist and the cellist, and can be very good as an ice-breaker or a closing piece in a Christmas program.

·        Premiere: Recording by Julie Reimann and Ellyses Kuan, June 2022