FUNDACIÓN SALVI COLOMBIA La Música es para todos

NOVEDADESJuly - August 2009

CARTAGENA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

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NOTES FROM THE FOUNDATION

PRELUDE CONCERT OF THE CARTAGENA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL The Salvi Foundation – Colombia prepares the Prelude Concert of the IV Cartagena International Music Festival. Meet the invited artists that will be featured. page 2

EMMANUEL CEYSSON IN CONCERTSAside from teaching the Salvi Chair of Harp, the French harpist makes his debut at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango and with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia.

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THE CARTAGENA FESTIVAL WILL LAUNCH A NEW WEBSITE

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IN CRESCENDO... page 4THANK YOU for your commitment to the Festival!Azúcar Manuelita, Argos, Suramericana, Grupo Nacional de Chocolates, Electricaribe, Comfenalco, Ecopetrol, Jimmy Mayer, Paños Atlas, Aviomar, Colombia es Pasión, Salime Neme, Salvi Harps and Doris Eder have confirmed their participation in the 2010 Cartagena Festival.

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We are filled with joy as we look forward to our fourth season of the Cartagena International Music Festival 2010. The Prelude Festival offers more opportunities for us to present a sample of what happens in Cartagena every year; on one hand there are acclaimed classical music concerts, and on the other is the training program where our invited artists dedicate their time to work with students from a country eagerly searching for peace.

Since 2005, our commitment has been to create more opportunities for music and for the country’s cultural development. The Prelude Festival offers just that: an opportunity to present excellent artists and give them the ability to pass on their knowledge and experiences to our students. Your donor support contributes to the Festival’s success, as well as making the dreams come true for the students of Colombia.

As President of the Salvi Foundation – Colombia, I know without a doubt that with the contributions

and efforts of all, we can create projects and present programs like the Cartagena Festival, bringing peace and culture to our country through music.

Music fills our lives with joy, serving as another way for the soul to express its most intimate feelings. Bringing music to our students is our heritage, our duty and our purpose… Today we would like to encourage you to move forward one step and become a leader with us – the opportunities for many students are in your hands. We hope you will join us on the evening of September 8, when you will be able to enjoy an excellent program with four of the world’s best musicians.

Best Wishes,

Julia SalviPresident

A time for remin!cenc"..The Cartagena International Music Festival in the Gardens (New York, May 2009)

From left to right: Stephen Prutsman, Todd Palmer, Jeanine de Bique, Livia Sohn, Mary and Howard Phipps,, Charles Wadsworth, Julia Salvi

From left to right: Julia Salvi, Munir Falah, Mary Ann de Holguín

Founding Artistic Director Charles Wadsworth and his wife Susan, enjoyed the musical soirée.

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The Salvi Foundation – Colombia is preparing for the upcoming IV Cartagena International Music Festival. The long awaited Prelude Concert of the Cartagena Festival presents four renowned artists featuring an excellent program, giving a taste of the fourth season of the Festival coming up January 9-16, 2010 in “La Heroica.” The Salvi Foundation – Colombia’s Director, Sandra Meluk, considers the Prelude Concert of great importance. “Above all, it is a fundraising event to support the next Festival. We know that the Cartagena Festival is something that interests everybody in the country,” Meluk stated. “To keep it going over time is everybody’s responsibility. The Festival’s staff consists of a group of people contacting artists, looking for sponsorships, encouraging people to at tend and communicating what we are doing every year in educational projects – one of the Cartagena Festival’s main themes.” The Prelude Concert of the Cartagena Festival will take place on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., in the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango’s Concert Hall. If you want to join us, please contact the Salvi Foundation – Colombia’s o ffice s a t +57 1 622 -0252 o r a t info11@cartagenamusicfestival.com

Invited Artists. Featured artists of the Prelude Concert of the IV Cartagena International Music Festival include:Stephen Prutsman, Artistic Director of the Cartagena International Music Festival and versatile pianist.Eric Ruske, North American horn soloist, acknowledged by The Herald (Glasgow) as “the best and most important horn soloist of the moment” and distinguished by The New York Times for his “giftedness and charisma.”Bella Hristova, Bulgarian violinist, described as having “an innate musical sense and great passion” by The Strad (UK). She was awarded the First Prize in the 2008 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.Katarzyna Sadej, Polish-Canadian mezzo-soprano, recently debuted in Carnegie Hall as part of the Song Composition Workshop of the Weill Music Institute.

Stephen Prutsman, Artistic director and piano; Katarzyna Sadej, mezzo-soprano; Bella Hristova, violin and Eric Ruske, corno, are the guest artist for the Prelude Concert

When? tuesday september 8, 6.30 p.m.

Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (Calle 11 No.4 - 14)

Where?

For additional information please visit: www.conciertospreludio.com

Prelude of the IV Cartagena International Music Festival

SOCIOS MEDIÁTICOS

SOCIOS PATROCINADORES

PATROCINADORES

What?

AN EAGERLY AWAITED PRELUDE

The Prelude Concert of the IV Cartagena

JULIO MARIOSANTO DOMINGO

JIMMY MAYERS

DORIS EDERDE ZAMBRANO

ELISA DEGIOVANELLI

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After his successful performances in New York, Rome, Cairo and Paris, French harpist Emmanuel Ceysson returns to Colombia to continue his commitment with the Salvi Foundation – Colombia through the Salvi Chair of Harp. He will also perform a debut recital at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, in a program of works by Tournier, Bach and Renié, among others. Furthermore, he will make his solo debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia in the Fabio Lozano Auditorium of the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá, performing the Concerto for Harp in E-flat major (Op. 74) by Reinhold Gliere and the Concerto for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and Strings by Maurice

Ravel.The Salvi Chair of Harp Created in 2006, in a joint effort of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and the Salvi Foundation – Colombia, the Salvi Chair of Harp has welcomed Mr. Ceysson previously to the program. Since his first visit to Colombia, Mr. Ceysson has a commited interest in the country’s young harp students and teachers that he has mentored within the program, traveling back every six months to follow up on their progress.

The Salvi Chair of Harp master classes will take place in the Chapinero branch of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. To register please visit: www.cartagenamusicfestival.com.

When? August 12, 7.30 p.m.

Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango (Calle 11 No.4-14)

Where?

Hear # Ceysson

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When? August 14, 7.30 p.m.

Auditorio Fabio Lozano (Cra.4 No.22 - 61)

Where?

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Carolina Castro Gil, violinist from the Department of Antioquia, who participated in the Young Talents’ Concert during the 2009 Cartagena International Music Festival, has been chosen as one of the 74 musicians from the continent that will be part of the 2009 Americas’ Youths’ Orchestra. Ms. Castro will participate in a three-week tour throughout the USA and Canada, in a series of concerts that will begin on July 22 in Boston, including performances in the Le Domaine Forget Festival and Bel Canto Festival (Québec, Canada) and the Chesapeake Chamber Festival (Washington state). There will also be a performance for the American States’ Organization on August 8.

Led by Artistic Advisor Plácido Domingo, the Americas’ Youths’ Orchestra i s a world-class multicultural orchestra made up of students from 18 to 28 years old, representing 20 countries. They meet for two weeks to participate in classes and rehearsals, during which they prepare the repertoire for their touring concerts. As of date, more than 400 students from the continent have participated in this Orchestra. Carolina Castro started violin studies at the age of 13, in the Medellín School of Music Network. Currently she is First Violin of the Orquesta Sinfónica Infantil y Juvenil of Medellín.

CAROLINA CASTRO

COLOMBIAN VIOLINIST CHOSEN FOR THE AMERICAS’ YOUTHS’ ORCHESTRA

Carolina CastroPicture: Joselín Camelo

MASTER CLASSES AND CONCERTS

EMMANUEL CEYSSON IN COLOMBIA

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When? August 5 al 14

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, sede Chapinero

Where?

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NOVEDADES PAGE 4A NEW WEBSITE FOR THE FESTIVAL

This is the new look and feel for the www.cartagenamusicfestival.com

In Crescendo...๏ ATTENTION! The Foundation has

Visitor’s Packages available, offering you the best way to enjoy the Cartagena Festival. For more information or to reserve your space, please contact Nathalie Renaud, C o m m e r c i a l D i r e c t o r a t nrenaud@cartagenamusicfestival.com

๏ SPECIAL THANKS! Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, an artist from the 2009 Festival, generously donated one of her violins to the Salvi Foundation – Colombia. The violin, case and a set of strings, valued at over USD $5,000 will be given to one of our young talents.

๏ CONGRATULATIONS! Sergio Trujillo, a sound engineer in the first seasons of the Festival and also a violist, has won the First Viola seat in the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia.

๏ PREMIERE : Diego Vega , a composer who participated in the

2009 Festival, recently debuted his work Cascade and Bow with a beautiful interpretation by the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia, as part of the First International Symphony Festival. For additional information, please visit www.asociacion-sinfonica.org

๏ PRIZE WINNING STUDENT: Juan Sebastián Blanco, Colombian ha r p s tuden t , wa s g ran t ed a scholarship to participate in the Saratoga Harp Colony (New York). The program is produced by Elizabeth Hainen, one of the most virtuous harpists in the United States. Currently Mr. Blanco is preparing to participate in the 2010 Cartagena Festival as one of our young talents.

๏ BRAVO! Venezuelan composer Paul Dessene’s Obertura Palenkumbe had its premiere in Peru, Venezuela and Germany. This piece opened our 2008 Festival. It has been performed eight times over the last year and has been

r e c o r d e d by t h e Ve n e z u e l a Symphony Orchestra.

๏ NEWS: Carlos Rojas, renowned harpist for the Oriental Plains, visited the Lyon & Healy Harp factory in Chicago. Mr. Rojas had just finished a concert tour throughout the US, where he accompanied Welsh harpist Catrin Finch. Mr. Rojas met with Antonio Forero (President of Lyon & Healy) with whom he discussed the instrument’s current situation and the role of the musician in the world today.

๏ WELCOME! We would like to w e l c o m e N a t h a l i e Re n a u d , Commercial Director and Andrés Esteban Reyes, Administrative Director to the Salvi Foundation – Colombia team. Also, our thanks to Lina Castillo, who resigned from her position as Administrative Director for a new job opportunity.

Over the past few months, the Salvi Foundation – Colombia has been working on the development of a new website, enabling better contact with its audience and friends. The Foundation looks forward to the launch, featuring a more modern image and allowing visitors to leave comments and suggestions on all activities and events. D an i e l M a ld o n ad o, I m age an d Communicat ions Director of the Salvi Foundation – Colombia, is the driving force behind this project. “One of the elements that we hope to make possible is to generate live networks for our audiences, as well as creating a community around the Festival.”

Another aspect is that the Foundation wants to better highlight the invited artists. In this regard Maldonado stated, “Currently technology is the best tool to introduce the new artists of the Car tagena Fes t i va l . Video, aud io and photography have become an essential part of the way in which we know the world. A written reference is not enough to describe the passion w i t h w h i c h a mu s i c i a n p l a y s a n instrument. It is important to be able to see and listen to the musician.”

The new Cartagena International Music Festival website will launch on August 1, 2009.