Alicante Youth Orchestra Triumph

ON the Tuesday before the New Year, Torrevieja’s Municipal Theatre was almost filled to capacity to be entertained by the Alicante Youth Orchestra.

Despite the cooler weather prevailing rain more than 500 patrons enjoyed an entertaining evening of music that was funded entirely Alicante’s Department of Culture. The Orchestra was directed by Juan Bautista Rosello, demonstrating the provincial capital’s and his personal commitment to the musical institutions that represent the city of Torrevieja.

The concert, was organized into two parts, both led by Francisco Maestre. The first half featured Brahms "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra" featured led by the solo violin, of Andrei Frolov. After the intermission, the Youth Orchestra of the Province of Alicante performed a beautiful version of "The Nutcracker" and after the insistent applause of the audience, took to their seats once again to perform as an encore "The Radetsky March".

Three of the  musicians who make up this young but prestigious orchestra are torrevejenses with this number expected to rise in the next few years. Torrevieja has a long history of producing professional musicians and with the imminent opening of the new Superior Conservatory of Music, which will add as an attraction for students to continue their studies in the City, the future for Torrevieja as a major musical centre in the Alicante region is looking positive.

Keith Nicol