Eight students from the conservatories of the islands will participate during the 22nd edition of this soloist’s competition.

 

On Saturday (25th) from 4:00 p.m. onwards, the Auditorio de Tenerife Adán Martin welcomes the Regional Phase of the 22nd Intercentros Melómano Performance Prize. Entry is free until full capacity is reached. This national competition chooses the representative of the Canaries for the Final Phase of the Intercentros Melómano Performance Prize for Soloists (Professional Degree category).

The eight students from the professional conservatoires of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria who study different instrumental specialties will be heard during the auditions. Each candidate will perform a maximum of 15 minutes with a freely chosen repertoire.

On this occasion, the jury will be composed of the orchestra conductor Henoc Acosta Santana, the composer Miguel Ángel Linares Pineda, and the composer Laura Vega Santana. After the performances, the jury will deliberate and subsequently announce its decision.

The first participants to perform are Mirko Busto in the singing category, David Martín Gutiérrez on violin, and Gael Moreno González on tuba/euphonium.  After the intermission, Javier Cabrera Hernández will continue on the saxophone, Guillermo Almeida Sicilia on the percussion, Juan Diego Cardozo Armada on violin, Andrea Sabina Perera on clarinet, and Pablo Rosales Calzadilla on clarinet.

The first classified will be the representative of the Canary Islands in the final phase of the Intercentros Melómano, which will take place on 9 December in the Auditorium of the Council of Alicante. The final phase will involve the seventeen regional representatives who will try to win the prize. It consists of a concert tour all over Spain, including solo performances and concerts with symphony orchestras, such as the one performed by the European Youth Orchestra of Madrid, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Granada, and the Classical Orchestra of Vigo.

The initiative Intercentros Melómano by the Fundación Orfeo was created in 2002 to encourage the participation of pupils from music conservatoires in professional competitions. It is aimed at serving as a practical experience for musicians who will face an audience and a jury that assesses their performance together with their technical skills.