NEXT CONCERTS OF THE ORCHESTRA

GALICIA TOUR 2008

* 2008/July/31 Muros (A Coruña) [Curro da Praza | 22:30]

* 2008/August/01 Sada (A Coruña) [Auditorio C. Cultura | 20:30]

* 2008/August/02 Marin (Pontevedra)

* 2008/August/03 Bueu (Pontevedra)

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* 2008/August/08 Villasana de Mena (Burgos) [Cine Amania]

* 2008/August/12 Festival Itxas Soinua Lekeitio (Bizkaia) [Basílica de Ntra Sra. Asunción | 22:00]

* 2008/October/20 Concierto Extraordinario 45º Aniversario Bilbao [Teatro Arriaga | 20:00]

THE BILBAO SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA OF ACCORDIONS HAS RECORDED A NEW ALBUM UNDER THE LABEL OF RTVE

The bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions has just finished recording his new CD under the label of RTVE, the second one brought out within this company. At the Auditory of the University of Leioa, this group has embody 16 pieces that further the previous compact "From North to South", this time under the name of "And... from East to West".

In this new record, the bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions, under the baton of Amagoia Loroño, continues to show us some of the more mean fully pieces of the folk music along our geography, from East to West, with an amazing and exclusive versions for accordions. Since the successful welcoming of their previous record, RTVE has come to the Basque formation to continue with its musical job, which includes both, the performance and the arrangements for the accordion, a task carried out by the formation's director.

The record Company RTVE is one of the most renowned companies in the field of classical and folk music. This label usually does a meticulous selection of the groups he produces and that's why been the selected ones provides, in words of Amagoia Loroño: "an acknowledgment both, as professionals and as a way to broadcast the instrument of the accordion to first line".

The bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions has been in charge of including the accordion in the catalogue of the RTVE record company, since this is the only and unique formation in its gender that based its musical activity on a non-conventional instrument around the whole Europe, such as the accordion, among other symphonic orchestras.

This new CD "And...from East to West", will be released to the audience in autumn although some of its pieces will be known during their summer tour since they are included in the repertoire of the group. With this new work the recordings of the bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions have expanded and added to it's previous nine CDs edited.

BARAKALDO QUIVERS AT THE CHRISTMAS PACE OF THE BILBAO SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA OF ACCORDIONS

On the 29^th of December took place the traditional Christmas concert that the bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions holds every year to liven up the Christmas of the Biscayan, under the BBK sponsorship, on this occasion, the concert was celebrated in the Barakaldo’s Theatre. This appointment has been settled in the agenda of the Biscayan as the most symbolic Christmas concert, under the baton of Amagoia Loroño, the concert welcome the celebrations of the New Year, reason why every edition records a bigger number of people.

On this occasion, the capacity of the Barakaldo Theatre wasn’t enough to meet the expectations of the audience as the notice of “sold out” was hanging in the ticket office since a week before the concert.

Christmas itself has been the main character of the show of bilbao symphonic orchestra of accordions and it’s evocation has been suitable to open the concert with a piece of Strauss, followed by a short trip through the Spanish operetta to close with the performance of “Christmas Tunes”, with arrangements of Amagoia Loroño.

The enthusiastic applause of the audience bursting the theatre forced the orchestra to offer an encore which, due to Christmas time, couldn’t be other than the Radetsky March of Strauss, and where the whole audience participated.

One more time, the enthusiastic applause of the audience has been the energy to go far beyond the results of previous concerts.

THE “BILBAO SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA OF ACCORDIONS” FILLS CONCERT HALLS ON THEIR SUMMER TOUR

About 9.000 people have assisted to their concerts based on it’s record “From North to South”

The Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions has close its Summer Tour in Navalcarnero, Madrid, heading 2.000 people packed in the ancient and lovely Segovia Square. The Orchestra, at the pace of chords of “From North to South”, was commissioned to open the sixth “Cultural Week“ of this villa. This tour has represent a perfect finale for a formation that has been stressed by the appointment of “Distinguished of Bilbao”, a title, that they have taken with pride all around the different stages.

By far, the large number of people has been the dominant element of the Summer Tour of the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions , conducted by Amagoia Loroño. About 9.000 people have arrived to their concerts given around the seventh cities: Naron, Teo, Celanova, Ponte areas y Redondela, in Galicia; Navalcarnero in Madrid and Gorliz in Biscay. In all, the forecast have been beaten. Specially in close fairgrounds where they had to fit out new spaces for the excess of audience.

This great welcoming has been accompanied with an intense answer from the audience, that has lived the spectacle with great enthusiasm and called the group back onto the stage for more than four encores. The concerts were based upon their last record, “From North to South” and has transported the audience around the richness of each different autonomous regions of the Spanish Peninsula.

As the Orchestra has accustom us, the magnificent of their live music have taken in the audience, surrounded by the warmness of the summer nights and the spectacular sceneries where the concerts have taken place. In this edition, the Church of Gorliz, The Baroque Cloister of Celanova Monastery or the striking Arcade Castilian styled Square of Navalcarnero have stand out.

For the ninth consecutive year, the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions, has visit Galicia- Pontevedra, Ourense y A Coruña- where, each time, they wait enthusiastically for their arrival. Until this moment the Group has been with its music in 43 city councils and has acted in front of more than 36.000 people.

"From North to South"
CD- brought out by RTVE MUSIC Company

Since that first accordion - the Hand Aoline- created by the German F. Buschmann in 1822 and to which, thirty years after Bouton added, in Paris, the keyboard, it has rain a lot…not only real rain but also blue rain…long sequences of sounds meant for evoking and for melancholy…sounds of tramp artists, of festive excitement at outdoor festival and fairs…sounds to illustrate the flow of the rain under the Parisian bridges.

One day, forty years ago, the master Josu Loroño raised the accordion to a Concert status when he founded the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions. An Orchestra that nowadays his daughter Amagoia conducts with her outstanding talent.

In consequence, the Record Music Company RNE had the opportune idea of editing a CD of this formidable orchestra, legitimizing , with this action, a peculiar way of music, created and recreate from a deep and rigorous artistic knowledge and a marvellous way of interpretation.

"From North to South"-a very expressive title, by the way- transport us since the delicate and vibrant masterpiece of Guridi until the poetic behaviour of the paso doble (Martinez, Porlán, Lope, Alvarez) that not even the most famous band of the most renowned bullring could played it better……in between this two concepts, space and time to orchestrate with  "stamp of the house" the popular tunes of "Boga-Boga"; to melt with the closeness of Albéniz; and to testify the authenticity of the Spanish operetta (Chapi, Soutullo and Vert, Alonso); in order to get identify with the southern sensuality that Bizet put on "Carmen"...

Listening to this superb recording, one reassert on the reflection that if is true that all the arts are superlative, only Music permits us to penetrate to the deepest mystery of the world and of life, seized and enjoyed, to look afterwards for comfort towards our weakness and errors.

Alfonso Carlos Saiz Valdivielso
Bachelor’s Degree in the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Political and Moral Science.

The Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions, named "Distinguished of the Vila of Bilbao"

In a ceremony hold in the Arab hall at the city council of Bilbao, it's Major, Iñaki Azkuna, recognize the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions with the mention of "Distinguish of the Vila of Bilbao" for being the cultural Ambassadors of the city around the world.

The price given to the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions, was gather by its conductor Amagoia Loroño, one of the few professionals, inside the music world, that conducts an orchestra of this characteristics, Amagoia holds the baton since 2000.

Amagoia thanked for the distinction in the name of the 30 musicians members of the orchestra, declaring: “ we feel specially proud since we carry Bilbao in our history, our music, in our activity and even in our name”. Also, she had some words for whom it was its founder, Josu Loroño.

THE BILBAO SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA OF ACCORDIONS IN COLOMBIA

The Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions carry out a tour of concerts in Colombia.

The Orchestra has released tree concerts. On September 27th 2005 in the exclusive Club el Nogal in the presence of more than 2.200 members. On the 29th when they performed in the auditorium of the military Club of Bogotá, and on October 1st at the spectacular Cathedral of La Sal de Zipaquira in the presence of more than 5.000 people and at which Juan José Ibarretxe attended since he was in the country taking part in several meetings Basque-Colombians at the economic and social field . The Cathedral of the Sal it’s a monumental church built inside a salt mine and upon a sanctuary excavated by the miners at the end of XVIII century and, now a days, forms part of the historic heritage of Colombia. An extraordinary framework where the public enjoyed the music and the staging that the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions, offered.

The Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra of Accordions, that offered several encores, interpreted the music of universal authors such us Strauss, Verdi or Bizet, as well as acts of Spanish Operetta, dedicating an special chapter to the pieces of Basque authors such us Guridi, Sorozabal, Alonso, Loroño, Arriaga, etc.

The Orchestra in PORTUGAL

On the occasion of the Basque tourism presentation in Portugal, the Bilbao Accordion Symphonic Orchestra, gave out two concerts on April 20 & 22, 2004 at the Stock Exchange Palace of Porto (Portugal) and at the Grand Hotel Pestana of Lisbon (Portugal) before a selected representation of portugues businessmen. The program included a selection of works both by Basque and classical authors, receiving a standing ovation by an amazed public before a contemporary formation. The concerts were attended by the councillor of industry and commerce of the Basque Government, Ms. Ana Agirre.

Presentation of the "Trofeo Montenegro" to bullfighter ENRIQUE PONCE

Bilbao, 6th of May 2004. In the eve of the 60th celebration of the festival of the Bullfighting Club of Bilbao, Enrique Ponce arrived earlier to receive the Montenegro Trophy (Montenegro Restaurants) for the best performance in the "Las Corridas Generales" (Bullfight) of 2003, recalling the intense technique and thrilling performance that he conducted to Carjutillo, an impressive bull from Samuel Flores last 22nd of August 2003 in Bilbao.

The ceremony was very well attended and hosted by Covadonga Saiz Bernuy. As a highlight, the Bilbao Accordion Symphonic Orchestra welcomed the bullfighter with a "pasodoble Ponce" music, which was very moving. It sounded awesome!!

Manu de Alba

Gala XL Anniversary
Auditorium Guggenheim Bilbao Museum

THE BRAVE WINDS OF THE ACCORDIONS

The classical Roman numeral gives way to a pun on words: the gala of the XL anniversary of the Bilbao Accordion Symphonic Orchestra had a greatness in a night full of sensations where the Guggenheim was packed with marvels. With the energetic baton of Amagoia Loroño, the opening ceremony marched in with musicians embracing their instruments, with that classical balance inviting everyone to the spirit of the fiesta. One would say that a tear down the cheeks of Jose Loroño was spotted, the man who committed his passion in making this adventure possible forty years ago, in the far 1963; well maybe the shadows of the auditorium, eager before the roar that originates from the entrails of a fascinating and singular orchestra or maybe that picture Jose Luis Arias draw near to him, both dressed as soccer players in a forties formation, who knows....

To the right hand side of Amagoia, Asier Loroño, attentive, running over his hand at the keys of the accordion, with great skilfulness. On the front rows, very touched, was Belen Greaves, councillor of the health department, Gabriel Inclan, Ibon Areso, Juantxo Lazpita, the cultural councillor Jon Sanchez and other political and musical authorities, as well as artistic and business personalities in a night to remember. Before hand, Mari Carmen Navarro and Joseba Iriondo have guided the night into a wonderland of sensations with the presentation of an emotional video and the keepsake of so much history. His words were appreciated by people like Luis Diaz de Lezana, Iñaki Irusta, Mario Ezquera, Attorney Txema Montero, doctor Usparicha - the soul, heart and life of the DYA, Joseba Iriarte, Cristina Zubiaga, Yolanda Uriarte, Javier Sojo, Maria Dolores Solaguren, Alicia Salaberria, Jose Alberto Pradera - knocked down by the train of unpunctuality and a good number of friends of the Loroño family including a huge group of friends from the music clan so widely extended on the four corners of earth.

If one had to look for the north that night, maybe one would have culminated with the second piece performed. It was a polka of Strauss entitled "among thunder and lightning" that Amagoia Loroño has adapted for the accordion. The museum was then suddenly invaded by an intoxicated light which reached like a thunderbolt, Alfonso Carlos Saiz Valdivielso, Eusebio Abasolo, Amaia Fano, accompanied by her elegant mother, Amaia Zarragoitia, Txelu Aurtenetxe, Fernando Barrio, Pablo Bilbao, Quico Mochales, Jose Luis Merino, Juan Pablo Zubizarreta, Ignacio Grassa, Dolores and Gregori Arteaga and everybody else who wished to listen to the new version. It was with no doubt the hottest cardinal point of the night brushed with the mouth-watering cocktail dishes by Martin Berasategui where the brave winds of the accordion took us to the bygone days when listening to music without the haste chasing us was our daily bread.

Jon Mujika Bilbao, Deia 21st November 2003