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LA MUSICA COLOMBIANA
FRA TRADIZIONE E MODERNITÀ
CARTAGENA FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA presenta
CUARTETO AGILE
The musical proposal of the Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música at the Spoleto Festival declines with two Colombian groups presenting different musical genres. The first, composed of cellist Santiago Canyon and pianist Luis Andrés Castellanos, bases its roots in traditional Colombian classical music. The second, Cuarteto Agile, formed from Elvis Diaz on llanera harp, Zahira Nogueira on cuatro, Mario Criales on double bass and Antonio Arredo on instruments to wind, is more related to the country's traditional folk music.
Cuarteto Agile presents traditional folk songs originating in parts of Colombia, particularly the llanera region. The instruments used are the llanera harp, cuatro and double bass, to which a to wind instrument is added to make the contemporary fusion more effective.
The music of Los llanos is characterized from a wide variety of rhythms and plays a very important role in the heritage of Colombian musical culture. Some traditional songs are interpreted in a modern key.
CUARTETO AGILE
**Elvis Díaz **arpa llanera
Mario Criales double bass
Zahira Nogueira cuatro
Antonio Arnedo instruments to wind
program
Juan Contreras _Zumba Flamenco _
Hugo Candelario _Remanso Inicial _
Antonio Arnedo_ La Chiva _
Elvis Dias/ Juan Contreras _Señora Julia _
**Mario Criales **_Visiones _
**Antoio Arnedo **_Andanzas _
Juan Contreras _Seis por derecho face 4 _
Antonio Arnedo _El Viaje _
Del Folklor llanero _Pajarillo _
Antonio Arnedo plays Selmer Paris saxophones / Artist Selmer Paris
11 years ago he was enchanted by the melody of a llanera harp, played from by children about 10 years old, just his age at the time; those notes completely enveloped his senses and led him to the decision to learn to playing that instrument that until to that day he did not even know. He began his studies at the Academia Llano y Joropo of maestro Hildo Ariel Aguirre, where he learned to playing the harp. She currently studies the llanera harp at the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas - ASAB, with maestro Maria Clara Alarcón who also teaches music theory for the introduction to the Celtic harp.
An electric bassist and double bass player among the most versatile in Colombia, with extensive artistic experience as a soloist and instrumentalist in symphony orchestras, in the traditional music of his country, in jazz and rock, he already has a hundred concerts in prestigious theaters to his credit. In 2012 he won a scholarship to study to Boston (USA) with maestro Oscar Stagnaro where he tried his hand at classes in composition, methodology and electric bass techniques. Also to Boston he attended several master classes with legendary bassists such as John Patitucci, Steve Bailey, Eddie Gomez and John Clayton. He is currently presenting his album " Influencias" dedicated to solo bass and double bass as well as his innovative digital book "El Bajo y el Joropo Llanero."
Her artistic career began at the age of 11 at Academia Llano y Joropo, where she began to studying as a maracas player with maestro Hildo Ariel Aguirre; later her interests turned toward cuatro and she continued her studies with maestro Juan Carlos Contreras. In 2009 she began to studying as a professional at the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas - ASAB. As a cuatrista soloist she has been invited to to play at numerous international gatherings: "Encuentro Internacional de Cuatristas La Siembra del Cuatro" Casanare (2007), "Encuentro Nacional del Cuatro" Casanare (2009), "Encuentro con el Cuatro" Bogotá (2012) and represented Colombia in the celebration of 10 years of the "Festival Internacional La Siembra del Cuatro" Venezuela (2014). She was the winner of the Young Talent Competition of the Cartagena Festival Internacional de Música in 2015.
He is one of the pioneering artists of Colombian improvisational music, music influenced from North American elements, but rooted in national folklore. He studied at one of the most prestigious music schools in the world, Berklee College of Music, where he completed his saxophone course early. Arnedo stands out in the panorama of contemporary Colombian music as one of the first to to do exploratory work between the old folk rhythms of the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, the rhythms of the Andean hinterland, including those of some indigenous communities, integrating it all into a broad concept of improvisation.