The Oruro Symphony Orchestra ( es, Orquesta Sinfónica de Oruro) is a
symphony orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ce ...
based in
Oruro
Oruro (Hispanicized spelling) or Uru Uru is a city in Bolivia with a population of 264,683 (2012 calculation), about halfway between La Paz and Sucre in the Altiplano, approximately above sea level.
It is Bolivia's fifth-largest city by pop ...
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Bolivia
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. Under the directorship of
Jesús Elías (2006–2008), they perform at the
Teatro de la Casa Municipal de Cultura in Oruro.
Background and history
Following the foundation of the ''
Conservatorio Nacional de Música'' in
La Paz
La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Bolivia, Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the List of Bolivian cities ...
in 1907, a strong insurgency for musical movements in the main cities of Bolivia originated. In Oruro, the teacher
Pedro Rodriguez Santa Cruz in 1914, became the first director to conform an orchestra. Nevertheless, it was not until 1921 that the city saw the orchestra established in Oruro, directed by the violin teacher
Linen Cañipa Ferreira, being reorganized in October 1930 by the Italian teacher
Franco Russo. Amongst the orchestra members were acclaimed musicians such as
Adrián Patiño Carpio,
Franz Walk,
Francisco Molo,
Adolph Hirschmann, the Forns Samsó brothers, the French cellist
Ginet Rougeot, the French violinists
Mathilde Heimberg and
Lydia Bernardini,
Abel Elías and others.
Reformation
On August 19, 2006, the orchestra was refunded by a merger of classical musicians from the
Ensemble Ad Libitvm, the Camacho of Oruro and the ''
Camerata Concertante'' of
Cochabamba
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. Gordito
Jesús Elías became the director of the orchestra, and cellist
Miguel Salazar, the violinists
Jose Durán,
Marcela Tórrez, and others joined its ranks.
The Symphonic Choir of Oruro was also formed under the directorship of Jesus Elías. Later, in December 2006, the Youthful Symphony orchestra of Oruro was founded under the directorship of the prestigious teacher
Marcela Tórrez Sahonero.
Orchestra directors
Oruro Symphony Orchestra 2006-2008
*Directors: Augusto Guzmán,
Jesús Elías
*Violins I: José Durán, Marcela Tórrez, Christina Peláez, Patricia Flores, Flavio Mejía, Catherine Goumoens, Antonio Tórrez, Alejandra Zapata.
*Violins II: Pablo Villarroel, Antonio Tórrez, Sergio López, Cintya Bejarano, Andrea Zapata, Paola Sotelo, Paola Elías.
*Viola: Ramiro Jiménez, Rodolfo Elías, Fernanda Urrea, Daniel Fernández, Jessica Viscarra, Adriana López, Pedro Pérez.
*Cellos: Miguel Salazar, Ariana Stambuck,
Jesús Elías, Richard Tórrez, Adriana Viscarra, Nohelia Cuellar, Gloria Soto.
*Double Bass: Raúl Jiménez, Franz Pontes.
*Flutes: Jorge Callejas, Oscar Elías Siles.
*Clarinets: José Luis Marin, Christian Choque, Isidro Quispe, Alvaro Quispe
*Oboes: Gabriela Claure, Walter Colque
*Trumpets: Iván Ticona, Henry Valda, Wellington Façanha, Grover Flores
*Trombone: Juan Carlos Condori, Saturnino Flores.
*Percussion: Freddy Quispe, Isidro Quispe.
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Bolivian orchestras
Oruro Department