The Simón Bolívar Youth Symphonic Band (SBYSB) ( es, Banda Sinfónica Juvenil Simón Bolívar) is a wind band based in
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...
, Venezuela, and the principal band of
El Sistema. Since 2008, its principal conductor has been
Sergio Rosales
Sergio Rosales (born February 19, 1988) is a Venezuelan conductor. He formed the El Sistema and is the music director of the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphonic Band.
Life and career
Early life
Rosales was born in Maracay, Venezuela. He began h ...
.
History
The Simón Bolívar Youth Symphonic Band was founded in 2005 by the general director of the
Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory,
Valdemar Rodríguez, and
Jesús Ignacio Perez Perazzo. The SBYSB is made up of students of the Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory and is part of the Academic Program of the National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela.
The SBYSB has performed at renowned music venues in Venezuela, first under the command of founding conductor, Jesús Ignacio Pérez Perazzo, and from 2008 under Sergio Rosales.
The SBYSB guest conductors include: Thomas Clamor (Germany),
Antonio Saiote (
Portugal),
Eddy Vanoosthuyse (Belgium),
Ferrer Ferran (Spain),
Jan Van der Roost (Belgium),
Jhonathan Cohler (United States),
Johan de Meij
Johannes Abraham "Johan" de Meij (; born November 23, 1953 in Voorburg) is a Dutch conductor, trombonist, and composer, best known for his '' Symphony No. 1'' for wind ensemble, nicknamed ''The Lord of the Rings'' symphony.
Biography
Johan de ...
(
Netherlands) and
Tim Reynish (United Kingdom).
In 2012, the SBYSB went on a tour of Colombia that included appearances at the 3rd Medellín International Music Festival for Bands and the Auditorio León de Greiff of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
In 2013, the Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Band released its first album, titled
Mambos y Fanfarria!, with a concert at the National Center for Social Action for Music. The album was recorded under the German conductor
Thomas Clamor
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, produced by
GENUIN, and includes: pieces by
Ravel,
Mendelssohn
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, and
Mussorgsky
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...
, as well as by Latin American composers
Castro D'Addona,
Ginastera
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.
Biography
Ginastera was born in Buen ...
and
Perez Prado.
In July 2013, the SBYSB undertook its first tour of Europe that included performances at festivals and venues in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.
Principal conductors
* Jesús Ignacio Perez Perazzo (2005–2008)
* Sergio Rosales (2008–present)
Recordings
* Música del Templo y de la Plaza. (2007)
* Mambos y Fanfarria! (2013)
* El Coloso (2013)
See also
*
Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar
References
External links
Fundamusical
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Youth orchestras
Venezuelan orchestras
National youth orchestras
Wind bands
Youth organizations based in Venezuela
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in Venezuela