Greater CT Youth Orchestra To Perform With The Villalobos Brothers

Information from the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra

BRIDGEPORT, CT — On November 19 at 6:30 PM, the dynamic family band of violinists, The Villalobos Brothers, will join Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras’ Principal Orchestra, on stage at The Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, CT for an evening of classical, jazz, Mexican folk, and Latin music. The Villalobos Brothers deliver a powerful message of love, brotherhood, and social justice through their music.

On the program is the world premiere of an original piece composed by Luis Villalobos, “Desierto” (“Desert”). It tells the story of the journeys of Latin American and African immigrants in search of better lives in other countries. The chorus will be sung in Spanish and English by Stamford-based INTEMPO Youth Choir. Its 40 singers are all recent immigrants themselves or children of immigrants. They will be joined by GCTYO's 82-piece Principal Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Hisey, and The Villalobos Brothers band. The audience will feel hope and positivity reflected in the music and presented by the collaboration of accomplished professional artists with 122 young musicians.

Also on the program are the Grammy winning song “El Pijul” and “Somos” (“We Are”) arranged for orchestra. In addition to the pieces it will perform collaboratively, GCTYO will also delight audiences with a John Williams medley, Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Serraglio," Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” by Saint-Saëns, and “Tico-Tico no fubá” by Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu.

“GCTYO is honored to present this exciting concert with Grammy winning artists and local young musicians to Connecticut residents. Music is truly a universal language and collaborative projects like this concert remind us of the power of music to unite people,” said GCTYO Executive Director Beth Ulman.

Tickets for the concert, the third in a series of three concerts by Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras on November 19, can be purchased at https://www.theklein.org/buy-tickets/upcoming-events/gctyo-fall-2023-concerts/