Hidden Gems

Sun Valley Pavilion 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley

Here come three pieces you may not have heard but will almost certainly love. Spanish composer Manual De Falla wrote the score to a comedic ballet called The Three-Cornered Hat commissioned by Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes. The 12-minute suite was inspired by both Andalusian folk music and traditional flamenco rhythms. Andrew McCandless, the Festival’s Principal Trumpet, then plays Canadian composer John Estacio’s trumpet concerto, which has been performed by over 20 Canadian orchestras. The program concludes with José Pablo Moncayo’s foot-stomping Huapango, a piece that, over time, came to be known as Mexico’s unofficial national anthem.

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