Bahué: Descarga Hipnótico
$2-$55 sliding scale
- Aliana de la Guardia, soprano
- Ariel Campos, percussion
Jorge Sosa — Selected works
Jimena Maldonado — Selected works
Ney Rosauro — Selected works
Improvisation — Selected works
Axel Retif — Tucum (world premiere)
Bahué's second season kicks off with Descarga Hipnótico, a mesmerizing live concert featuring hypnotic works for voice and vibraphone. The concert lineup boasts compositions by renowned and emerging composers Orlando Jacinto García, Jorge Sosa, Jimena Maldonado, and Ney Rosauro. Attendees will be treated to a unique improvisation by the duo and the world premiere of Tucum, composed to include a loop station by Axel Retif.
This new work promises to captivate audiences with its mesmerizing blend of voice, vibraphone, and looping pedal. Don't miss this opportunity to experience an unforgettable musical journey into the realm of hypnotic sounds and innovative compositions. Join Bahué for a reception directly following the concert.
About Bahué
Bahué is a Latin American voice and percussion duo that focuses exclusively on Latin identity and culture through music.
https://www.bahueduo.com/About Aliana de la Guardia, soprano
A Cuban-American artist with a multifaceted career as a soprano vocalist, entrepreneur, actor, and educator. A co-founding artist and Artistic Director of Guerilla Opera, Aliana has 15 years of experience leading this Boston-based performing ensemble and produced many newly commissioned operas with roles tailor-made for her ferocious stage presence and garnered acclaim for her "dazzling flights of virtuosity" (Gramophone) in "vocally fearless" performances that are "fizzing with theatrical commitment" (The Boston Globe).
Specializing in new music, she has enjoyed collaborations featuring today's most eminent composers with American Lyric Theater, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston New Music Festival, Center for Contemporary Opera, Dinosaur Annex, Enigma Chamber Opera, Ludovico Ensemble, Monadnock Music, New Gallery Concert Series, Transient Canvas, and Winsor Music, among others. As a recording artist, she can be heard on Navona and Ravello Records (labels under PARMA Recordings), BMOP Sound, and independent labels.
With accumulated experience in arts administration, she has received accolades that put her at the forefront of the next generation of arts leadership including the OPERA America Mentorship Program for Women in Opera distinction, and a Public Art Learning Fund grant award from the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA).
https://www.alianadelaguardia.com/About Ariel Campos, percussion
A Los Angeles based percussionist with a diverse musical background that spans from commercial music to classical. His performances with contemporary artists include Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, country pop duo Brooks and Dunn and Jennifer Lopez, and with Latin Jazz artists Louie Cruz-Beltran, Francisco Aguabella, and Poncho Sanchez.
He was an original cast member of the Tony and Emmy award winning musical Blast!, which premiered in London.
As a solo classical percussionist Campos has been featured in solo concerts and recitals with the UCLA Philharmonia, California State University, Northridge Wind Ensemble, and the Union High School Percussion Ensemble in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Campos can also be heard as a featured musician on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the film Bella.