2005 Santo Domingo Music Festival
With the title “In Homage to Spain” the fifth version of the Santo Domingo Music Festival was presented from March 9 to 19 in the Main Hall of the National Theatre, under the artistic direction of Maestro Philippe Entremont. Six night with music by great composers from Spain and other countries, evoking the rich variety of hispanicism turned into immortal works. Two concerts with the catalane Cadaqués Orchestra and that orchestra together with the National Symphony Orchestra and musicians from the United States formed the grand Festival Orchestra.
This festival included the vibrant flamenco dance company of Antonio Márquez. The second night of the festival “Zarzuela Night” the National Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Virginia Martinez. The Second Academic Composition Competition was convoked. The members of the jury, maestros José Antonio Molina, Raimundo Penaforte and Richard Danielpour, presided by Maestro Entremont, considered that on this occasion none of the pieces received fulfilled the expectations to declare a winner.
The following renowned artists were presented:
- Elena de la Merced, soprano (Spain)
- Josep-Miquel Ramón, baritone (Spain)
- National Chorus (Dominican Republic)
- Esperanza Fernández, cantaora (Spain)
- José María Gallardo del Rey, guitar (Spain)
- Teresa Berganza, mezzosoprano (Spain) Dan Zhu, violin (China)
- Philippe Entremont, piano (France)
Superior Board 2005 Festival
President
- José A. León
Members
- George Arzeno Brugal
- Roberto Bonetti
- Raúl Fiallo
- José Miguel González Cuadra
- Israel Lozano (Spain)
- Julian Nebreda
- Jorge Iván Ramírez
- José Antonio Rodríguez Copello
- Juan Carlos Rodríguez Copello
