PALABRAS DEL MAESTRO NORTEAMERICANO JOHN RATLEDGE AL ENSAMBLE VOCAL CONTEMPORÁNEO DE TENERIFE

  

Palabras del maestro norteamericano John Ratledge

al Ensamble Vocal Contemporáneo de Tenerife y director.

"Antonio Abreu Lechado does fantastic choral work  in Tenerife. OMG. His choir is amazing. What a privilege. Heartfelt thanks, Maestro Abreu Lechado, for affording me this spectacular opportunity!....
 

Congratulations to Maestro Antonio Abreu Lechado who has done such a magnificent job of planning such an interesting program with the Ensamble Vocal Contemporaneo Tenerife. Featuring works from the Americas, I was fortuanate to be included in "Sounds of the Americas". I can't wait to collaborate with this magnificent conductor and all his wonderful singers.

I am will be have its international premiere on Saturday night in Tenerife, Spain by the Ensamble Vocal Contemporaneo Tenerife, maestro Antonio Abreu Lechado conductor. I will guest conduct my piece. Can't wait! THANK YOU, ANTONIO!!!!!!!

What a magnificent concert, Antonio Abreu Lechado! This group of  singers was fantastic.....including newly commissioned works, and each was stunning in every way possible. The choir sings from memory with such artistry, finesse, and commitment, that every singer simply "glows" with confidence, with joy, and the assurance that hundreds of hours of preparation was wort...h the effort. Ensamble has been preparing this concert since October, and each weekend has been devoted to this concert. I was humbled and delighted to conduct my own and Ensamble did a magnificent job on my composition! If the time of ovation by the packed house was not enough at the end of the concert, Maestro Abreu Lechado presented me with a fantastic gift that I will cherish for a lifetime. My time in Tenerife was surreal in many ways. I can't wait to start your new commission.......Antonio, where is my text?

 

Heartfelt thanks, Maestro Abreu Lechado, for affording me this spectacular opportunity!.."