MUSIC

The Houston Symphony presents the Chevron Fiesta Sinfonica Sunday, September 11 at 6:00PM  in Jones Hall. Please join the Houston Symphony for the annual free concert that salutes Hispanic Heritage Month.

Born in Puerto Rico, conductor Jaime Morales-Matos (pictured) spent his university years in the United States where he obtained his formal education. He graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor in Music degree and an Artist Diploma in Trombone, the first such award granted to a brass player, also studying conducting with Thomas Baldner. 

Morales-Matos has conducted in the United States (Jacksonville Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Bangor Symphony, Clermont Philharmonic and the Central Ohio Symphony), Germany (Munich Philharmonic), Spain (Galicia Symphony), Austria (Tokyo Symphony in Tour), Bulgaria (Varna Philharmonic, National Radio Symphony, Sofia), Ecuador( Guayaquil Symphony), Venezuela (Venezuela Symphony, Simon Bolivar Symphony), Dominican Republic (National Symphony ) as well as in his native Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Symphony).

PROGRAM
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Opus 34
Piazzolla: Tangazo
Falla: Three Dances from El Sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat)
Ginastera: Danzas del Ballet Estancia, Opus 8a
A. Castillo-Olivari: Elegy for String Orchestra
M. Morales: Cha-Cha-Chá Dulzón
M. Morales: Saturday Night

ARTISTS
Jaime Morales-Matos, conductor
Rolando Morales-Matos, Percussion
Mariano Morales, Piano