The Heroes of Orzán | Antón Alcalde

Performers: Banda Municipal de A Coruña. Conductor: José Luís Represas. Speaker: Tero Rodríguez. ABOUT THE PIECE: Commissioned by and dedicated to the A Coruña Municipal Wind Orchestra and its conductor, José Luís Represas. Nominated to the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2013, contemporary category, celebrated in the Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California; and obtained a silver medal in the Global Music Awards 2014, San Diego, California. First performance was given by A Coruña Municipal Wind Orchestra, conducted by José Luís Represas, at Palace of the Opera, A Coruña (Spain) on November 4, 2012. The heroes of Orzán is written for a large wind orchestra and a speaker who guides the entire composition by narrating the extra-musical events in the manner of a voice-over, almost like a police report. These extra-musical elements follow the tragedy that occurred on the beach of Orzán in January 2012, where the policemen José Antonio Villamor, Rodrigo Maseda, and Javier López became heroes when they tried to save the life of Slovak student Tomas Velicky. As mentioned above, all of these extra-musical elements are described by the speaker throughout the entire composition, overlapping them with the music as a single unity. The heroes of Orzán is divided into seven movements that follow one after the other in an uninterrupted manner. The movements are: 00:00 I. Prologue: voiceless voice. 04:45 II. Nightfall in Orzán. 08:00 III. Walking through the seashore. 11:27 IV. The accident. 12:56 V. Rescue! 18:40 VI. Tragedy. 23:30 VII. Epilogue: the heroes of Orzán. For further information: https://www.aalcaldemusic.com/thehero...