The so-called Bakalao Route was born when the broad sense of the term exploded. On the territory of Valencia. The memories of the time are not many, they have references. In this way andDavid Pont, musician and composer from Alicante (Tárbena, 1982) is immersed in this work. counterculture nightlife movement and took it to the pentagram.
that’s how it happened RouteA 12-minute game opens on Friday the 30th. Monte Carlo Theater in Buñolwith Music Ensemble Artistic under the administration of that city Mario Ortuno.
“I wanted to reflect what was going on on the Bakalao Route and what was produced around it, with terrible things. traffic accidents, drugs, but it’s also music because it’s a very interesting cultural phenomenon‘ says the training trombonist.
“Creating a work” for a symphonic band “using what you have read and heard about this party haven” modern music, piano, electric bass, drums and a soprano“.
Pont, a member of Madrid Symphony OrchestraHe started thinking about this project when he was composing in 2020.two minute techno songA friend from the theater world explained to him that he wanted to do something with that theme, and he joined in on this tribute. From there, the cast gradually filled in “to create something bigger,” and I put that rhythm and that melody score together.”
symphonic bakalao music
While it may not seem easy to assimilate that a symphonic band is interpreting bakalao music, it guarantees that such a sound will be produced in the end. “People should finally get up, imagine for seconds they’re at a disco and she has to throw a party at the concertends in a party” highlights this composer, who premiered his works. Valencia Municipal Symphony Band and its soloists Spanish National Orchestra and Valencia Orchestra. However, “in the middle of the work there is a passage in which the rev of the car appears, the music at the last voice, as if respect for that lost generation partially”.
Route, “It reflects a bit of everything, the disco atmosphere, the parking lots, maximum exaltation of the party… everything that happened at that moment was transferred to the present and made it a very brave language As for band music. It is impossible for him to leave anyone indifferent, whether you like it or not, whether you agree or not, but that’s how I wanted to translate it into symphonic music”.
After the premiere, multi-award winner David Pont plans to carry La Ruta for people to “enjoy” in different settings and with different groups.