Luis Ivars from Alicante to set music for the smallpox expedition led by Francisco Javier Balmis (1753-1819) in the television movie 22 angels from Miguel Bardem and the album with the soundtrack that was due to be released in early 2020 has been paralyzed by the pandemic. “The Balmis Campaign became the Balmis Campaign”specifies the composer from Alicante and refers to the Ministry of Defense’s action against covid-19. Two years later, Ivars is giving a presentation this Thursday at 18:00 at the UMH Faculty of Medicine. CD Balmis expeditiona tribute to the Alicante doctor who brought the smallpox vaccine to the Americas and the Spanish colonies two centuries ago, that the actions were closed for the bicentennial of his death.
Combining the extended soundtrack of the film, where Ivars released a suite on display at ADDA, some new songs, and a surprise track with the voice of the Alicante doctor, the album moves the musician forward. “With the pandemic, Balmis seems to have made that journey again”.
The piece was recorded with the Macedonian Symphony Orchestra, for which Ivars had already recorded the soundtrack for the film. Captain Thunder and the Holy Grail and the series Tarancon, fifth commandmentand accompanied by a chorus of children’s voices directed by Manuel Ramos.
The presentation of the album is part of the artist’s actions. 25th Anniversary of Miguel Hernández University and Luis Ivars will present his creation along with the images below. 22 angels and will make a symbolic delivery Note the suite is to the director of the young UMH Orchestra, who will be performing at the 25th Anniversary Concert to be hosted at the Palau de Altea on 22 May.
part of bThe profits from the sale of this work will also go to the NGO Guaguacuna (“The Boys” in Quechua) has been working on a support program for the indigenous communities of the Andean region of Otavalo (Ecuador) since 1999. The nonprofit is working on the creation of the Balmis training class for functionally diverse people, and the event will be attended by Guaguacuna founder Aida Crespo.
“It’s an honor to add music to Balmis’s film and I wanted to close this chapter now. After adding figures like Jorge Juan, Gastón Castelló or Gabriel Miró to the soundtrack, Balmis was missing,” explains Ivars. this job “contains many records and the music is sometimes epic, sometimes emotional, closely related to the journey and its success.because the Balmis figure goes a long way and travels from the simple to the most emotional”.
The composer thinks the Balmis figure has gained some popularity during this pandemic period, although the government’s attention to this philanthropist has never been enough. “He was the first doctor without borders.”
Luis Ivars is the author of numerous soundtracks for the big screen. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Awards. He was recently awarded the Miguel Hernández Award for his professional career. He is the author of the soundtracks of well-known films such as Boba Lady, Captain Thunder, Sugar Times HE Tabarka in addition to those mentioned above.
After finishing the soundtrack of the documentary Berlanga!! by Rafael Maluenda is now composing a hymn to celebrate the centennial of Hercules.
Balmis Award
On the other hand, Alicante Rotary Club will announce the name of the winner this Friday Balmis Award in its thirteenth edition. Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege (2018 Nobel Peace Prize), epidemiologist Peter Alonso or researcher Mary Blasco Here are some of those who have been known for this distinction since 2019.