“Let us thank Sinfonity for sharing this gift with eveyone, for remapping our perceptionsand thus opening up new paths to our emotions: we, taken by surprise time and again,

were listening this perennial music as if it were for the first time.”(Ana Rossetti)

Sinfonity, the world's first electric guitar symphonic orchestra, could only have emerged from Spain,the birthplace of so many great guitarists. Joining together in perfect harmony state-of-the-art soundtechnology with the traditional symphonic orchestra's modus operandi, it is possible to offer this exciting new concept. Innovation and tradition in a refreshing, modern format which breathes new life into classical music, appealing to young and old alike, giving new perspectives to music lovers.

The first electric guitar orchestra Sinfonity is the fruit of careful and constant research; looking deeper, going further, biting the bullet.

Sinfonity is the connection of a group of masters gathered together to perform classical music with electric guitars in a way which they alone can do. From Bach to Holst, from Vivaldi to Falla. It is a staggering and thrilling experience.

Sinfonity is a breath of fresh air blowing through the singular music world. A world in which the music is always categorised as classical or popular. As if another renderings couldn't be! As if everything had already been told or invented!

Pablo SalinasPablo Salinas, musical director and creator of Sinfonity, is a composer, guitarist, pianist, organist, arranger and producer with more than thirty years of professional experience. As a multifaceted, versatile, broad-minded artist, Pablo has always been open for collaboration with all kinds of musicians, styles and ways to make music. He has actively participated in countless album recordings and shared the stage with such big names as Mike Oldfield, Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall, Pino D'Angio, Jennifer López, Enrique Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Joan Manuel Serrat, Miguel Ríos, Ana Belén, Topo, Antonio Flores, Luz Casal, Rosario Flores, Golpes Bajos, Manolo Tena and so many others. He has composed music for TV, film and theatre. From his recent work we can highlight La avería—Blanca Portillo's theatre version of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Die Panne (A Dangerous Game, aka Traps)—, which won five Max Awards in 2012; Agustín Moreto's El lindo don Diego—a Baroque play directed by Carles Alfaro and produced by Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico (Classical Theatre's National Company) in 2013; or, Gracia Querejeta's film 15 años y un día (15 Years and a Day), wining the Best Sountrack Award at the 2013 Málaga Film Festival.

Sinfonity’s members masterful technique and commitment to music are essential to this incredible achievement. Amongst them we can find some of the most prestigious guitar players from the Spanish scene, as well as arrangers, producers, and conductors and soloists from other symphony orchestras.

Musicians: Pablo Salinas, Mané Larregla, Salva López, Jose A. Romero, Luis Cruz, Miguel Losada, Sergio Rivas, Guillermo Guerrero, Osvi Greco, José Blázquez, Ivan Manoloff, José Escarda, Gustavo Martin, Pedro Saura, Oscar Sanz, Jerónimo Sánchez, Carlos Salinas, Philip Littlelake.

Musicians

Maurice RavelBolero (1928) Duración 7:00 Antonio VivaldiLe quattro stagioni (1723) Duración 45.00

Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op.8, Rv269, “La primavera” Allegro • Largo • Allegro • Pastorale

Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op.8, RV315, “L’estate” Allegro non molto • Adagio e piano • Presto e forte • Presto

Concerto No. 3 in F mayor, Op.8 RV293, “L’autunno ” Allegro • Adagio molto • Allegro

Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV297, “L’inverno” Allegro non molto • Largo • Allegro Johann Sebastian BachAdagio from Concerto for oboe and orchestra BWV 1056 (1738). Duración 3.40 Pietro MascagniCavalleria rusticana. Intermezzo sinfónico (1890) Duración 4:00 Gioacchino Antonio Rossini Guillermo Tell’s overture (1829) & The barber of Seville (1815) Duración 6:30

Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovFlight of the Bumblebee, from The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1900) Duración 2:00 Serguéi ProkófievDance of the Knights, from Romeo and Juliet (1938) Duración 3:10 Gustav HolstMars, the Bringer of War, from The Planets (1914) Duración 7:00 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio, from Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 (1791) Duración 7:00 Extract from The Magic Flute (1791) Duración 3:00 Ludwig van BeethovenAllegro con brio, from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1804/1808) Duración 7:00 Manuel de FallaRitual Fire Dance, from El amor brujo (1925). Duración 4.00

Sinfonity’s repertoire—a tribute to the greatest classical composers—is an exquisite selection of their most substantial and universally known works. In order to offer a warmer, closer and more sympathetic performance, it is possible to include, based on the country and the audience, some additional pieces.

Repertoire

“It is not by chance that there is no other ensemble like Sinfonity in the world. While the idea is easy to conceive, to make it real is something very different; to keep it on is nothing short of a miracle."(Pablo Salinas, Sinfonity's Musical Director)

Sinfonity's first live performance took place in Mérida's Roman Amphitheatre at the 2011 Mérida's Classical Theatre International Festival Opening Ceremony. Everyone felt astonished and was aware of the orchestra's huge potential. Since then there is a stable group of artists, that continues to grow, working hard to expand the repertoire. Sinfonity was formally presented at the end of 2012 in Fernán Gómez Theatre, Madrid, with an extraordinary reception by both public and critics. The project attracted a great deal of attention from domestic and foreign media. Sinfonity started a national tour on January 2, 2013, at the La Rioja's "Actual Impar" Festival Opening Ceremony.The partnership between Sinfonity and Vertigo Tours has made possible to design a more challenging show able to compete in the most demanding markets. Sinfonity presented its new large-scale show in May 2013, at the Alcalá New Theatre, Madrid, again to great acclaim of both public and critics. And the tour continues: Córdoba's Guitar Festival, Segovia's International Festival, Madrid, Málaga, Barcelona, Murcia, Bilbao, Paris, US, Cuba,...

Biography

"We have no choice but to strongly recommend this orchestra. It really is a unique, top notch experience. We were truly excited. We foretell to them a bright future." (Madrid, Villa y Corte.)

"The breathtaking quality and the nonstop dramatic effects displayed by these musicians were beyond words.Audacious when they had to, sometimes introspective, sometimes melancholic... Surrendered ourselves to their power, their subtleties were bringing us in and out with amazing ease." (El Día de Córdoba)

Media-Press

"Sinfonity project is a score of guitarists consorted to recreate the symphony orchestra's timbres in a distinctive way, without many tricks or effects. It sounds very good." (El País, Madrid)

“The staging is imposing and inspiring. The projections on the backdrop are related to the musical works.The lighting enhances the majesty, magic and timelessness of the music. From the beginning -Maurice Ravel's 'Boléro'- we are astounded and amazed by the marvellous combination that takes place: this graceful and organic fussion between rock, heavy metal, the electric guitar and the classical music world." (Metalcry)

"There is no sacrilege. There are no dark rituals. There is no blight. Nobody is crushing. There are no infidels camping on cotton fields. Blasphemous hymns cannot be heard. There is no perjury. Nobody is disturbing the peace of those who have already gone, deaf or blind. Those who used to create music by candlelight in past times are not shaking in their mausoleums. Reality is totally different, amazing."(El diario de Córdoba)

"Guitars everywhere. Guitars of every colour, size, brand and shape. There were no winds, no violins, but we could hear them and feel their presence. Anything was possible. Some choreographies resembled those of Big bands—getting up and down, doing the Mexican wave, guitar necks rhythmically moving...—; some others were inherent to big rock bands—Pablo Salinas taking a step forward and, just as it should be, shaking his mane." (El día de Córdoba)

"Pablo Salinas acted as a rock band leader conducting eighteen good musicians who recreated the traditional orchestra's timbres and nuances with the electric guitar's diversity of amplifications and tonalities. They demonstrated that contemporary people's soul and concerns were already in a symphony or in a classical concert."(ABC, Córdoba)

“The audience applauded enthusiastically asking for more, and they came back playing the thrilling FifthSymphony's First Movement.” (ABC, Córdoba)

“Musical performances are superb, delicate, inspiring. Some romantic, some exotic. Every member of the orchestra plays in a different way replicating the music of a violin, a piano or a flute.” (El Mundo, Madrid)

“Seraphic sounds from devilish guitars. It is so rare for a human being to see the historical moment in which devils become angels! And yet, we witnessed one of those moments.” (Mariskalrock)

Since its very first live performance Sinfonity has been a proven success, playing in some of the most important Spanish scenic arts showcases, such as Mérida's Classical Theatre International Festival, Logroño's Actual Impar Festival, Córdoba's Guitar Festival, Segovia's International Festival, ...

Sinfonity can offer different formations and its show can be easily adapted to any stage or space:theatres, auditoriums, arenas, either under cover or in the open air.

Festivals and events

“Let us thank Sinfonity for sharing this gift with eveyone, for remapping our perceptionsand thus opening up new paths to our emotions: we, taken by surprise time and again,

were listening this perennial music as if it were for the first time.”(Ana Rossetti)

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