The Mozart y Mambo project produced three albums and three documentary films, conducted two European tours, published sheet music, and created an instrument donation fund, much of it during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Recording & Production
Sarah Willis's Berlin Philharmonic colleagues, Jonathan Kelly (oboe), Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), and Stefan Schweigert (bassoon), joined her in Havana to record Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for this album.
Performer Biography
Sarah Willis, the horn player, considers Havana a second home and has been called a 'Cubana' by her friends there, feeling that 'half of my heart is in Havana'.
Cultural Impact
José White's La Bella Cubana is considered one of the most important Cuban musical works, representing love and nostalgia for the homeland.
Compositional Technique
Edgar Olivero's Rondo alla Rumba is an Afro-Cuban rumba inspired by the famous Rondo of Mozart's Horn Concerto, K.495, and was a challenge for Sarah Willis due to its rhythms.
Album & Artwork
This album, subtitled La Bella Cubana, completes the Mozart y Mambo trilogy, fulfilling Sarah Willis's dream of recording all four Mozart horn concertos.
Instruments
The 'Instruments for Cuba' fund, supported by sales of Mozart y Mambo, has provided the Havana Lyceum Orchestra with new instruments, including double basses, a cello, violas, violins, bows, horns, flutes, and clarinets.
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