Victory Players: El Puerto Rico
- Post-show community event featuring Bomba de Aquí
- Saturday, September 14, 3 p.m.
- Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall and Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts lobby
- Reserved $40, $30
- Youth 17 and under and Five College students $15
Our season-long exploration of the ways in which people and communities make contact, form connections, and find commonalities through creative expression takes to the stage and keeps on going with a rousing post-show gathering.
Victory Players is an ensemble based in Holyoke and led by music director Tianhui Ng. The group was created to celebrate the achievements of extraordinary young professional classical musicians and to combine musical excellence with community engagement, advocacy, and teaching. Bomba de Aquí is a dance and music company that performs and teaches Afro-Puerto Rican traditions throughout western Massachusetts.
In El Puerto Rico, Victory Players present music composed for them by ten of the most exciting new voices in Puerto Rican music. The performance invites players and audience alike to consider the commonalities of European and Afro-Caribbean music and culture while confronting the divisive legacy of colonialism. In their post-concert event, Bomba de Aquí will invite audience members to participate in a celebration of Puerto Rican heritage through music, dance, and food.
