Cadenza Polyphonic Group Offers Eclectic and Diverse Concert in Dénia

The group captivated its followers with a musical proposal that combined Bengali themes, German romanticism, and cinema classics.

Generic image of a stage with a microphone stand and a grand piano, with empty chairs in the foreground, suggesting a concert hall after a performance.
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Generic image of a stage with a microphone stand and a grand piano, with empty chairs in the foreground, suggesting a concert hall after a performance.

The Cadenza Polyphonic Group offered an eclectic and diverse concert at the multipurpose hall of the Dénia Social Center, captivating its followers with a varied musical proposal.

The group presented a musical selection that not only stood out for its thematic diversity but also for a clear commitment to cultural diversity. The concert, held last Saturday, featured twenty voices, eleven female and nine male, directed by Silvia Peña and accompanied on piano by Vicent Sendra.
Among the voices, the participation of Indian performer and musician Abhisek Ghash stood out for the first time. The concert began with a Bengali piece, «Vande Mataram», an Indian anthem from 1875 commemorating the first armed uprising against British colonialism, with arrangements by Abhisek Ghash himself.
The Indian musician also concluded the repertoire with «Illahi», a spiritual song by Pritam Chowdhury from 2013, popularized by a Bollywood film, performed with his guitar and Vicent Sendra on piano. The audience's applause was particularly enthusiastic for this performance.
The repertoire included German romanticism with Spanish-language pieces by Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Schubert. A bolero, the famous «Amapola» in a choral version by Joan Alborch, was also featured, as were mythical pieces like «La flor de la canela» by Alfredo Morales. In English, the well-known «Dream a Little Dream», popularized by Mamas & The Papas in 1968, was performed.
Finally, the concert revisited memorable film scores, such as «Edelweiss» from the film «The Sound of Music» (1965) and «Singin' in the Rain» from the film of the same title. For the farewell, the group repeated «Amapola», closing an audition that the public praised for its diversity in all aspects.