The programme embraces a tour of the vibrant, heartfelt music of Latin America, and includes:
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Villa Lobos
El Mundo de los Dos (a new-wave Tango) by Astor Piazzolla
La Cucaracha
(a Mexican Revolutionary Folksong, played in New Orleans style)Wanda’s own arrangements of Victor Jara’s La Toma (The Land Seizure) and El Carbonero (The Coal Miner), an anthem from El Salvador
Noche Tempestuosa by Simeón Roncal from Bolivia
Also, in more classical vein, and amongst other items,
Finale of Beethoven’s ‘Tempest’ Sonata, op 31, no. 2
and
Liszt’s transcription of Widmung (Dedication) by Schumann
Wanda is of Polish-British heredity. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and works as a soloist, accompanist, arranger and teacher. Compositions written for her include 12 Variations on a Polish Dance Melody by David Nevens (commissioned by the Welsh Arts’ Council) and Variations on a Silent Chord by Czech composer Milan Slavicky.