With a musical repertoire including works by Gioachino Rossini, Leroy Anderson, John Williams, Vinicio Meza, and Carlos Guzmán, the Distinguished National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica (OSNCR) will hold a tour of six free concerts in the districts of Desamparados and Santa Ana in San José, as well as Nandayure, Hojancha, and Nicoya, in Guanacaste.
The six free concerts, scheduled from March 14 to 21, will be conducted by Delberth Castellón, a Costa Rican national, as a guest conductor. In Guanacaste, the performances will take place in Nandayure, Hojancha, and Nicoya.
Concert Schedule:
- Friday, March 14, 7:00 p.m., Our Lady of Desamparados Parish, Desamparados.
- Monday, March 17, 9:30 a.m., Santa Ana High School.
- Tuesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m., Nandayure Parish.
- Wednesday, March 19, 6:00 p.m., Hojancha Parish.
- Thursday, March 20, 10:00 a.m., Corralillo Vocational High School, Nicoya.
- Friday, March 21, 10:00 a.m., Costa Rican Humanistic High School, Nicoya.
The tour, part of over 50 cultural extension concerts planned by the OSNCR for 2025, includes performances at churches and educational centers in these communities.
Delberth Castellón, an oboe player from the OSNCR who has previously conducted the orchestra, takes on his first experience conducting outside the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM). He shared, “This week we will begin rehearsals for the concerts in San José and Guanacaste, visiting various communities and schools with a repertoire full of energy and brilliance. We will perform music by great universal composers such as Rossini, Bernstein, and John Williams, as well as works by Costa Rican composers Carlos Guzmán and Vinicio Meza. We invite the residents of these areas to join us for these concerts.”
In addition to the concerts with the OSNCR, on Tuesday, March 18, an OSNCR quintet will perform for students at the Samara High School. According to the National Music Center, the institution to which the OSNCR belongs, this format is used in educational centers without gymnasiums or adequate spaces for a full symphonic orchestra concert.
