Euskal Dantzak

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Euskal Dantzak was composed for Banda Municipal de Bilbao and la Banda Municipal de Txistularis, both groups being part of Bilbao Musica. The Txistularis is a flute played in the Basque region on Spain as a folk instrument. It is a concerto grosso format where the 4 member Txistularis ensemble are the soloists. The second movement begins with traditional percussion instruments called the “Txalaparta”. The recording is a video of the premiere performance which was on October 24, 2004 by the Municipal Band of Bilbao conducted by Rafael Sanz-Espert at the Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, Spain.