The orchestra of the Andantino School of Valencia will offer a concert of soundtracks, where the guitar will be the main instrument. The programme of songs will include the performance of 12 songs, which are part of film soundtracks. The performance will take place next Sunday 2nd April at 12 pm in the amphitheatre of the Asian themed area of the park.

The aim of this activity is to promote culture among visitors to the park on that day, so that they can combine their leisure experience based on the knowledge of biodiversity with an activity based on music and cinema. The Valencian orchestra is made up of 30 performers in total, including 20 children between the ages of 8 and 15.

Specifically, the repertoire planned for the recital at Terra Natura Benidorm will include pieces such as Pachelbel’s Canon, I Gotta Feeling, Peruvian Dance, Amelie, Mission Impossible, Tequila, Pink Panther, Havana, In the Jungle, Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean and Viva la vida.

The Andantino orchestra was formed in 2015, under the direction of Carmelo Sena García within the project of the Andantino School based on Suzuki teaching with the purpose of complementing the musical training of the students. The peculiarity of this orchestra lies in the fact that it is made up of young performers, as well as some parents.

The orchestra has given recitals all over the Valencia Community, such as Cheste, Oliva, Alzira, among others, and has participated in national meetings. They have also collaborated with prestigious artists such as the Valencian guitarist Toni Cotolí.

The music they perform is based on the teaching of the Suzuki methodology, with a repertoire that covers all levels: from classical composers to popular works, including original and current soundtracks.

The Suzuki method teaches music in the same way that children are taught to speak. In this way, the method of learning the mother language is used. Children learn to memorise and reproduce rhythms and melodies by listening, so no prior knowledge of music theory is required, neither from the parents nor from the children, as the emphasis is on aural education.