Oorkaan nominated for the international YAMawards for the 6th time
Cambur Pin-Tón, a theatrical concert of Oorkaan and Jeunesse, has been nominated for the Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMawards) 2024 in the category Best Small Ensemble. Cambur Pin-Tón with the Tocuyito Trio is directed by Caecilia Thunnissen - artistic director Oorkaan - and is made according to de Oorkaan Method.
YAMawards honor creativity and innovation
The YAMawards are the international awards for the best musical productions for young audiences. The jury of the YAMawards consists of journalists and representatives of international concert halls and opera houses.Oorkaan has won the YAMawards three times before with Tickle (also directed by Thunnissen) in 2020, Glimpse in 2015 and Skyggespillwith the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra in 2018. The nominees for this year's YAMawards were selected from more than 70 entries, from more than 30 countries.
On Sept. 18, 2024, the winners will be announced at the YAMawards Ceremony in Bodø, Norway, the Arctic's first cultural capital. From Aug. 20, 2024, votes can be cast for the public favorite via www.yamawards.org/videos/cambur-pin-tón.
Venezuelan culture and nature
The Tocuyito Trio takes you into the magical and fiery world of Venezuelan sounds and rhythms. Cambur Pin-Tón, which means "ripe banana" in Venezuelan, is a colorful and dancing journey with explosive rhythms and exotic soundscapes. Inspiration for this theatrical concert are the rich Venezuelan culture and nature, with mysterious mountains and stories of magical creatures, which are expressed through the music.
This Venezuelan piano trio, which lives and works in Vienna, previously followed the Jeunesse-Oorkaan-Academy. "Our trio is colorful, virtuosic and joyful," said violinist Dalina Ugarte, pianist Joseph Avila and cellist Santo Scala. The folk music of Venezuela brings anecdotes and images of their homeland to life.
Director Caecilia Thunnissen and the Tocuyito Trio created this theatrical concert in Vienna together with an international artistic team consisting the Austrian scenographer Sophie Baumgartner, the Colombian choreographer Laura Aya, the Polish lighting designer Bartek Kubiak and Dutch directorial assistant Wieger Meulenbroek.
Cambur Pin-Tón is a production of Oorkaan and Jeunesse (Austria) and premiered at the Wiener Konzerthaus on March 16, 2024. The production will tour Europe in season 2025-2026 and will then also play in the Netherlands.
The Tocuyito Trio was founded in Vienna in 2018 and has since performed in renowned concert halls such as the Wiener Musikverein, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Mozarteum Stiftung, and at festivals such as the Kultursommer Wien.
The Ensemble's musical roots - Dalina Ugarte, Santo Scala and Joseph Ávila - reach deep into the folk music of their homeland of Venezuela. In their diverse concert programs, the piano trio explores an exuberant world of sound that is both classical and innovative, celebrating the musical diversity of their country.
Members of the Tocuyito Trio are alumni of the Jeunesse Hurricane Academy.
Since 2015 Caecilia Thunnissen artistic director of Oorkaan and developed theOorkaan Method, an internationally recognized method of creating theatrical concerts from music. In 2020, she won theYAMawardswith Kriebel/tickle(2+), the international co-production of Oorkaan, The National Opera and the Philharmonie Luxembourg. With hhe theatrical concert schräg/strich - nominated for the YAMAward 2022 – Thunnissen made his debut in the Salzburg Festival, one of The world's most renowned festivals for opera, music and theater. This production was nominated in 2022 for the YAMawards. Caecilia not only directs for young audiences, but also operas and musicalsheater for adultsand, including two Wagner operas with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. caeciliathunnissen.com
Oorkaan enriches as many small and large ears as possible with the infinite world of music. Music belongs to and is for everyone. You can understand music without saying a word. It touches, chafes, inspires or irritates, but above all it never leaves you unmoved. Music creates space for imagination and wonder. And when music is experienced together in a live performance, music connects.
Music company Oorkaan (since 2001) is a leading, internationally operating national institution with its own Oorkaan Ensemble (since 2021) and collaborates with guest ensembles and orchestras. hurricane.com
Jeunesse Austria is one of the leading music organizations in Austria. Its extensive program includes classical music, world music, contemporary music, urban jazz and advanced pop, as well as an extensive family and youth program. Jeunesse is particularly committed to young audiences and to promoting young artists.