Earlier this year I received the toughest request to compose a work. My dear friend David Zambrano, who is single handedly responsible for supporting my music career since I was 15 years old and who's sponsorship helped me leave my home country of México and study music abroad, found out that he had a very aggressive cancer and wanted me to compose a work of music for him. What followed was a series of phone calls and messages that resulted on this work for solo piano, symphony orchestra and female choir. David, who is not a musician, became a creative partner suggesting style of music, length and even instrumentation. Even the title of the work, which I originally named "David's Flight" was changed to "Flight to Eternity" by David's request.
This is the premiere performance and recording of the work. Performed by Budapest Scoring in February 2023.
David is still battling cancer every single day. Every single second. My wish is that this musical work, which is a celebration of life, serves as some kind of comfort each time it reaches David's ears.
"Flight to Eternity"
Music composed and conducted by Arturo Rodriguez
Arturo Rodriguez, piano
Arturo Rodriguez & Péter Illényi, conductors
Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Recorded on February 20, 2023
Rottenbiller Studio. Budapest, Hungary
Mixed by Daniel Dávila
Orchestra Contractor, Balint Sapszon
© 2023 SDL Music, Inc.
THE ORCHESTRA
WOODWINDS
Flutes
Bíró Zsófia
Molnár Krisztina
Dávid Boglárka
Oboes
Ella Dániel
Varga Zsuzsanna
Börzsönyi Janka
Clarinets
Novák András
Pápai Ákos
Reé György József
Bassoons
Tallián Dániel
Beleznay Anna
Szabó József Zsolt
BRASS
French Horns
Lakatos Péter
Kováts Imre (Fegyi)
Polyák Endre
Végh Zsolt
Trumpets
Csizmadia Dávid
Bognár Péter
Koczur Szabolcs
Trombones
Káip Róbert
Kuna Márton
Nagy Viktor Dániel
Tuba
Körömi Péter
PERCUSSION
Halmschlager György
Kolics Máté
Wenzon Zsuzsanna
Vitalij Dzhanda
Tóth Levente
Szilvási Attila
CELESTA
Sarkady Katalin
HARP
Papp Tímea
CHOIR
Sopranos
Tillai Csilla
Sapszon Orsolya
Stefanik Márta
Geiger Kinga
Teimer-Halmos Eszter
Bátkiné Patonai Katalin
Várkonyi Zsófia
Anducska-Kemény Katinka
Altos
Balla Boglárka
Estefán Tünde
Patak Zita
Vámos Anna
Puskás Eszter
Balogh Eszter
Király Judit
Salacz Ágostonné Bojta Zsuzsanna
STRINGS
First violins
Hutás Gergely, Gabora Gyula, Foskolos Péter, Ilosfai Dorka, Veér Bertalan, Fehér Anna, Kovács-Buizzer Flóra, Bernáth Orsolya, Homoki Gábor, Huszár Noémi, Dulay Krisztina
Second violins
Horváth Róbert, Jász Pál, Gal-Kerényi Dorka, Kovács Anikó, Báthori András, Dózsa Lajos Péter, Hegyi Miklós, Boda Nóra, Kanyurszky Péter, Király-Lugosi Veronika
Violas
Fejérvári János, Kondor Péter, Gulyás Nagy György, Lezsák Attila, Lukács Attila, Mohácsi Gyula, Háry Ágnes
Cellos
Nádasdi Kristóf, Gál Béla, Mády-Szabó Eszter, Stoll Péter, Báthori Bori, Villányi Péter
Contrabasses
Csuti Dávid, Bíró Zoltán, Zsákai Tibor, Hosszú Kristóf