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Symphony Programs -*Note- See Guitar Concertos written for Marija Temo that explore the flamenco and classical styles.

Solo Concerts

Flamenco/Pop Crossover

Special Projects

Flamenco Amazement (Educational Concerts for Children and Adults)

Lorca Programs

Private Instruction, Master Classes, and Lecture Presentations

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROGRAMS
(LIGHT CLASSICS, POPS, and CHILDREN CONCERT SERIES)
All Spanish programs are Ms. Temo's specialty and make for a highly unique program, which feature her as flamenco/classical guitarist, singer, dancer, and conductor. Ms. Temo has appeared with the Baltimore Symphony (with whom she has been a regular performer for their Youth Series, having appeared in more than 16 concerts), and orchestras such as the Calgary, Edmonton, Florida, Alexandria, and Ocean City Pops Symphonies.

Sample titles include:
THE FIRES OF SPAIN, SPAIN IN THE BAROQUE, and MULTI-TALENTED MARIJA

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

*Guitar Concertos written for Marija Temo

• *Chobanian's “CONCIERTO DEL FUEGO" Concerto of Fire. A new guitar concerto composed especially for Ms. Temo written in the flamenco style. "As an artist, she is precise, brillant and supremely fiery in her playing. The concerto offered her ample opportunity to display both her flamenco and classical chops, as well as her creativity in the complex cadenza she devised for the first movement." -Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
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• *Chobanian's “TANGO FANTASY”explores the characteristic qualities of Flamenco, the Argentinean Tango, and the Middle East. "This was the second composition for Guitar and Orchestra Chobanian had composed especially for Marija Temo... The soloist Temo's rhythms were precises and fiery. Her rendition seemed to inspire an equally spirited and exact performance from the orchestra. The different characters of flamenco and that of Argentenean tango blended in succession as if they belonged together and they indeed complemented each other naturally... The Middle Eastern melodies were reminiscent of themes that are used to call for prayer... Temo's rasqueado's, as expected were exeptional..." - The Armenian Mirror- Spectator, Cleveland, Ohio (CD to be available soon.) See Program Notes & Press Quotes
  
  
• Lecuona’s “MALAGUENA”, which she performed and arranged (for orchestra, flamenco guitar, voice, and dance).
  
  
• “MULTI-TALENTED MARIJA”, a Spanish program that she devised for Children’s Series, showcasing all her talents, including conducting, and involving elaborate audience participation.
  
  
• Falla’s “EL AMOR BRUJO”, which she has frequently performed (as a featured flamenco vocalist and/or dancer). See Press Quotes
  
  
• Falla’s “CANCIONES POPULARES”, which she performed and arranged (for orchestra, flamenco guitar, and voice).
  
  
• Joaquin Rodrigo’s “CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ”, which she has performed on several occasions.
  
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FLAMENCO / POP CROSSOVER See CD's Available
Temo, featured soloist with her Latin Band of musicians. A special highlight involves a Latin festival, where Ms. Temo performed as opener for La India.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS (Featuring Marija Temo as Guitarist, Vocalist, and/or Dancer) Include:

• “FUEGO IBÉRICO”, a flamenco musical set in cabaret style and centered around Ms. Temo’s talents, in which arrangements of Lecuona’s orchestral music are blended with pure flamenco.
  
  
• Falla’s “EL AMOR BRUJO”, which she performed and arranged (for violin, piano, flamenco guitar and voice).
  
  
• Lorca’s “BLOOD WEDDING”, a production for which she composed, arranged, and performed the music.
  
  
• Lorca’s “YERMA”, for which she composed and recorded vocal music.
  
  
• Performances as guest accompanist with the Alberta and Cleveland Ballet Companies.
  
  
• Feature presentations showcasing Ms. Temo’s talents on Public Television in Ohio and Maryland.
  
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FLAMENCO AMAZEMENT - Educational Concerts for Children and Adults
Flamenco Amazement is a lecture-presentation with active audience participation, featuring Marija Temo as a flamenco/classical guitarist, flamenco singer, and dancer. Temo traces the lineage of how flamenco began and demonstrates emotions explored through some of the flamenco forms. She explains and shows the different types of fiery strumming patterns and techniques used in flamenco guitar playing as well as the variety of rhythms used in flamenco music. Temo also discusses the technique of flamenco singing and dance and demonstrates them. Audiences participate in learning flamenco handclap rhythms and shouting flamenco words of encouragement. They also learn to sing a flamenco melody accompanied by Temo, try a few dance steps with costume props, and accompany one another with flamenco handclap rhythms. Flamenco Amazement has been presented in venues such as the Backyard Theatre at Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD; the Harmony Hall Concert Series, Fort Washington, MD; the Prince George’s County Libraries; Westminster College, MD; and in the US and abroad.

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LORCA and FLAMENCO
LORCA, SAETAS del ALMA (ARROWS FROM THE SOUL)
FLAMENCO and LORCA
3 Artists: Reciter / Narrator, Flamenco Dancer, Flamenco Guitarist / Singer
3 Types of programs in a Dramatic Recitation of the Poetry of Garcia Lorca with Flamenco Guitar, Song, and Dance Interpretation.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: the Cuban Embassy and for the Cuban Ambassador (Dago Berto Rodriguez), for Spanish Consulate (Gonzalo de Ojeda), Maryland’s Mayor Schmoke and Governor Glendenning as well as Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, the Music in the Mansion Series at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, Maryland, the Howard County Poetry and Literary Society of Maryland, Young Audiences of Maryland, and has extensively concertized in New England, Washington DC, and Maryland, with Television and Radio appearances on Maryland’s, Channel 13 News, the Mark Steiner Radio Show, and Channel 45 Cable Television.

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