A video of four young musicians from the Dominican Republic has gone viral on social media after they shared a video from the dressing rooms of the National Theater, where they jokingly showed that, contrary to what many believe, musicians do not always enter the dressing room solely to rest, relax, or test instruments.
In the video, you can see George Mateo, oboist; Ezequiel Frías, flutist; Mártires Familia, violinist; and Criss Acosta, cellist, all professional musicians who put together an improvised “teteo” while waiting for their moment to go on stage.
“Whoever thinks the musician goes into the dressing room to prepare is wasting their money. Pay attention to what we actually do in the dressing rooms“, said Ezequiel when introducing the video.
The young people performed, in the most genuine and fun way, great hits of popular Dominican bachata, especially from the repertoire of Anthony Santos.
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“Me Enamoré”, “Por Mi Timidez” and the merengue “El Perrito”, among the greatest hits of Anthony Santos’ discography, were some of the songs performed by the musicians, although this time executed with classical music instruments, providing a totally different, yet equally attractive, touch to each track.
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The video of these talented young musicians has gone viral on social media, accumulating thousands of views and comments, thanks to the interesting fusion between popular Dominican music and the characteristic notes of classical music.
Quickly, internet users began to applaud the talent of these Dominicans and even urged Anthony Santos and other bachata artists to include these musicians in some of their performances, asserting that it would be an extremely interesting combination.
Among the reactions, that of the Puerto Rican musician and violist Fabrian Eli stood out, who commented on the post highlighting how well-executed this adaptation turned out: “Hard.”
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Many other comments were added to these, some directly tagging Anthony Santos and proposing that he take this initiative as a starting point for a possible symphonic concert together with these young musicians and maestro Amaury Sánchez, a renowned figure and leader of the Santo Domingo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beyond the fun experience, this interesting video is nothing more than a sample of the great talent that exists in the Dominican Republic in different musical genres, including classical music. Many of these young people are part of both the National Conservatory of Music and important groups, including the National Symphony Orchestra and the Santo Domingo Philharmonic Orchestra.
