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1905
Dancing orchestra conductor, composer, instrumentist and trombonist Raimundo Valenzuela died
27 de Abril de 1905
He was born in San Antonio de los Baños in January 23rd, 1848 and died in Havana in April 27th, 1905. His father, Lucas Valenzuela, taught him his first music lessons. Besides trombon, he played other instruments: viola, piano and percussion. He played the trombon during the great opera seasons. He composed contradanzas, songs, guarachas, rumbas and, mainly, danzones; together with some classical style works and brief creations in religious and chamber music.
He wrote some zarzuelas ("La mulata MarÃa", among them). He arranged instrumental versions for danzones from Italian opera excerpts, such as those from "Rigoletto", "Tosca", and "Madame Butterfly", among others. Since 1864 he played in the Juan de Dios Alfonso´s orchestra, and, when he died, he was appointed conductor of that danzón group, which from then on was named: "Orquesta TÃpica de Raimundo Valenzuela".
His typical orchestra got quite popular at the end of XIX Century and begining of the XX. He also collaborated, economical and personal, with the Cuban independence struggle.
1924
Pianist Mario Romeu was born.
27 de Abril de 1924
He was born in Regla in April 27th, 1924. Coming from a family of musicians, since his childhood he was surrounded by the art world of sounds. He began studying under the guidance of his father Armando Romeu, and his sister, the pianist Zenaida Romeu. Afterwards he perfected his studies with pianist Jascba Fisherman. In 1938 he got an scholarship in the United States of America. His first professional performing took place in the Encanto Theater, playing as soloist, and two pianos with his sister Zenaida. Some time later he played with the orchestra of CMZ radio station, and in 1940 in the Hall of the Museum of Fine Arts. In 1951 he played with the Symphonic Orchestra of Venezuela, conducted by Thomas Mayer. Sometimes he has performed as orchestra conductor. He is accompanying pianist as well as concertist.
1952
Tenor Jesús Li was born.
27 de Abril de 1952
He was born in Madruga in April 27th, 1952. He began singing in amateur events. En 1971 he joined the Ópera Nacional de Cuba as soloist. He has played leading roles in operas and zarzuelas. In 1979 he ranked seventh in the Bel Canto International Contest of Sofia, Bulgaria. He has offered lyrical recitals all over Cuba.
1997
Poetress Dulce MarÃa Loynaz died.
27 de Abril de 1997
Dulce MarÃa Loynaz was born in Havana in December10th, 1902 and died in this city in April 27th, 1997. Daughter of the General of the Cuban Liberation Army (Mambì) Enrique Loynaz del Castillo and sister of the poet Enrique Loynaz Muñoz. She studied with private professors at home. His early poems were published in La Nación, in 1920, the same year she visited the United States of America. From then she carried out numerous trips along North America and almost all Europe. In 1927 she passes the tests to graduate as Doctor in Civil Laws, in the University of Havana. Her new trips also include visits to Turkey, Siria, Lybia, Palestine and Egypt (1929), Mexico (1937), Southamerica (1946-1947) and the Cannary Islands (1947, 1951), where she was officially declared Adoptive Daughter. In 1950 she published weekly chronicles in the cuban newspapers El PaÃs and Excélsior. Besides she collaborated in the Cuban publications: Social, Grafos, Diario de la Marina, El Mundo, Revista Cubana, Revista Bimestre Cubano, OrÃgenes. Invitted by the University of Salamanca she attended to the celebration of the 5th centennial of the Birth of the Catholic Kings (1953). She was elected member of the National Academy of Arts and Letters in 1951, of the Cuban Academy of Language in 1959 and of the Royal Spanis Academy of Language in 1968. Her book Poemas sin nombre was translated into Italian (Milano, Istituto Editoriale Cisalpino, 1955). She also translated Walt Whitman poems and delivered lectures either in Cuba as well as in Spain. In 1961 she quit working as attorney at law. In 1987 she won the National Award on Iterature of Cuba, and in 1992 the Miguel de Cervantes Award conferred by Spain.
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