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MIFA Victory Players Head to GBH Boston for

El Puerto Rico, The Rich Port 4 Video Broadcast

Part of their 2021 Holyoke Residency

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MIFA Victory Players Ensemble

Elly Toyoda (Violin), Giovanni Pérez (Flute), Eric Schultz (Clarinet), Nathan Ben-Yehuda (Piano), Tian Hui Ng (Music Director), Clare Monfredo (Cello), Robert Rocheteau (Percussion)

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The MIFA Victory Players will be recording its full-length program El Puerto Rico, The Rich Port 4 at GBH in Boston June 8 - 11, 2021. The program will include ten newly commissioned works by nine composers inspired by the rich musical heritage of Puerto Rico. Filming will take place at the GBH Fraser Performance Studio for a special broadcast event co-produced with New England Public Media (NEPM) and GBH in September 2021.


The El Puerto Rico 4 broadcast will feature the Victory Players six-member musical ensemble, Music Director Tian Hui Ng, special guest artists Bomba de Aquí, and interviews with the composers. In addition to this special fall broadcast event, NEPM is producing radio programming for release in September as well!

2021 Composers

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Guest Artists: Bomba De Aquí

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Brenda Cepeda, dancer

Saúl Peñaloza, Bomba drummer

Julian Gerstin, Bomba drummer

José J. Peña-Aguayo, Composer who will also play Bomba drums



Learn more about Bomba de Aquí at www.bombadeaqui.org


“We look forward to a healthy restart not only for the public and country at large to enjoy this music through our media partnership with NEPM and GBH but also to the indescribable pleasure of having live performances again in Holyoke like we had for El Puerto Rico 1 & 2. In the meantime Hats Off to Holyoke for being the home to beautiful music!”

 - Don Sanders, MIFA Victory Theatre Executive Artistic Director

2021 Holyoke Residency

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The Victory Players and the composers have been in residency in Holyoke rehearsing the works since June 1, 2021. Thanks to the generous use of space and equipment from UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance, Mount Holyoke College, and Amherst College.



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Watch

Music Director Tian Hui Ng on

Connecting Point with host Zydalis Bauer

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Special thanks to Jay's Bed & Breakfast for housing the ensemble during the 2021 Residency!

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