KUWAIT CITY, May 15: The Spanish Embassy in Kuwait, in collaboration with the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters organized a very special guitar and violin performance by Armando Orbón and Lorena Fernández at the National Library of Kuwait, Sunday evening. The performance by duo of Orbón and Fernández featured the music of Spain and its infl uence on the music of the Americas as a fusion of two worlds and cultures creating an indelible memory and sensation much like that of the distant sound of horses galloping in the night. Armando Orbón brings to Kuwait this time a duo with an excellent artist, the violinist Lorena Fernández, both from the beautiful land of Asturias in the north of Spain, far and very different from where most Kuwaitis spend their time in Spain, at the Mediterranean Costa del Sol.

Council
The event was attended by Mohammed Al Jassar, Acting Secretary General of the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters Mohammed Mussaed Al Zamel, Head of Arts and Letters at the National Council, representatives from the National Library of Kuwait, ambassadors and members of the Diplomatic Corp in Kuwait. In his address to the distinguished gathering, the Spanish Ambassador to Kuwait HE Miguel Jose Moro Aguilar said the embassy is deeply honored to be here tonight at the wonderful premises of the National Library of Kuwait to present a new cultural activity for our Kuwaiti friends as an effort to strengthen the cultural links between our nations. Speaking of the artistes, the Spanish envoy said, Armando Orbón studied with the legendary Maestro Regino Sainz de la Maza. He has received awards from numerous institutions in America and Spain, and has spread Spanish music throughout more than 100 countries

Intellectuals
He has collaborated with musicians and intellectuals such as oan Pámies, Diego “El Cigala” or Emilio Ribera, among others. He has performed in many places, such as the National Theater of Havana, the Abu Dhabi Grand Auditorium, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC and the Mohamed V Theater in Rabat. Of Lorena Fernández, he said, she is a music and violin teacher; founder and member of the Orquesta de los Adioses (Castrillón), organizing and participating as a performer and soloist at the Spectamusic Festival (Salinas). She has participated in the recording of soundtracks for films and short films, as the candidate for the Goya Awards and winner in several film festivals, La mujer del hatillo gris, starring María Botto, El refugio del mal, Féliz Cábez´s score or El corazón delator, starring Paul Naschy. She has composed Vocalise, We are one helping everyone (Comenius project), Cuadros Vivos and La niña de la nube, written by Paco Abril. Collaborator as a music critic in La Nueva España, and she runs the educational section El Recreo in Cadena SER.