Chick Corea - Spain for 5 Pianos

Composed by Chick Corea
Arranged by Meryl Liu '25, Owen Yang '26
Performed by Meryl Liu '25, Linus So '26, Amanda Wang '25, Bedros Maldjian '26, Sofia Marina '26
“Spain” is perhaps the late jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea’s most recognized piece. Now performed as a jazz standard, this thrilling piece originally debuted in 1971 for a Rhodes electric piano, drums, vocals, and a flute on Corea’s “Light as a Feather” album, fusing Spanish and Brazilian influences. Our five-piano, ten-hand arrangement joins the ranks of numerous renditions that innovate on this quintessential theme. Opening with the romantic and moving “adagio” borrowed from “Concierto de Aranjuez” for the guitar, one should not find themselves serenaded for too long as the song bursts into a samba-like rhythm. The main theme and improvised solos can make anyone want to tap and dance along.
'Equinox', Lee Rehearsal Hall, May 6 2024
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