Dynamic Music Partners Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion & Kristopher Carter attended both orchestra/choir rehearsals and a gala concert featuring their works at PlayFest in Ubeda, Spain. Between rehearsals and the concert they gave a local television interview, were guests on a panel honoring their mentor Shirley Walker (also featuring orchestrator Larry Rench and Shirley’s son Colin Walker and his family). The concert that evening was performed by the Master Simphony Orchestra (conductor/director – Richard Casero) and the Coro Ziryab (director – Javier Sáenz) and opened with a suite of Shirley Walker’s music from “Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm.” Following that, the enthusiastic audience enjoyed not only the planned program but also encores of Lolita, Michael and Kristopher’s music:

“Ben 10″ En Concierto: Music from Cartoon Network’s “Ben 10: Alien Force”
music from “Ben 10: Ultimate Alien” and “Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens” (Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion and Kristopher Carter)

“Unlimited Universe”
music from WB’s “Justice League: Unlimited” and “Batman and Mr. Freeze: Subzero” (Michael McCuistion)

“Heroes, Heroines and Music Meisters”
music from WB’s “Justice League”, “Mystery of the Batwoman” and “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”
(music by Lolita Ritmanis, lyrics by Michael Jelenic)

“Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker” En Concierto
music from WB’s “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker” (Kristopher Carter)

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Lolita, Michael & Kristopher took a break from PlayFest to experience the sights and sounds of Spain. From touring the Alhambra Palace in Granada to a local tour of Úbeda landmarks and visits to Madrid and Seville, there was ample opportunity for inspiration. Seeing the concert venue for the first time with David Doncel Barthe, Sergio Rivas Ortiz and Oscar Rivas Ortiz was especially exciting – it is an absolutely beautiful location. The following morning it was back to PlayFest as DMP held a special panel for fans of their many animated television shows. It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with fans of all ages from many different countries; the many series that DMP have written the music for have been broadcast in several different spoken languages, but the one common language between everyone present was the universal language of music.

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Dynamic Music Partners in the beautiful and historic city of Úbeda, Spain for PlayFest, the inaugural festival of music for animation and video games. DMP met up with PlayFest organizers David Doncel Barthe, Sergio Rivas Ortiz and Agustin Pérez in the city for a late-night tapas get-together, and the next morning DMP presented the workshop “Composing for Television Animation” with PlayFest coordinator Conrado Xalabarder for composer attendees of PlayFest Academy. Attendees came from far and wide across Europe to be present for the festival.

Read more about the festival here: http://playfest.es

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Dynamic Music Partners in Ubeda, Spain
Playfest in Spain invites the Dynamic Music Partners—Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis and Michael McCuistion—to speak, teach and present their music at PlayFest Espana 2012

Read more about the festival here: http://playfest.es

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