Under the direction of maestro Sebastiano De Filippi, the group prepares a special repertoire that includes the participation of outstanding national lyrical singers.

The OSULS will celebrate this Saturday, April 19, its traditional Holy Week concert, a long-awaited event that each year surprises the public in the area and the tourists who visit the Coquimbo Region each year on these dates. 

On this occasion, the members of the professional cast will share the stage with the performers Andrea Aguilar (soprano) and Vanessa Rojas (contralto), who will have a special participation.

As detailed by maestro De Filippi, who debuted at La Serena with great success thanks to the concert ''Bella Italia'', it is a totally different program from the previous one, which will include the Symphony No. 49 in F minor ''Pasione'' by Maestro Franz Joseph Haydn, ''Exsultate, jubilate'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and finally ''Stabat mater'' for soprano, alto and orchestra by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, works of great character and intensity, which also require an organ.

''One of my specialties is doing vocal repertoire, it's usually a lot of fun. We are working very hard so that the result captivates the public,” said the director, who added that among the qualities of the OSULS is the versatility to adapt to the works. “It is a fairly young orchestra, with a very fast reaction to what one can ask or suggest and that is very good, because they have the enthusiasm and energy, the willpower and the interest to work well at a sustained pace like the of these weeks,'' said De Filippi.

The concert will take place at 20:00 p.m. at the Municipal Theater of La Serena. Tickets for this concert can be purchased on the day of the event at the venue's box office and the prices are $3.000 for the general public and $2.000 for students and seniors.