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Within
you
There in your heart and in your life
My voice becomes a lake
Igniting the water with the golden vibrations
Of the leaves passing the air.
The trees burn of gold and water
As your eyes close beneath the singing…
from
the poem “Cadencia” by Nimia Vicens
Songs
of the Americas
coloratura soprano and classical guitar
Contained
within the borders of North, Central and South America
is a deep tradition of storytelling through song. These songs tell
of love and life
through intimate, poignant and sometimes humorous tales,
and have the power to bring us close to that which we hold most
dear:
the warmth of a mother singing to her child,
“...sleep my little one...”
a better path to follow;
“T’is a gift to be simple, t’is a gift to be free…”
or simply the beauty and wild exoticism of nature:
“I’m the girl in the woods, a girl of strange moods – spirits
possess me…”
These
songs let us touch our past and connect us to our future.
The
Chvatal/Kritzer Duo takes us on a journey headed south,
exploring the vivid colors of the musical traditions that ring throughout
these Continents. The result is a haunting blend of classically
arranged folk music
from Puerto-Rico to Brazil, from the civil war era Appalachian Mountains
to
21st century California. The evening highlights rarely heard and
world-premiere performances of works
by living composers of the Americas.
Songs of the Americas
coloratura soprano and classical guitar
music
Traditional
North American Folk Songs (arranged by Kent Sidon and Aaron Copland)
Melodies from Puerto-Rico (by Ernesto Cordero)
A Haitian Voo-doo Suite (by Franz Casseus)
California Aire
(Songs by Composers Dusan Bogdonovic, Morten Lauridsen and Lou Harrison)
Brazilian works by Heitor Villa-Lobos (including the Bachianas Brasilieras)
Afro-Cuban lullabies
Popular Folk Songs from Ecuador
Songs
of the Americas
coloratura
soprano and classical guitar
example
programs
| Three
Puerto Rican Songs |
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| El
Viaje Definitivo .............................................................................. |
Ernesto
Cordero |
| Cadencia |
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| Callate
Silencio Mio |
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| Lullabies |
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| Afro
Cuban Lullaby (for guitar solo).................................................... |
Traditional |
| Meciendo............................................................................................ |
Dusan
Bogdonovic |
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| Americana |
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| T'is
A Gift to Be Simple......................................................................... |
Traditional |
| Come
All Ye Fair and Tender Maidens |
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| At
the River (arr. Aaron Copland) |
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| The
Water is Wide |
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| I
Bought Me a Cat (arr. Aaron Copland) |
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| intermission |
| Haitienesques |
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| Fi'
Nan Bois......................................................................................... |
Frantz
Casseus |
| Ce
Grand Martin |
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| Assoto |
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Theme and Variation
To be commissioned work for soprano and guitar based on the
American folk melody "At the River" |
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Tres Canciones Populares Ecuatorianas |
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| Pajarito
que cantas.............................................................................. |
Anonomous |
| Duermase
mi Nino |
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| Dicen
que son flores |
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