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Dear friends
& fans,
Merry Christmas to you all!. I would like to
thank all of you who had been supportive during 2007. I wish all of you a
wonderful 2007, full of happiness, new projects, music, health and love in
your lives.
In this newsletter you will find the following
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Press
Release Patricia Caicedo US Tour - Fall 2007
Soprano
and musicologist Patricia Caicedo: dedicated to the preservation and
International promotion of the Latin American Art Song genre
The Barcelona Festival of Song 2008 is
presented with a tour of concerts and lectures in the U.S.
(New York, New York, November 5,
2007) – Positioned as “The Voice of the Latin American Art Song” and
often described as its ambassador, Colombian soprano and musicologist
Patricia Caicedo will launch the 2008 Barcelona Festival of Song with a tour
of concerts in the U.S. The first stop of her tour will be in New
York, where she will be performing Latin American & Spanish Art Songs
from the 19th and 20th centuries at a private showcase. Her tour of concerts
and lectures will bring her to the ARTE Festival in Tampa, Florida,
University of South Florida, Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, and to Queen College and Brooklyn College in New York.
Ms. Caicedo is an authority on the Latin American Art Song genre, having
published its first critical anthology, investigated and compiled a library
of over 2,500 art songs from 18 Latin American countries, as well as
recorded several CDs. The Journal of Singing recently commented on Ms.
Caicedo´s pioneering book, The Latin American Art Song: A Critical
Anthology and Interpretive Guide for Singers: “Colombian soprano and
musicologist Patricia Caicedo has done both her own region and the rest of
the world a great favor in researching, compiling, writing commentary for,
and editing forty-eight songs by twenty-one composers representing ten
countries.” Caicedo is frequently invited to universities in the
United States
to give concerts, master classes and lectures about this important art form.
The purpose of Ms. Caicedo’s new tour is two-fold: to promote the
Barcelona Festival of Song and to introduce greater audiences to the Latin
American Art Song repertoire; including the growing Hispanic population in
U.S. Caicedo’s intent is to cultivate familiarity with this type of art
music across nationalities and ethnicities. “I am truly excited to be back
in the United States, and to be able to interpret an art form I am extremely
passionate about for such a large and diverse group,” commented Ms.
Caicedo, who is an advocate with a clear mission of promoting this genre and
preserving the musical heritage of Latin America and
Spain
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The Barcelona Festival of Song, a
summer program now in its fourth year, was created by Ms. Caicedo to provide
an opportunity for classical singers, pianists, guitarists and musicologists
who are interested in expanding their musical horizons to explore Latin
American and Spanish Vocal Music and; at the same time, enjoy the energy,
creativity and vitality of Barcelona, Spain.
The festival has attracted students and faculty members from important U.S.
and European universities since 2005. Participants of this program
receive a total immersion course where they attend master classes and
lectures, as well as perform in public concerts. “Given the
increasing number of Hispanic students in our schools, there is a great need
for song literature in Spanish" states Dr. Judith Carman, music
reviewer for the NATS Journal of Singing.
According
to Ms. Caicedo, the Latin American Art Song repertory was written from the
end of the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century. The
origins of the repertoire can be traced back to 19th century Germany, where
well-known composers, such as Schubert and Schumann, were writing Lieder
(literally songs) for voice and piano. Latin American composers
quickly began following the Lieder model, though in a unique socio-cultural
context being shaped by nationalist social trends, at a period of fertile
musical renaissance in the Americas.
The European model influenced composers experimenting with the Lieder style;
however, the results clearly had a Latin American language and flavor.
Composers such as Heitor Villa-lobos (Brazil), Jaime León (Colombia-USA),
Alberto Ginastera (Argentina), Carlos Guastavino (Argentina), Silvestre
Revueltas (Mexico) and Theodoro Valcárcel (Peru), among many others,
brought the genre to new heights.
Those who attend Ms. Caicedo’s performances will travel to different
countries and cultures and will enjoy listening to a truly unique,
fascinating, and enriching art form, witnessing the revival of an important
part of the musical heritage of Latinos as well as witnessing an individual
who is determined to let the world know about, and respect this beautiful
art form – Latin American Art Song.
About
Patricia Caicedo
Positioned as The Voice of the Latin American Art Song and described as its
ambassador, Colombian soprano and musicologist Patricia Caicedo is the most
important promoter of this genre. Besides performing, she is a
recording artist and published author who is always promoting the rich Latin
American Art Song repertoire, its composers and poets.
www.patriciacaicedo.com
About Latin American Art Song
A music genre developed from 19th century on, under the influence of the
German Lied model. This genre, which links music with poetry, consists of
songs for voice and piano or voice and guitar. It was developed during a
period called musical nationalism in which national identities were being
formed. Latin American Art Song incorporates folk elements, creating
its unique sound. www.patriciacaicedo.com/ArtSongs.htm
About
The Barcelona Festival of Song
A summer course and concert series focused on the history and interpretation
of the Latin American & Spanish Art Song. The Festival now in its
fourth year has received students and faculty members from important U.S.
universities. Singers, pianists, guitarists and musicologists who
attend this event have the opportunity to learn and perform this important
repertoire in the beautiful and vibrant city of Barcelona.
www.barcelonafestivalofsong.com
For
additional information, text & audiovisual support please contact:
Margarita
Estrada: (201) 674-3656
Nancy
Rodriguez: (908) 337-1912
Patricia
Caicedo: (678) 608-3588 E-mail: patricia@patriciacaicedo.com
____________________________________________ Inclusion
of Patricia Caicedo in Who's Who in America
Patricia Caicedo to be profiled in a Marquis
Who's Who Publication
(New
York, New York, March 5, 2008) – Patricia Caicedo has been selected to
be included in a biographical directory published by Marquis Who's Who, the
leading biographical reference publisher of the highest achievers and
contributors from across the country and around the world.
Caicedo
has been selected for inclusion in the year 2008 edition Who's Who in
America, published in January 2008.
Beginning
with the First edition of Who's Who in American, published in 1899, Marquis
Who's Who has been chronicling the lives of the most accomplish individuals
and innovators for every significant field of endeavor - including business,
politics, science, law, education, art, religion and entertainment.
Its directories provided essential biographical information for thousands of
researchers, journalist, librarians and executive search firms around the
world.
The
inclusion of Ms. Caicedo represents a tribute to her discipline and hard
work as an advocate of the Latin American and Spanish Music.
You
may visit the official Who's Who Website at www.marquiswhoswho.com
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Concerts
In May the 8th I
had an interesting concert debuting songs by Catalan
composers as a part of the cycle Music of XXI Century. I am also preparing with guitarist Jonas Skielboe concerts for the second part of the year, when we
will be performing in Spain and the US.
This program of Spanish & Latin American Art
Songs for voice & guitar is very refreshing and seeks to bring a new sound.
Fall is always a busy time for me, so, I will
have concert, lectures & Master classes in the following places:
JULY
4 Opening concert for the
Barcelona
Festival of Song,
Recital for voice & piano / voice &
guitar. Patricia Caicedo, soprano, Pau Casan, piano, Jonas Skielboe, guitar. In
this concert we will be premiering the song cycle written for the Festival by
cuban composer Walfrido Domínguez.
September:
12:
Concert and Lecture at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA. This
concert will be recorded for an International TV station and broadcast in Latin
America & Spain.
13: Lecture & Master Class about the Latin
American Art Song at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
November:
6: Private Recital at Frank& Camille's Fine Piano Store, NYC
8- 10: Lectures & Master Classes at University of South Florida
11:
Concert at the ARTE Festival, Tampa, FL - This concert will be recorded
for the radio station WUSF and NPR station.
13- 14: Concert & Lecture at
Wake Forest University, Wistom Salem, North Caroline, USA
18: Concert
at Griffin First United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA
19-20:
Master Classes at Queens College and Brooklyn College, NY.
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