The Catalan Art Song - Carles Duarte

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Résumé :
Signat l'amic del Cor is a song cycle by Nico Guti?rrez for mezzo-soprano, piano, and audio samples. Comprised of five songs, Signat l'amic del Cor is sung entirely in Catalan and is a tribute to two of Catalonia's most prominent and distinguished poets. Based on the texts by Carles Duarte and M?rius Sampere, this cycle explores themes of love, nature and, most importantly, water in a contemporary, neo-impressionist soundscape. Written in 2019, the cycle was premiered by Patricia Caicedo and Nikos Stavlas at the 15th annual Barcelona Festival of Song at the Palau de la M?sica Catalana. In this cycle, Nicol?s Gutierrez knew how to capture the depth of the poetry as well as the rhythm of the Catalan language. Signat l?amic del cor is a 21st-century cycle...

Biographie:
Patricia Caicedo is an artist-scholar whose scholarship and performances center around Latin American and Iberian art songs and the intersection of music and health, all framed within de-colonial studies.She has released eleven albums and published numerous scholarly editions of scores and books, including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations, the definitive history on the subject, and We Are What We Listen To: The Impact of Music on Individual and Social Health.In addition to performing around the world, she founded and directs the Barcelona Festival of Song, a summer program focused on studying the history and interpretation of Latin American and Iberian art songs. Patricia is often invited to present lectures and masterclasses at prestigious universities and conservatories worldwide.Her interest in exploring the possibilities of technology led her to create Mundo Arts, an Internet company that has developed into a music publisher, record label, and online store. She is also the host of the Latin American & Spanish Song Podcast.Patricia holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Medical Doctor's degree from the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina. She is a former board member of the International Music Council and a proud former visiting scholar at the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music at the University of California, Riverside. PatriciaCaicedo.com...

Sommaire:
it includes electronic elements, like the sound of the sea or the recording of the voice of one of the poets. These elements contribute to highlighting the meaning of the poem , making the cycle more accessible to contemporary audiences. This cycle brings freshness and diversity to the genre of art song by giving life to the Catalan language, one of the most beautiful and least sung Romance languages. We are sure that this music will be heard in concert halls around the world....