Through My Eyes: Sounds of the Americas

Through My Eyes: Sounds of the Americas

Cánticos Para Soñar - *Argentinian composer
Canción de Cuna para mi corazón solitario Irma Urteaga
Canto de Nodriza (1929-2020)
Vocalise
Capullito

Selections from Nueve Canciones - *Cuban composer
Solo Por el Rocío Gisella Hernández
Huerto de Marzo (1912-1971)
Remansillo
Tránsito

                                                                                          *Cuban composer

Tres Poemas Negros - Mariela Rodríguez
(1986)
I. Poema de la Jícara

II. Para Dormir a un Negrito
III. Pregón

Intermission

My Name is Alondra - Omar Najmi
(1987)
I. 10/6/2020 3:57pm

"tell me about yourself"
II. 9/25/2020 8:09pm
III. 6/11/2020 10pm
IV. <3

*Poetry by Dominican-American Poet Alondra Bobadilla, Boston Youth Poet Laureate 2020, and music by Boston-based composer.

                                                                                  *Colombian composer

America Mía - Patricia Caicedo
(1969)

Fanny Lora, mezzo-soprano: is a versatile artist: classical singer, music educator, Alexander Technique teacher, and composer. She specializes in Spanish and Latin American repertoire. Her profound connection to the Spanish language and her studies in Valencia, Spain, amplified her desire to share this repertoire through immersive concerts which she produces and performs every season. Notable performances include "Españolería: A Spanish Song Experience," "Andaluz," and “ En Cuerpo & Alma” recital tours performed in both the United States and the Dominican Republic (Teatro Nacional). She is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee's Alexander Technique Training Program, where she now teaches. She also holds degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education from Ithaca College. In 2020, Fanny founded LullaYou, a company that connects parents and babies through personalized and singable nursery songs. Fanny resides with her family in Holliston, MA.

Alexandra Lutkevich, Piano: An accomplished collaborative pianist, educator, and vocal coach, Allie is Visiting Assistant Professor of at Wheaton College, where she directs the Wheaton Chorale and Chamber Singers, accompanies instrumentalists, and teaches piano. Over the last fifteen years, Allie has accompanied, directed and coached hundreds of choral rehearsals and performances, voice recitals, and musical productions, including with Handel and Haydn's Youth Chorus, Boston Children's Chorus, Weston Drama Workshop, Framingham State University, The Walnut Hill School, and the MMEA All-State Festival. Allie is a graduate of New England Conservatory, where she earned her Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano with a full scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Boston University’s College of Fine Arts. She lives in Holliston with her husband and two sons.

Classical Latin American music, along with works by women composers, has historically been underperformed in the U.S. I am committed to bringing this rich and intricate repertoire to the forefront, showcasing its beauty, captivating rhythms, and expressive melodies that tell the diverse stories of the Americas.