[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Scores Available: https://musicspoke.com/downloads/almas-de-barro/ contact@santiagoveros.site https://www.santiagoveros.site Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/santiagoveros CANTALA, Lawrence University Women’s Choir perform a perfect version o...  moreScores Available: https://musicspoke.com/downloads/almas-de-barro/ contact@santiagoveros.site https://www.santiagoveros.site Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/santiagoveros CANTALA, Lawrence University Women’s Choir perform a perfect version of "Almas de Barro" by Santiago Veros live in concert on October 11, 2022 in Lawrence Memorial Chapel under the direction of Santiago Veros. "Almas de Barro" Music and lyrics by Santiago Veros. Foreward: Santiago Veros wrote Almas de Barro at the age of 19, dedicating it to a young woman who at the time was shy and with whom he rarely talked. This piece intimately describes the moments during music theory classes when the two would look at each other continuously, youthfully, and silently, as if unable to do anything else. The piece, written as a counterpoint assignment, was intended to be performed during music theory class as a declaration of Love. The idea was to make a musical representation of those moments. The piece begins without words, the ...    less

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Written by Robert Applebaum, this jazzy piece has unpredictable meters and an exotic soprano solo.