Pianist Ana Cervantes will give the New York premiere of my …like water dashed from flowers…, a piece that borrows elements from the folkloric song La Zandunga and Nahuatl poetry translated into Spanish. The piece is somewhat demanding and includes aspects of ritual and song, where the pianist is asked at times to recite text, sing, play a rattle, stomp her foot (wearing ankle bells), or utilize other extended techniques, often while playing the piano at the same time.
The piece was composed as part of a multi-composer commissioning project and CD recording entitled Song of the Monarch: Women in Mexico. Nearly 20 composers from around the world were commissioned to respond to the theme, which conflates the varied historical roles played by women in Mexican history and the annual autumn migration of Monarch butterflies into Mexico.
Ana premiered the piece at the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico in 2010.
The details of the current performance are:
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY
November 17, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Admission: FREE for AS Members; $20 for non-members. No additional fees will be charged when purchasing online. $10 student tickets will be available for purchase at the door with ID.
Repertoire
Silvia Berg (Brazil) El sueño … el vuelo (2010)
Joelle Wallach (USA) Lágrimas y locuras, mapping the mind of a madwoman (2011)
Alba Potes (Colombia/US) Desde el aire: seais instantes (2010)
Paul Barker (UK) La Malinche (2010)
Charles B. Griffin (USA) …like water dashed from flowers… (2010)
Horacio Uribe (Mexico) El viaje nocturno de Quetzalpapálotl (2010)
Jack Fortner (USA) Retrato de Malintzin (2010)
Georgina Derbez (Mexico) Un vuelo para Ana (2011)
Anne LeBaron (USA) Creación de las Aves (2011)
Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico) Preludio y Estudio (2011)