Musicologist and soprano Patricia Caicedo, came to the world for one mission and that mission is to create awareness of the beauty of preserving AND performing a variety of outstanding Latin American and Spanish art song repertoire. She is the founder of Barcelona Festival of Song 2012, which has been a vehicle to achieve such an important task for the past seven years. Being part of the 8th edition of the Barcelona Festival of Song will allow participants to be responsible for this repertoire in their home countries.
Hear some of the past participants comments from previous years. The Barcelona Festival of Song team had the pleasure of meeting and having students from a variety of prestigious institutions including Boston Conservatory, the Julliard School of Music, the University of Texas at Austin, Eastman University and Yale University, amongst others.
“Patricia Caicedo is truly and inspiring force of nature”, shares Melody Cooper, a former participant.
“One of the highlights was the opportunity to perform with guitarist and composer José Lezcano. He is an amazing composer and a gifted accompanist, it was a joy to sing with him”.
“ I was not expecting such a thorough scholarly presentation on the subject”
“It is important to know that such resources and repertoire exist…it´s all about the music. I fell in love with Spanish vocal repertoire”
Why waste an opportunity to experience working close to world-class singers, teachers and coaches? This opportunity offers a new vision and alley for singers that are looking for originality and prestige to continue on their careers.
Starting from the benefits of the Alexander technique, the flawless diction knowledge, to the understanding of each piece of work, the Barcelona Festival of Song is truly an integrated and complete program. Serving as a “personal concierge” for participants as the staff assists from the accommodation and other petitions, learning about the in´s and out´s of the city, to the night of the performances in breathtaking venues where participants own the night!
“I went to the Barcelona Festival of Song to further my knowledge of Spanish art song and was introduced to a whole new world”…
As the last comment says, it is all about expanding one´s own horizons.
