AUTHENTIC VOICE of FLAMENCO

08 Oct AUTHENTIC VOICE of FLAMENCO

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AUTHENTIC VOICE of FLAMENCO
Iberian Trio at La Boca/Taberna

8pm Saturday, October 8, 2016
125 Lincoln Ave.    Santa Fe, NM  (505) 988-7102
Taberna la Boca presents three outstanding musicians who are unveiling an innovative approach to flamenco. The trio is Fernando Barros, flamenco singer and composer; Carlos Lomas, flamenco guitarist and oud player; and Peter Amahl, percussionist.

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With decades of professional appearances with some of the greatest musicians of this and other genres, the trio is pleased to bring new expressions and voice to flamenco. Fernando’s original compositions and expertise in composing for the writers and poets of his Spanish countrymen, serves to link classics of the past with contemporary interpretations.

The evening is sure to be sold out, so get your tickets now. $20 cover to be followed by tremendous music and the famed tapas of Chef James Campbell Caruso!

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Fernando Barros Lirola
barroslirola@gmail.com

Fernando Barros Lirola was born in Spain in 1952 and has performed in concerts and at Andalusian flamenco festivals around the world since 1980. He is a singer, composer, writer and historian who specializes in the unique cadences and rhythms that are the foundation of flamenco music. He has gained international recognition as an innovator whose voice and compositions reveal the “melody” inherent in Spanish literature and poetry. On the vanguard of integrating the traditions of flamenco with new approaches to teaching, Fernando is the author of “Flamenco en las Aulas.” He has contributed to dozens of periodicals, social media and websites. Fernando is a cultural ambassador from Andalusia, now based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As an invited member of the International Dance Council of UNESCO, he actively promotes the preservation of dance around the world. In exemplifying the rhythms and music that give life to culture, he performs, leads workshops, participates on panel discussions, and offers master classes nationally and internationally.



2019 PERFORMANCES

                 

Metamorphic Transformation

Observing metamorphic transformations in nature allows us to extrapolate that method to humans and the arts. That is to say, the foundational substance becomes a supporting substance retained in the new identity. These essential elements are absorbed, now invisible to the observer, while the transformed form creates a stunning awareness of the new.

Likewise, our compositions make use of a similar pattern of creative mutation, if you will. We begin with folk songs that poet Federico Garcia Lorca chose, rescued from oblivion, transcribed for the piano and performed in various venues. Following a trajectory of revealing hidden elements, we submit them to an unexpected metamorphic process. The melodic essences of the old songs are those that give musical meaning to different poems that Lorca wrote.

Additionally, in his short life, he created diverse artistic works, including poetry, music, and literature. He also created formidable works for the theater, while also embracing other mediums such as painting. His contemporaries and artistic collaborators included Joan Miro and Salvador Dali.

«Lorca in the Keys of Hands and Voice,” a concert conceived and presented by Adam Kent and Fernando Barros, is a musical innovation inspired by Lorca’s example. Lorca collected melodies from the Spanish folklore repertoire and transcribed them for the piano using two different concepts: 1) adapting the old melodies to various of his poem, as for example, ANDA JALEO to the poem «Preciosa y el Aire”; and 2) singing the old songs using the expressive, emotive characteristics inherent in flamenco music.

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