I know very few people as brave and vital as Beatriz. She´s a fighter who embraces a life of constant reconstruction, rebirth, resolution and resurrection. Doors that open, paths that lead to horizons where loving people she may not yet know await for her. This is Beatriz´s life. Now in Porto (Portugal), where she moved…
Cocolí in “El calderon”
The fermata is a musical symbol that is used to lengthen a note. Cocolí in El Calderón has Eva Guillamón as performer. The concept and music are by Sonia Megías. Together they make up Dúa de Pel.. https://vimeo.com/758826125/c30bb5aa2f?share=copy…
2. Basic tries. Anatomy and hairstyle
The triad chords are the basis of Western harmony. They emerge from combining the first notes of the series of harmonics, which by default form a Major chord (rather a Just Chord). In LaGuitarradeSofía of this month we will learn the basic triads and perform exercises with them. One of the exercises will be the…
Ana Romero Flores and the indigenous struggle
Ana Romero Flores, representative of the indigenous struggle, tells us from Paraguay about the obstacles that her people find to be recognized and respected. Although the Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay includes basic rights for indigenous people, they suffer constant evictions and a large number live literally on the soils of Asunción, the capital,…
“Oriental”
Oriental is Spanish Dance No. 2 by Enrique Granados, originally for piano. The Saxapil Quartet from Altea (Alicante) commissioned me years ago to arrange it for saxophone quartet, and here I share this beauty, which is part of various ensembles’ repertoire. This journey to Granados’ floating worlds is the second ArteSonía gift. The original piano…
Poetry in Music: Sappho
This month, the ReSonance is generated by the great poet Sappho of Lesbos, brought to the stage by Cristina Rosenvinge, Marta Pazos, María Folguera, and a cast of powerful, joy-seeking women. An explosive, fresh, stimulating, fun Sappho, filtered through current technologies and exquisite aesthetic taste… A true overflow of talent and deep scenic work. Brava….
Cocolí en “The Butterfly”
One of Dúa de Pel’s projects is Cocolí. It’s a character that connects us with simplicity, humor, and absurdity. This initiative began during a trip to the Azores Islands in 2016, where we recorded the first videos. https://player.vimeo.com/video/741426169?h=a25bd49a5c&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Cocolí features Eva Guillamón as the performer. The concept, camera work, music, and editing are by Sonia…
1. The tonic and the dominant
The tonic as rest and the dominant as tension are the basic sensations in harmony. In this first session of LaGuitarradeSofía, we’ll work with a song as simple as Mi limón mi limonero (My Lemon Tree), by Venezuelan composer Henry Stephen, which uses only these two chords: tonic (I degree) and dominant (V degree): https://player.vimeo.com/video/741424937?h…
Literature: Progressing Adequately
The book Many Lives, Many Masters by New York psychiatrist Brian Weiss poetically develops, in a novel-like way, some advice for proper progress – that is, living in harmony with oneself and one’s surroundings. This first ReSonancia article is dedicated to this book. During Dúa de Pel’s recent South American tour, Eva and I met…
Irma Saiz and mathematics
Irma Saiz, mathematics teacher, creator of many of the math books used today in Argentinean schools, tells us about her motivation to make young people fall in love with her subject. She is a charismatic, funny and tremendously intelligent woman, ideal to open the Palanca section! She studied Mathematics at the Universidad Nacional del Sur…
Regálame esta noche
Coro SMA + piano
Horizonte, videoclip by Mariola Olcina
Our friend and fan Mariola Olcina, documentary filmmaker, offered to make us this original video clip through the streets and rooftops of the Madrid neighborhood of La Latina, mixing animation and reality. With it she won some awards and mentions, and here we share it with you! https://vimeo.com/430533133 SYNOPSIS Two soul mates meet in a…