LÍRICAART SONGIN SPANISH

MANUEL DE FALLAALBERTO GINASTERA

CARLOS GARDELCARLOS GUASTAVINO

XAVIER MONTSALVATGERUPERTO CHAPÍ

PABLO LUNA

THE HONG KONG PREMIERE OFFrancesca Gerbasi, soprano

8:00PM l MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY l CHIANG CHEN STUDIO l HUNG HOM

presented by co-presenter

Falcon-soprano Francesca Gerbasi, studied voice at the Venice Conservatory where she graduated in 2014. Interested in extemporary performances and improvisation, her repertoire ranges from ancient music to the avant-gardes. As lead voice of Ensemble “Esplorazioni Culturali”, she performed a number of word premieres. She works side-by-side with a num-ber of living composers, who write specifically for her voice both chamber and stage music.

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LÍRICA: AN EXPLORATION OF ART SONG IN SPANISH

This unique recital, presented jointly by the Consulates-General of Spain and Ar-gentina to Hong Kong and Macau, highlights the richness of the Spanish-language song tradition, with selections from both sides of the Atlantic, from Spanish Zarzuela to works inspired by Argentine tango, as well as art song influenced by contempo-rary European works and Latin American folk music.

Pablo Luna ‘De España vengo, de España soy’ (from El niño judio)Manuel De Falla ‘Siete canciones populares’Carlos Guastavino ‘La rosa y el sauce’ ‘Encantamiento’ Xavier Montsalvatge ‘Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito’Alberto Ginastera ‘Canción del arbol del olvido’Carlos Gardel ‘El día que me quieras’ ‘Por una cabeza’Ruperto Chapí ‘Cuando está tan hondo’ (from El barquillero) ‘Carceleras’ (from Las hijas del Zebedeo)