“Con Reminiscences: A Vocal Performance of Contemporary Mexican Composers”

The program is made up of works by contemporary Mexican composers born between 1900 and 1992.

They are compositions full of very beautiful textures, colors, texts and harmonies. The songs, very different from each other because each composer has his own language and style, makes them more striking and contrasting.

For Jacinta Barbachano it is important that contemporary Mexican music be part of her concert programs, since one of her most important objectives is the dissemination of the work of composers little known outside of Mexico.

Con reminiscencesJacinta Barbachano, Diego Sánchez-Villa and Fundación Casa de México in Spain offer an unusual proposal of vocal music, aimed at an audience eager to experiment with different sounds.

Program

Raul Ladron de Guevara

(1934-2006)

I. White night

II. Testimony

(5:30 min)

Armando and Mario Kuri Aldana

(1931-2013)

I. Look

II. girl, lemon, lemon tree

III. In the heart of the dream

IV. the most beautiful girl

(8:00 min)

• Three songs of Nezahualcóyotl

Jorge Dajer

(1926-2012)

I. In tlaneci (When dawn)

II. everywhere (My goodness)

III. Tlalticpac (On the ground)

(13:00 min)

• Sailor on land, Op. 27

Rodolfo Halffter

(1900 – 1987)

I. How high the balconies…!

II. Casadita

III. Whenever I dream of the beaches…

IV. Summer

V. Moaning to see the sea…

(9:30 min)

Intermediate

Diego A. Jimenez Villagrana

(1992)

Texts by Esther Seligson

I. Penelope

II. The evening before, the last

III. Where do my senses end?

IV. And yet

V. And if today

SAW. It is my voice that drives you

VII. Embrace me, daughter of the ocean…

(27:00 min)

biographies

Jacinta Barbachano

A graduate of the Faculty of Music of the UNAM, Jacinta has been awarded in various singing competitions, including First Place in the Francisco Araiza Singing Contest, which led her to participate in the Accademia Belcanto International Singing Competition, in Austria, where he won the Best Young Talent award. Later she received in the San Miguel Opera Competition, the Second place, the Audience Award and the Award for best interpretation and extraordinary style. Likewise, in the XXXVI Carlo Morelli National Singing Contest, she received second place and the Opera de Bellas Artes Award. In 2019 and 2020 she was a winner at the Metropolitan National Council Auditions in the district of Mexico.

Among his personal projects are the ensemble Khordē Duo, with the renowned Mexican guitarist Pablo Garibay. The duo seeks to promote both the classical repertoire and new works by young composers. Among his upcoming commitments is the recording of his first album.

Diego Sanchez-Villa

Mexican pianist specialized in contemporary music. It has been presented in the most important rooms in the country, including the Manuel M. Ponce room of the Palace of Fine Arts, the Carlos Chávez Room, the University Museum of Contemporary Art, the Simón Bolívar room of the Colegio de San Ildefonso and the House of the Lake Juan José Arreola. He regularly participates in the main contemporary music festivals in Mexico: Manuel Enríquez International Forum of New Music, Cervantino Festival, Aires Festival, Contemporary Expressions Festival, Ónix Contemporary Music Marathon, among others.