At Home With
Diana Sáez
From Folk Song to Choral Literature
About the Event
Date and Time
Saturday | November 20, 2021 | 2 p.m. Pacific
Who should attend?
Everyone who loves singing and is interested in learning more about the music of Latin America.
How should I prepare?
Listen to some of the YouTube links to get familiar with some of the folk rhythms and genres from Latin America.
Is there a cost?
Tickets are $25.
How do I attend?
Register at Eventbrite using the registration button. Once registered, you’ll receive an email with a link to your personal access page.
About the Mentor
Dr. Diana V. Sáez is the Director of Choral Activities at Towson University. A leading specialist in Latin American music, Dr. Sáez is a frequent guest conductor, adjudicator, and lecturer in the United States and abroad. In the past five years, she has presented at national and regional ACDA conventions, American universities, and various other engagements in North and South America. Prior to that, she served for 25 years as artistic director of Cantigas, the award-winning chamber choir of Latin American and Spanish music. Her compositions are published by Hal Leonard, Boosey and Hawkes, and the Roger Dean Publishing Company.
Workshop Materials
Misa Criolla with José Carrera
Music from the plains of Venezuela/Colombia
Soledad Bravo – interpreter of Venezuelan folk music
Pasaje (imitating sounds of Venezuelan instruments)
Documentary about the Cuban rumba rhythm
Susana Baca – Negra Presuntuosa
Learn more about Susana Baca – interpreter of Afro-Peruvian Music
El Guayaboso
text by Guido López-Gavilán
I saw a mosquito wearing trousers
and a fly dressed in a shirt dance a danzón on the edge of a knife.
I saw a crab plowing, a pig blowing a whistle,
and an old growling woman sitting on an armchair.
And a skinny little calf die laughing
upon seeing a one-eyed goat mending a sandal.