Sunday, October 27, 2013

Mexican and Spanish music - 29th October

Chaac was not kind to us last week - the garden was out of the question for our symphonic aerobics class.  The rain came down in torrents, so we went inside.  This was great - for the intrepid souls who ventured out into the Yucatan downpour. We conducted and exercised to German music - Beethoven and Brahms

This week, if Chaac decides that we should not be outside in MEL's delightful garden, then we shall be inside, working out to Mexican and Spanish music.  There is plenty of space for all.

Tuesday 29th October I will be introducing music that the OSY has already played this season, before these classes started, so I am catching up on recent repertoire, and adding a few extras that make fun conducting!

Mexican and Spanish Music
José Pablo Moncayo: Huapango
Arturo Marquez: Danzón no. 2
Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite no. 2

The doors open at 6.45pm and we start at 7pm.  The cost per class is $50 pesos.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Saludos,  Elizabeth

Mérida English Library, Calle 53 no. 524, x 66 y 68, Centro, Merida, Yucatán.

2 comments:

  1. Here is some feedback from me. I appreciate receiving the reminders on Mondays and the information on the program for the next day. Furthermore, one of the things that I love about Symphonic Aerobics is that there is some kind of unspoken agreement that we can all permit ourselves to express ourselves as we wish and nobody is looking, or judging, we are all doing our own thing, eyes closed, or our gaze fixed on one spot, or we can also be a bit silly, like last time, when we were all singing along the different arias of Carmen. There is a beautiful chemistry going on there. Mayra Alejandro, 2 November 2013.

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  2. Thank you Myra. This class is both for exercise, and appreciation. I analyse the music, and talk about the composer, the form of the music, how it is interpreted, etc. It is for all levels of fitness, and all levels of musical knowledge. Next week will be interesting, as I will introduce how to hear and conduct 9/8 and 6/8 rhythms in the Stravinsky Pulcinella.

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