A Sound of Her Own: Music in the Time of the Estrado
Monday, February 10th, 2025 | 6 to 8pm
Dr. Elizabeth Weinfield brings Sonnambula, a historically-informed ensemble that brings to light unknown music for various combinations of early instruments with the lush sound of the viol at the core, to the Hispanic Society to perform a program inspired by the exhibition “A Room of her Own: The Estrados of the Hispanic World.” Featuring a pre-concert discussion between Elizabeth Weinfield and Alexandra Frantischek Rodriguez-Jack, curator of the exhibition “A Room of Her Own: The Estrado and the Hispanic World”
The Sylvan Winds return to the Hispanic Society with a musical journey through the Andes. With works by composers from Colombia, to Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, there will be something for everyone. Join us for this exciting program!
Hailed by the New York Times for “…its venturesome programming and stylishness of performance,” the Sylvan Winds has appeared under the auspices of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Caramoor International Music Festival. Chosen to perform at the NY Governor’s Arts Awards, the ensemble has presented imaginative and scintillating programs of chamber works for winds in such places as Town Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the White Mountains, the Cape Cod and Skaneateles Festivals, Rutgers University’s Summerfest, Amherst College, the Chicago Chamber Music Society and the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Korea. They have recorded for the Koch Classics, CRI/New World, North/South, and Albany record labels, and have enjoyed collaborations with such distinguished artists as Gerard Schwarz, Ransom Wilson, the Guarneri String Quartet, pianist Claude Frank, radio personality Robert Sherman, and actor Louis Zorich.
Program
Astor Piazzolla – Escolaso
Eduardo Cadavid Angel – Por Un Beso de Tu Boca
Jose Barros – El Picaflor
Luis Humberto Salgado – Quintet
Luis Antonio Calva – Lejano Azul
Rodrigo Herrera Munoz – Bitacoras
Sadiel Cuentas – Cinco Miniatures para Quinteto de Vientes
Artist Talk: Píntame Angelitos Negros
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 | 6:30pm
Join us for an artist talk where Rose Deler will discuss her installation, “Píntame Angelitos Negros,” the 2024 selection for the Art on the Audubon Terrace in partnership with the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA). The conversation will be moderated by the Executive Director of NoMAA, Dr. Niria E. Leyva-Gutiérrez.
This art installation, “Píntame Angelitos Negros” is inspired by the poem of the same name written by the Venezuelan poet Andrés Eloy Blanco, made famous by Mexican singer Pedro Infante. Deler grew up listening to his records, which her dad frequently played on his record player. She immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a baby, and growing up, she did not feel Dominican or American. Listening to this song as a child made her aware that she was not alone in questioning where she was in this American life. This installation will consist of 999 white ceramic angels and a single black ceramic angel, all evenly spaced and attached by wire to the gate on Audubon Terrace. Deler hopes viewers take the time to find that one black angel.
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Join us for a book arts program in conjunction with Camões: A Poet Read, a Poet Reader, a rare books exhibition in collaboration with the Gaudium Magnum Foundation. The program will include a hands-on demo of two historical book structures: a Turkish Map Fold and a Vade mecum. The workshop will be led by Ana Cordeiro, a NYSCA Artist Fellow and recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Medal of Arts and Culture.
