Rincón del cielo translates to “corner of the sky.” This suite of fourteen short songs is based on texts by Spanish poet, Federico García Lorca (1898-1936). The poetry explores the night – from on the earth as well as in the skies. Lorca’s poems have an elegant beauty, painting  simple images: as in “Preludio” where a steer closing his eyes in the warm stable is “el preludio de la noche” (“the prelude to the night”). Likewise, in “Franja,” Lorca juxtaposes the image of the Camino de Santiago (the great pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela) with a children’s song about a painted bird (“Párjara pinta, en la flor del limón”).

The whimsical, colorful imagery as well as the contrast of deep sadness to elation and humor is what drew me to these poems.  I love the drama encapsulated in each gem.

Type: Solo Voice
Voicing or Instrumentation: Tenor and guitar

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