This one's from Mary. TK
One extra treat--music, of course. At lunch on Tues--the rooftop palador
One extra treat--music, of course. At lunch on Tues--the rooftop palador
lunch--we had a concert by one of the Orfeon singers accompanied by a young
guitarist. She was one of the altos and had brought me to tears, literally, with
her rendition of Gracias a la Vida. Such emotion. She did a selection of
romantic standards and the guitarists did a couple of solo pieces, including one
from the famous Brazilian composer, Antonio Carlos Joabim. Nice interpretation.
Most interesting,however, was his guitar. It was an electric guitar with nylon
strings! No body to resonate the sound, just the outline of the guitar body.
I've never seen anything like it! He played it through an amp, just like any
electric, but it sounded and played like a classical. Cuban made. Who says
they're behind technologically? Not when it comes to music!
The Santeria drumming group we saw yesterday, in contrast, was raw beat. Toni
will probably tell you more. I am enjoying the dance lessons and the head guy
keeps assigning me me the more-experienced male students--who are are real
teachers. It's his method and it's working, especially for Toni! Almost out of
internet. Until tomorrow. MT
guitarist. She was one of the altos and had brought me to tears, literally, with
her rendition of Gracias a la Vida. Such emotion. She did a selection of
romantic standards and the guitarists did a couple of solo pieces, including one
from the famous Brazilian composer, Antonio Carlos Joabim. Nice interpretation.
Most interesting,however, was his guitar. It was an electric guitar with nylon
strings! No body to resonate the sound, just the outline of the guitar body.
I've never seen anything like it! He played it through an amp, just like any
electric, but it sounded and played like a classical. Cuban made. Who says
they're behind technologically? Not when it comes to music!
The Santeria drumming group we saw yesterday, in contrast, was raw beat. Toni
will probably tell you more. I am enjoying the dance lessons and the head guy
keeps assigning me me the more-experienced male students--who are are real
teachers. It's his method and it's working, especially for Toni! Almost out of
internet. Until tomorrow. MT
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