Performance archive
My goal as a performer is to share the beauty of music with the world. As a musician, it is our job to share with others the glorious melodies and harmonies that have been written for centuries - so that the music may continue to shine on in the lives of those it continues to inspire.
May your love of music inspire you, as it has for me all these years.
siboney ~ e. Lecuona
Known as Cuba’s “unofficial” national anthem, Ernesto Lecuona wrote Siboney in 1927. The lyrics were also written by Ernesto, during a time when he was away from Cuba and so beautifully express his love and longing for his homeland.
Preludio en la noche ~ e. Lecuona
A late work of Lecuona, Preludio en la noche is one of the pieces in Lecuona’s Piezas Características that was composed between the years 1940 and 1954.
siempre en mi corazÓn ~ e. lecuona
In 1942, Ernesto Lecuona wrote the popular song, Siempre en mi corazón, or more famously known by its English title, Always In My Heart. This would be the song that would bring Ernesto an Academy Award nomination for best song.
Sonata Op. 109, I. Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato-Adagio espressivo ~ beethoven
Composed in 1820, this is the third-to-last of Beethoven’s piano sonatas and is one of the most emotionally driven. This first movement tells a bittersweet story filled with love, tribulations, and, lastly, acceptance.
maria la o ~ e. lecuona
“Maria La O” is from the Spanish zarzuela of the same name, written by Ernesto Lecuona in 1930. Maria la O tells the story of a mulatto woman, Maria, during Cuba’s colonial era. Maria falls in love with a Spanish aristocrat named, Fernando, who soon realizes what their passionate relationship could do to his social status. Maria ultimately loses his love to a Spanish woman. The lyrics she sings are of heartbreak and longing for a man she once loved.