Lauren Bernofsky and Alejandra Martinez - What Do You Hear Chiquilla?

from Little Old, Little New, Little Bloom by Varied

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It explores various ways of using the voice: talking, whispering, calling, and of course, singing. The song also teaches some Spanish words, celebrating the cultural diversity in the United States.

The composer, Lauren Bernofsky, holds a bachelor's degree in violin and composition from the Hartt School, a master's in composition from the New England Conservatory and a doctorate in composition from Boston University, where she was a student of Lukas Foss. She has served as faculty at the Peabody Institute and Interlochen Center for the Arts and is currently the music director of the Musical Arts Youth Organization in Bloomington, IN. She is a guest clinician at schools and regional festivals, and writes for the Brass Herald. Visit www.laurenbernofsky.com to hear more of her music.

Alejandra Martinez, librettist and soprano, hails from Los Angeles, California. She specializes in Spanish and Latin-American music as well as late-Romantic and Modern works. Concert credits include performances at the National Council de la Raza, collaboration with members of the Cleveland Orchestra, and repeat engagements with the Cleveland One World Festival. Favorite opera credits include La Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), Salud (La vida breve), and Lady Billows (Albert Herring). She performs regularly throughout Monroe County and Brown County with Reimagining Opera for Kids, and was recently a featured soloist with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Alejandro Gómez Guillén. Recipient of the Elly Ameling Award for Excellence in Recital Performance, Ms. Martinez is a 1st year Doctoral Student at the Jacobs School of Music, where she studies with Teresa Kubiak. She can be heard singing on 3 of the BloomingSongs tracks.

lyrics

What do you hear Chiquilla?
What do you hear girl?

What do you hear mi nena?
What do you hear babe?

Pajaritos (birds)
cantan (sing)

Nos dan placer (they give us pleasure)

What do you hear...

Los nubes (the clouds)
susuran (they whisper)

Nos dan su sombra (they give us shade)

What do you hear...

El sol (sun), el sol brilliante habla (brilliantly speaks)
Nos da su luz (and gives us light)

What do you hear...

Los estrellas llaman (the stars call)
Nos dan esperanza (they give me hope)

credits

from Little Old, Little New, Little Bloom, track released August 27, 2017
Choir: IU Children's Choir, conducted by Sarah Miller and directed by Dr. Brent Gault
Piano: Nara Lee
Composer: Lauren Bernofsky
Librettist: Alejandra Martinez

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