Carlos Guastavino: Ya me voy a retirar

Carlos Guastavino: Ya me voy a retirar

Today’s post will be a bit shorter than my first three as I am in a particularly crazy part of my week. No week of featuring “Songs in the Key of Steven Blier” would be complete without a song by Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino. Steve...
Carlos Guastavino:  Abismo de sed

Carlos Guastavino: Abismo de sed

Today is the day—Song of the Day turns 3!  Here’s a look back at our first week of songs  from NYFOS’s artistic director Steven Blier.  I have three summer concerts to give, and I’ve just started to think about the last of them: NYFOS@North Fork, Latin Lovers (August...

Carlos Guastavino: Pampamapa

Carlos Guastavino, an Argentinian composer whose songs most often contain fluid melodies and a natural lyricism rooted in the folk traditions of his homeland. There is often a great deal of imagery in the texts that he chooses to set, and the style of his composition...