In these days of next to no live performing, I recently had the opportunity to do a live-stream make-up for a concert that was cancelled this summer. It was for the Meadowlark Music Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska, which was doing a Latin American emphasis this year. They like the performer to interact with the audience.
So I came up with an introduction to each piece, with musical examples played at the piano, then played through the piece, all in my own home studio (the piano is a Baldwin M). Minimal technical equipment: a video camera with a Rode mic attached, then ran the video through Movie for Mac to equalize the levels between talking and playing. I think it came out pretty nicely. Hope some will be interested and will enjoy it.
Federico Ibarra, Sonata #3 ("Madre Juana"), three movements
Arturo Márquez, Días de Mar y Rio
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ciclo Brasileiro, four movements
Ibarra and Márquez are both alive and well, living in Mexico.
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Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm@unm.eduhttp://fredsturm.nethttp://www.artoftuning.com"We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Casteneda
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