{"id":929,"date":"2020-05-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/?p=929"},"modified":"2021-05-05T20:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T02:59:37","slug":"happy-cinco-de-mayo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rescotcreative.com\/fr\/2020\/05\/05\/happy-cinco-de-mayo\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Cinco de Mayo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cAn hour of hard practice is worth five hours of foot-dragging.\u201d
 -Pancho \u201cSegoo\u201d Segura<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cinco de Mayo is here, and although we may not be able to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurants this year, we can still order takeout! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Performing Esteban Zu\u00f1iga<\/a>‘s original work in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I had the privilege of collaborating with Paris-residing Mexican composer Esteban Zu\u00f1iga<\/a>, recording with him and giving the premier of his excellent work for violin and piano based on Proverbs 19 in both the United States and in Paris, France. Esteban is an avid composer\/filmmaker<\/a>, who often draws inspiration from European electronic music, as well as Biblical Proverbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Esteban’s work, I have enjoyed performing a fusion of Latina pop and European classical music with my family music ensemble. I played a Latin rhythm bass line while one of my sisters soloed with Mendelssohn\u2019s Violin Concerto over the top, and another filled in the harmonies. It was fascinating to see how our phenomenal arranger could bring these seemingly disparate musical traditions together in such an innovative way! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of years ago, I had the privilege of teaching Spanish at my daughter\u2019s school. To celebrate the holiday, I brought a burro<\/em> pi\u00f1ata to class, as well as an inordinate amount of chips and salsa to share with the other kids. I also delved into a bit of mariachi music for the first time in my life! Dawning a red flower in my hair, I played the famous Jarabe Tapat\u00edo <\/em>(better known as the \u201cMexican Hat Dance\u201d) to the amusement of my students. Afterwards, they learned a little vocal rendition of it to sing around the pi\u00f1ata while shaking maracas and vying for candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n