Programme Learning Objectives
Develop basic awareness of Spanish language and its connection to music and Argentinian and Colombian cultures and people.
Grow knowledge of Latin American classical and country/culture-specific music traditions and styles.
Gain an understanding of the Argentine and Colombian music sector through direct contact with local professionals.
Produce a 10-minute composition for 12 musical instruments, influenced by Argentine and Colombian music traditions and practices, based on the Composer Lab and workshops.
Disseminate the completed composition via a live public performance, and upload to Latin America CAPE and NZSO social media channels.
Students apply learning and skills from the programme in the future.
The following programme sessions will be hosted on Zoom.
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/AliZoom (Meeting ID: 347 329 1586; Password: alipuentes)
Spanish Workshops
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 10:30AM - 12:00PM NZST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 9:30AM - 11:00AM NZST TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 9:30AM - 11:00AM NZST TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 9:30AM - 11:00AM NZST
In these dynamic workshops, you will be introduced to the Spanish language, which is the world's second-most spoken native language. As a global language with more than 483 million native speakers, the majority of whom are in Spain and Latin America, the Spanish language shapes the Latin American culture, traditions, and rhythms in uncountable ways. We will review the standard sentence structure of Spanish, the cadences and tones of the Spoken language, its distinct sounds and phonetics, and typical phrases of Argentina and Colombia. We will also explore the connection between music and Spanish, music vocabulary in Spanish, and the ways in which the Spanish language influences Latin American culture.
Silvia Portalanza:
Born in Ecuador and living in Argentina since 2010, Silvia is an engaging and internationally experienced teacher of English and Spanish whose passion is to help students discover not only a language but also the nuances of the culture behind it.
Introduction to Colombia
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 9:00AM - 10:30AM NZST
In this first interaction, we will be in touch with the wide and diverse Colombian culture and understand its origins through history. The evidence of its diversity is everywhere: It is shown in the ethnicity, which is a cultural heritage itself, influenced by African slaves, Indigenous peoples and European immigrants; it can also be seen in the varied geography, with landscapes from the Amazon forest and Caribbean coast to the Andean mountains. You will be thrilled to connect with a little bit of the most populous spanish speaking country in South America and the second largest population in the continent.
Daniel Cardona:
He is a design thinker, graduated as an International Manager, whose passion is bringing solutions to conventional business using technology in creative ways. He loves working with different people and learning from diverse cultures; by becoming a guide he was able to give back to the community and learn more about the educational/professional challenges that nowadays students have. He is in love with Colombian territories and has been travelling the most part of it for the past 6 years now.
Introduction to Argentina
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 9:00AM - 10:30AM NZST
Argentina is an incredibly lively, sometimes contradictory, and always captivating country, and this seminar will offer an introduction to eighth largest country in the world and the largest Spanish-speaking nation by area. Through the stories of Argentina's people, we'll learn about the cultural influences contributed by diverse immigrant groups over the years. We'll get to know Argentina's vibrant street culture, flair for festivals and celebrations, and political and economic inclinations and struggles. We'll explore how traditions in food, sports, religion, arts, and music have been shaped by the country's immigrants and by strong connections with the land through agriculture and livestock.
Lisa Ubelaker Andrade:
Lisa received her Doctorate in History from Yale University, with a focus on Latin American Studies and United States International History. She is a Professor at the Universidad de San Andrés in Buenos Aires and is a Lecturer at New York University’s Buenos Aires Campus. She has published articles on transnational U.S. media in Latin America and is co-editor of the forthcoming Buenos Aires Reader due out in 2021 with Duke University Press.
Argentine Music and Composition
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 8:00AM - 9:30AM NZST
The Argentine composer mentor Francisco Varela will walk us through the musical influences and composition styles most common in Argentina's past and present. He'll introduce you to notable Argentine composers and help you to understand how they have successfully crafted authentically local music to represent the country and the region.
Composer Mentor:
Francisco Varela. See biography in Who is Who.
Argentine Folklore and “Gaucho” Culture
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 9:30AM - 11:00AM NZST
Using Argentine folklore music as our guide, we'll experience "gaucho" (Argentina cowboy) customs and cultures. We'll look at the roots of Argentine folklore music and how it has been shaped by cultural movements, historical moments, and key artists over time. We'll listen to typical types of folklore music played throughout Argentina's vast territory, and we'll discuss the "gaucho" attire, dance, sport, and drink.
Ceferino Marino Chamoux:
Ceferino was born and raised in the "gaucho" (Argentine cowboy) culture of Tres Arroyos, where the "Pampa Húmeda" (Humid Pampa) meets the sea and the main industries are agriculture and livestock. Ceferino is a self-taught songwriter, and he has always enjoyed listening to, dancing with, and performing folklore. From October to May of each year, he is a dynamic tour guide for treks on the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentine Patagonia. The rest of the year he travels throughout Europe, doing public and private performances of his audiovisual and multidisciplinary show about Argentina and its "gaucho" culture.
Colombian Music and Composition
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 11:30AM - 1:00PM NZST
The composer Juan David Osorio will be your mentor for the Colombian side of the project. We will take this time for the first introductions and he will share his personal and professional experiences with the world of music and his knowledge and influences in the field.
Composer Mentor:
Juan David Osorio. See biography in Who is Who.
Roots of Colombian Culture Expression
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1:30PM - 3:00PM NZST
We will make a fast journey through the main traditional manifestations of Colombia pointing to its Indigenous, African, and Spanish influences. We will hear and recognize traditions as Cumbia, cumbia sabanera and Bullerengue from the Atlantic coast. The Joropo from the plains in the east of Colombia. The music from the "cordillera" (music from the interior, or músic from the Andes Mountains), and the music from the North and the South of the Pacific Coast.
Adrian Sabogal:
Music master with extensive international experience in the field of musical performance and teaching. Graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with emphasis on Jazz Guitar. He has worked for fifteen years in research on the traditional music of the Pacific coast of Colombia. He has a high level of knowledge and experimentation with music from the Pacific and Jazz. Founder of Redil Cuarteto and Pambil, groups with a long trajectory who explore and reaffirm the tradition of Marimba music. Founder and music director of Marimbea, a creative enterprise designed to spread the culture of the Colombian Pacific, and support its actors through the design and realization of cultural tourism experiences.
Argentine Musical Instruments
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 8:00AM - 9:30AM NZST
We'll have a lively demonstration of representative Argentine instruments, which have their origins in folklore and pre-columbian music and which are used for festivals, cultural rituals, and religious ceremonies. We'll journey through Argentina's vast regions to hear the different rhythms of the guitar, including Huayno, Chacarera, Milonga, and Chamamé. We'll also learn about the origins and playing techniques of the charango, bombo leguero, siku, quena, and tarka.
Juan Vila:
Juan is a soloist of the Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies, with which he has participated in music festivals in Cuba, France, Peru, Slovenia, Argentina, and other countries. He is also a composer of contemporary popular music inspired by Latin American popular music, and he has has received national and international awards for his original compositions in folklore and contemporary music, specializing in charango, guitar, Andean wind instruments, and folk percussion. Juan has a PhD in Philosophy from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and a Masters Degree in Music, Traditional Arts, and New Technologies from the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF). He is a university professor on the popular music of Latin America and indigenous thought, on music and philosophy, and on the construction of pre-columbian instruments, especially flutes, ocarinas, and teponaztlis.
Composition Workshop with Argentine Composer Mentor
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 9:30AM - 11:00AM NZST
In this session, the New Zealand composer students will share their initial ideas for their original composition with the local Argentine composer mentor in order to receive his guidance. This will be an ideal time for questions, brainstorming, and more detailed exploration of topics discussed in previous ideation sessions.
Composer Mentor:
Francisco Varela. See biography in Who is Who.
A Deep Look into Colombian Instruments
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 11:30AM - 1:00PM NZST
We will start with a brief introduction to the geographical and social context of the Colombian Pacific Coast. Then we will get through the traditional instrument formation for the Marimba traditional music, to know how and why they build these ancestral instruments. You will hear some demonstrations of some of the main traditional rhythms of this Afro-Colombian tradition and some explanations of the context in which these specific rhythms are played. Finally, with a couple of simple games, I will invite you all to sing and play two traditional songs in different rhythms.
Adrian Sabogal:
Music master with extensive international experience in the field of musical performance and teaching. Graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with emphasis on Jazz Guitar. He has worked for fifteen years in research on the traditional music of the Pacific coast of Colombia. He has a high level of knowledge and experimentation with music from the Pacific and Jazz. Founder of Redil Cuarteto and Pambil, groups with a long trajectory who explore and reaffirm the tradition of Marimba music. Founder and music director of Marimbea, a creative enterprise designed to spread the culture of the Colombian Pacific, and support its actors through the design and realization of cultural tourism experiences.
Composition Workshop with Colombian Composer Mentor
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1:30PM - 3:00PM NZST
In this session, the New Zealand composer students will share their initial ideas for their original composition with the local Colombian composer mentor in order to receive his guidance. This will be an ideal time for questions, brainstorming, and more detailed exploration of topics discussed in previous ideation sessions.
Composer Mentor:
Juan David Osorio. See biography in Who is Who.
Composition Workshop with Top Peruvian Conductor
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 5:00PM - 6:30PM NZST
The New Zealand composer students will have the honor of receiving mentorship from the renowned Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. This will be an ideal way to close the intensive Composer Lab Weekend!
Composer Mentor:
Miguel Harth-Bedoya. See biography in Who is Who.
