The first part is calm and recognizes each area of the Americas with characteristic elements such as copper for Chile, sun for Peru etc. "Cancion Con Todos " is a two-part song based on two different rhythms. "La Ninez De America" is based on a poem of Argentinian poet Alberto del Carril and is inspired by the Incas. "Candomble", from Uruguay, is written in a rhythm very close to the tango and the habanera. "La Chaparrita " is a brisk Venezuelan folk melody and is fun to sing and includes the vocal imitation of a typical pattern played on a "cuarto".
Oscar Escalada : Latin American Choral SeriesĪ wonderful collection of contemporary Latin American choral music selected by noted Argintian conductor and composer Oscar Escalada. In recognition of his choral achievements, he received one of three hundred medals coined for the Tercentennial Anniversary of the foundation of Yale University. He is Vice President of the Argentine Association for Choral Music, a member of the Musical Committee of the America Cantat Festivals, and the Choral Festival of Munich, Germany. Professor Escalada has been invited to give lectures and workshops, and to adjudicate all over Argentina, the United States, Venezuela, Cuba, Spain, England, Greece, and Germany. He also founded the Children's Choir of Teatro Argentino of La Plata in 1988. Peter's Basilica in Rome in the Jubilee of 2000. He is the founder and conductor of Coral del Nuevo Mundo (New World's Chorale), a group that was invited to perform at the 1998 ACDA Central Division Convention in Detroit, and to sing Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez at St. He is Professor of Conducting and Composition at the Conservatory of La Plata, and a researcher at the University of La Plata (Argentina).
Oscar Escalada selects the pieces for the series of Latin American Choral Music, and often contributes to it as composer or arranger.