ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <title>ELENA GRECO - The Flavor of Spain</title> <head> <meta name="description" content="Elena Greco"> <META name="keywords" content="cante jondo, consciousness, cultural interchange, duende, El Taller, Elena Greco, flamenco, healing, mezzo, music salon, New York, Richard Gordon, sephardic, Spanish art song, Spanish music, transformation"> <meta name="robots" content=noindex, nofollow, noarchive"/> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="240"> <style type="text/css"> body {font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; background-color: bb1111; } p {margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:10px; font-size: 11px; } p.author {text-align: right; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top:8px; margin-bottom: 12px;} p.art {color: 000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; } p.composer {font-family: Arial; font-size:12px; color: 000000; text-align: center; margin-left: 120px; margin-right: 120px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; } p.concert {font-family: Arial; font-size:13px; color: 000000; text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-left: 100px; margin-right: 100px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;} p.brought {font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; } p.cr {font-size: 10px; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; } p.image {align: center; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;} p.links {font-family: Arial; font-size:16px; font-weight: 550; color: 000033; text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 45px;} p.maintext {font-family: Arial; font-size:13px; color: 000000; text-align: justify; margin-left: 80px; margin-right: 80px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px;} p.marquis1 {text-align: center; font-size: 24px; color: 000000; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.marquis2 {text-align: center; font-size: 22px; color: 000000; font-weight: 600; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.marquis3 {text-align: center; font-size: 18px; color: 000000; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.marquis4 {text-align: center; font-size: 15px; color: 000000; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.marquis5 {text-align: center; font-size: 13px; color: 000000; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.marquis6 {text-align: center; font-size: 12px; color: 000000; font-weight: 500; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;} p.name {color: 000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; font-style: italic; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; } p.nav {color: ffffff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; } p.notes {font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; color: 000000; text-align: center; margin-left: 60px; margin-right: 60px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px;} p.performers {font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin-left: 180px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 20px; } p.piece {font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin-left: 180px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; } p.presentation {font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; color: 000000; margin-left: 180px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; } p.quote {margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px; text-align: justify;} p.quoteref {margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px; text-align: right;} p.ref {margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0 px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: justify;} p.spacer {font-size: 11px; color: 000000; margin-left: 180px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; } p.subtitle {align: center; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; color: 000000; text-align: center; font-style: italic; margin-top:20px; margin-bottom: 6px;} p.time {align: center; text-align: center; font-size: 15px; color: 000000; font-weight: normal; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom: 24px;} p.title {align: center; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; color: 000000; text-align: center; margin-top:20px; margin-bottom: 30px;} td {background-color: fffff0; vertical-align: top; } td.maintext {background-color: fffff0; vertical-align: top;} td.marquis {background-color: fffff0; vertical-align: top; } td.name {background-color: fffff0; vertical-align: center;} td.nav {background-color: 000000; vertical-align: center;} a:link {color:#000000; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 800; } a:visited {color:#FF0000; text-decoration: none; } a:hover {color:#0000FF; text-decoration: underline;} a:link {color:#000000; } a:vlink {color:#c71585; } a:alink {color:#c71585; } </style> </head> <body> <!-- TABLE 1 --> <table width="80%" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" bg="fffffa"> <tr> <!-- TITLE BAR --> <td class="name" colspan="2"> <p class="name">E l e n a &nbsp;&nbsp;G r e c o</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <!--NAVIGATION--> <td class="nav" colspan="2"> <p class="nav"><a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/default.htm"><font color="ffffff">Home</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/salon.htm"><font color="ffffff">Music Salon</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/singershealingcircle.htm"><font color="ffffff">Singers Healing Circle</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/singers.htm"><font color="ffffff">Singers</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/musicbio.htm"><font color="ffffff">Bio</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/repertoire.htm"><font color="ffffff">Repertoire</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://elenagreco.com/media.htm"><font color="ffffff">Media</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://elenagreco.jalbum.net/Music" target="_blank"><font color="ffffff">Gallery</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://blog.elenagreco.com/?page_id=129" target="_blank"><font color="ffffff">Calendar</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://blog.elenagreco.com" target="_blank"><font color="ffffff">Links</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="http://blog.elenagreco.com" target="_blank"><font color="ffffff">Blog</font></a> &nbsp;| <a href="mailto:egreco@elenagreco.com"><font color="ffffff">Contact</font></a>&nbsp;| </p> </td></tr> </table> <!-- TABLE 2 --> <table width="80%" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bg="fffffa"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="title"><br>&nbsp;THE FLAVOR OF SPAIN&#8482;</p> <p class="image"><img src="http://www.elenagreco.com/assets/FOS/castanetsfanguitar.jpg"> <br><br><br></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="maintext">What is it about Spanish music that lets you know instantly that what you're hearing is Spanish? <em>The Flavor of Spain</em> explores the exotic cultural influences that create that unique sound. Deep in the lush, passionate and thrilling sound of this music are influences of the Moorish, Greek, Turkish, Italian, French, Sephardic and Flamenco cultures, and you will hear all of these elements in the music of <em>The Flavor of Spain</em>. </p> <p class="maintext">This concert series presents in multimedia beautiful examples of this rich genre. In Part&nbsp;1 of this concert series, we will hear the sounds of southern Spain  Moorish, Sephardic, Italian, Flamenco and Andalusian influence  including settings of folk songs from these regions by De Falla, Lorca, Turina, Obradors and others. In Part&nbsp;2, we listen to the native sounds of northern Spain  Catalan, Basque, Sephardic and French influence. We will hear beautiful music by the major composers of northern Spain: Albeniz, Espla, Granados, Guridi, Iradier, Longas, Mompou, Montsalvatge, Toldra, Turina, Obradors and Vives, as well as Ravel, a French Basque. In Part&nbsp;3 of this series, we will enjoy compositions of wide-ranging character and multicultural influence by the members of the famous Garcia family: Manuel Garcia, Sr., Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardot-Garcia, who traveled the world sharing their music. </p> <p class="maintext">Video presentations of images, music and historical points of interest introduce live music, guiding you deeper into the "flavor" of Spanish music. You will leave with an understanding of how this unique sound came into being, as well as a deep appreciation for this amazing genre and the beauty of the Spanish language in song. </p> <p class="maintext">Click the links below to view individual programs in this series.</p> <p class="concert"><a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/fos1.htm" target="_blank">The Flavor of Spain Part 1: Influences of Flamenco, Sephardic, Moorish and Italian cultures</a></p> <p class="composer">Works of Longas, Iradier, Taboada, Garcia, Lorca, De Falla, Obradors, Turina</p> <p class="concert"><a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/fos2.htm" target="_blank">The Flavor of Spain Part 2: Influences of Catalan, Basque and French cultures</a></p> <p class="composer">Works of Albeniz, de Iradier, Espla, Granados, Guridi, Mompou, Montsalvatge, <br>Toldra, Turina, Vives, as well as Ravel, a French Basque <!-- <br>(possibly Juan Crisostomo Jacobo Antonio Arriaga y Balzola (1806-1826) --> </p> <p class="concert"><a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/fos3.htm" target="_blank">The Flavor of Spain Part 3: The Garcia Family</a></p> <p class="composer">Compositions by Manuel Garcia, Sr., Maria Malibran and Pauline Viardot-Garcia</p> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- end TABLE 2 --> <!--NOTES--> <table width="80%" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" bg="fffffa"> <tr> <td> <!-- <p class="maintext">For more information, please email <a href="mailto:egreco@elenagreco.com">Elena&nbsp;Greco</a>.</p> <p class="maintext"><strong>Please note</strong>: This is a <strong><font color="ff0000">FRAGRANCE-FREE</font> event</strong> so that attendees who have allergies and asthma can be comfortable.</p> --> <!--END BODY--> <!--FOOTER--> <hr size="1" color="#AAAAAA" width="24%" align="center"> <p class="brought"><em>The Flavor of Spain</em>&#153; is brought to you by</p> <p class="image"><a href="http://www.elenagreco.com/elenagrecomultimedia.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.elenagreco.com/assets/elenagrecomultimedia/TheaterCurtainEarthSmall.jpg"> <p class="brought">Elena Greco Multimedia Productions&#153;</a></p> <hr size="1" color="#AAAAAA" width="24%" align="center"> <p class="art"> <br>The image is "St. Cecilia and the Angel" by Carlo Saraceni (Italian Baroque). </p> <p class="cr"> All written, audio and graphic material on this website is copyrighted and protected by federal copyright law. <br>Elena Greco Multimedia Productions&#8482;,The Music Salon&#8482; and Singers Healing Circle&#8482; are protected by federal trademark law. <br>Prakasha&#174; is a federally-registered trademark. <br>&#169; Copyright Elena Greco <script language="Javascript"> <!-- var thedate = new Date(); document.write(thedate.getFullYear()); --> </script> </p> </td> </tr> <!-- end TABLE 1 --> </table> </body> </html>