SHEILA BLANCO : SINGING TO THE POETS OF 27

IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CYCLE "LA PALABRA EN LA MÚSICA," THE CERVANTES INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS PRESENTS A SOLO CONCERT BY THE SINGER, COMPOSER, AND PIANIST SHEILA BLANCO AT THE SOUNDS JAZZ CLUB IN IXELLES. IN "CANTANDO A LAS POETAS DEL 27," SHEILA TRANSFORMS A SELECTION OF POEMS FROM THE BEST AUTHORS OF GENERATION 27 INTO SONGS. ACCOMPANIED ONLY BY A PIANO, SHEILA GIVES VOICE AND RHYTHM TO THE VERSES OF POETS CARMEN CONDE, ERNESTINA DE CHAMPOURCIN, CONCHA MÉNDEZ, ELISABETH MULDER, PILAR DE VALDERRAMA, MARGARITA FERRERAS, JOSEFINA ROMO ARREGUI, AND DOLORES CATARINÉU, TO WHICH SHE ADDS VERSES BY ROSALÍA DE CASTRO AND HER OWN, PLAYING INSPIRATIONAL JAZZ MUSIC THAT DELVES INTO THE EMOTIONS THAT PERMEATE THEIR POETRY AND EXPLORE UNIVERSAL THEMES PERSONALIZED IN THE LIVES OF EACH POET, SUCH AS LOVE, PAIN, EXILE, BEAUTY, SORROW, REMORSE... THIS CONCERT IS REALIZED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONALIZATION PROGRAM FOR SPANISH MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS, CO-ORGANIZED BY THE CERVANTES INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC (INAEM) OF THE SPANISH MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND SPORTS, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE RECOVERY, TRANSFORMATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN - FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION - NEXTGENERATION.EU.