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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
Claron Mc Fadden: Cantando el misterio natural
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"La voz humana: misteriosa, espontánea, natural". Con estas palabras, la soprano Claron McFadden nos invita a explorar los misterios de la respiración y del canto, mientras interpreta la desafiante "Aria" de John Cage.
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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Presentador: Amigos, acaban de conocer a Claron McFadden
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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Ella es una soprano de talla mundial
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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que estudió en Rochester, New York.
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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Sus aclamados papeles en la ópera
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are numerous and varied.
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son numerosos y variados.
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In August 2007,
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en agosto de 2007,
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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Claron recibió el galardón "Amsterdam Prize for the Arts",
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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con elogios por su brilllantez,
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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su extraordinario y extenso repertorio
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and her vivid stage personality.
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y su vívida personalidad escénica.
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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Por favor, denle una bienvenida a Claron McFadden.
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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Claron McFadden. La voz humana:
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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misteriosa, espontánea,
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primal.
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natural.
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For me, the human voice
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Para mí, la voz humana
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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es la nave en la que viajan todas las emociones -
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except perhaps jealousy.
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con excepción, quizás, de los celos.
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And the breath,
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Y la respiración,
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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la respiración es el capitán de esa nave.
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A child is born,
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Nace un niño,
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takes its first breath --
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toma su primer aliento -
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(Breathing)
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(Respirando)
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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y contemplamos la maravillosa belleza
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of vocal expression --
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de la expresión vocal -
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mysterious, spontaneous
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misteriosa, espotánea
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and primal.
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y natural.
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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Hace unos años, tomé un retiro de meditación en Tailandia.
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I wanted a place
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Buscaba un lugar
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that I would have total silence
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donde tuviera total silencio
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and total solitude.
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y total soledad.
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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Estuve dos semanas en este retiro
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in my own little hut --
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en mi pequeña cabaña -
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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sin música, sin nada, sólo sonidos de la naturaleza -
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trying to find the essence
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tratando de encontrar la esencia
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of concentration,
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de la concentración,
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being in the moment.
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de fijarme en en el momento.
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On my last day,
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El último día,
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the woman who looked after the place,
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la señora encargada de ese lugar,
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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vino y hablamos un minuto,
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and then she said to me,
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y me dijo,
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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"¿Me cantas algo?"
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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Y yo pensé que siendo este un lugar de tranquilidad y silencio total,
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I can't make noise.
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no podría hacer ruido.
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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Ella dijo, "Por favor, cántame".
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So I closed my eyes,
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Entonces, cerré los ojos,
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I took breath
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tomé aliento
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and the first thing that came up and out
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y lo primero que se vino y que salió
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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fue "Summertime" de "Porgy and Bess".
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ El verano y la vida son fáciles ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ los peces saltan y el algodón ha crecido ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫ Ah, tu padre es rico y tu madre es hermosa ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ por eso cálmate pequeño ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫ No llores ♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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Y abrí los ojos,
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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y vi que ella también tenía los ojos cerrados.
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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Después de un momento, los abrió,
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and she looked at me and she said,
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me miró y dijo,
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"It's like meditation."
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"Es como meditación".
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And in that moment I understood
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En ese momento comprendí
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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que todo lo que había ido a buscar a Tailandia,
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to search for,
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a explorar,
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I had it already in my singing --
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lo tenía en mi canto -
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the calm, but alertness,
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la calma, la viveza,
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the focus, but awareness,
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la concentración, la conciencia
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and being totally in the moment.
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el estar completamente en cada momento.
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When you're totally in the moment,
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Cuando estamos totalmente en cada momento
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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cuando estoy en el momento,
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the vessel of expression is open.
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la nave de expresión está abierta.
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The emotions can flow
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Las emociones pueden fluir
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from me to you
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de mí hacia ustedes
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and back.
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y de regreso.
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Extremely profound experience.
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Una experiencia en extremo profunda
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There's a piece by a composer,
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Hay una pieza de un compositor,
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an American composer called John Cage.
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un compositor norteamericano llamado John Cage.
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It's called "Aria."
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Se llama "Aria".
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It was written for an amazing singer
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La escribió para una maravillosa cantante
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called Cathy Berberian.
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llamada Cathy Berberian.
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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Y lo que es tan especial de esta pieza -
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if you see it behind me --
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pueden verlo detrás de mí -
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it's not notated in any way.
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no tiene ninguna clase de notas.
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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No hay notas, ni bemoles, ni sostenidos,
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But it's a kind of structure,
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Sólo tiene una forma de estructura,
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and the singer within this structure
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y el cantante, en esa estructura,
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has total freedom
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tiene total libertad
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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de ser creativo, espontáneo.
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For example,
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Por ejemplo,
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there are different colors
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hay diferentes colores
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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y cada uno es para una clase de canto diferente -
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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pop, country, western, ópera, jazz -
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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y hay que ser consistente con cada color.
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You see there are different lines:
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Fíjense que hay varias líneas;
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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y uno escoge su propio ritmo a su manera
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to follow the line,
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siguiendo la línea,
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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pero hay que respetarla, más o menos,
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And these little dots,
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Y estos punticos,
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these represent
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representan
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a sort of sound
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un tipo de sonido
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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que no es vocal, sin letra
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of expressing the voice.
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para expresar con la voz.
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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Usando el cuerpo - podría ser estornudando, podría ser tosiendo,
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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podrían ser animales - (tos) exactamente -
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clapping, whatever.
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palmoteos, lo que sea.
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And there's different text.
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Y hay textos diferentes.
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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Hay armenio, ruso,
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French, English, Italian.
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francés, inglés, italiano.
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So within this structure one is free.
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Así, dentro de esta estructura uno tiene libertad.
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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Para mí, esta pieza es una oda a la voz
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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por lo misteriosa - como se puede ver -
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it's quite spontaneous,
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es bien espontánea.
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and it's primal.
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y natural.
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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Así que me gustaría compartir esta pieza con ustedes.
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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Es "Aria" de John Cage.
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ No hay otra manera ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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♫ en el espacio, para ayudar ♫
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(Singing)
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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♫ Para obtener los frutos ♫
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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