Get to know someone from another culture we find comfort in the familiar, but do we find creativity. Although women have been credited with reshaping latin music and public perceptions of sexuality, gender, and feminism, the latin music industry remains maledominated. Alum cristina pato discusses life as a member of yoyo mas silk road ensemble. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Neal preston, anton corbijn, danny clinch, terry oneill and jim marshall, just to name a few. Npr share book recommendations with your friends, join book. Cristina pato, galician bagpipe and the cristina pato. Cristina henriquez is the author of the book of unknown americans, which was a new york times notable book of 2014 and one of amazons top 10 books of the year. Cristina pato celebrity profile check out the latest cristina pato photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
She covers breaking news in the music industry, as well as a wide range of musical genres and artists, for npr s flagship news programs and npr music. Cristina pato says the gaita, a traditional bagpipe from her native region of galicia, is defined by its beautiful limitations. Cristina henriquez author of the book of unknown americans. Jun, 2016 alumna cristina pato discusses her globetrotting life as a member of yoyo mas silk road ensemble. After nearly a decade spent living in the city, cristina pato is a fullfledged new yorker. Npr used to be my favorite radio station when i was living in the u. Cristina pato is a jazz pianist from spain who also plays flute and sings. Cristina pato certainly has no illusions about the challenge and is prepared to take it on. Tiny desk concert watch a galician bagpiper and her trio take the traditionally celtic sound of her bagpipes in an entirely new, wild and wonderful direction. Canceled matthias goerne, baritone and jan lisiecki, piano. Cristina pato is a member of the artist committee of the arts advocacy organization, americans for the arts.
Npr s brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Cristina pato is a doctor of musical arts in collaborative piano from the mason gross school of the arts, rutgers university new jersey. The 5 wildest tiny desk concerts soak up an insane frenzy of highkick histrionics, pounded pianos and berserker bagpipes, with a confetti cannon thrown in for good measure. Apr 10, 2014 you may recognize several of them from tiny desk concerts and other collaborations with npr music including members of brooklyn rider, chinese pipa virtuoso wu man, iranian kamancheh virtuoso, kayhan kalhor, spanish bagpiper, cristina pato, american percussionist shane shanahan, and clarinetist kinan azmeh from syria. We end the playlist with a new album by israeli jazz guitarist yotam silberstein, featuring glenn zaleski on piano, bassist john patitucci, and others.
The way franco pinna has it incorporated into a traditional drum set. A growing body of scientific research suggests one way to improve creative output is to form deep connections with people from other countries and different cultures. These concerts are available as part of an addon to a full concert classics series subscription. Steve brazill, npr, yoyo ma, cristina pato, christie goodwin, behind the shot, shankar vedantam, rick rubin, hidden brain, malcom gladwell. Jun 01, 2019 cristina pato, galician bagpiper, musician, writer, producer, and educator, will serve as king juan carlos chair for the 20192020 academic find out more. Cristina pato tuesday, april 23 in conjunction with the april richard thompson feature, global village expands its contemporary folk horizons in a show devoted to european neofolk music. Feb 24, 2014 a drum from the argentine pampas fuels the music of sofia rei in this video. From a jazzinfused spanish fandango to afghan hiphop and hot swing from london by way of the lower east side, this months roundup is full of surprising juxtapositions. Cristina henriquez is the author of the book of unknown americans, which was a new york times notable book of 2014 and one of amazons 10 best books of the year. Cristina pato ourense, 1980 e uma pianista e master em gaita galega, nascida na galiza. Apr 22, 2019 cristina pato tuesday, april 23 in conjunction with the april richard thompson feature, global village expands its contemporary folk horizons in a show devoted to european neofolk music. Amanda panitch, author of damage done and never missing, never found i read this book breathlessly.
A drum from the argentine pampas fuels the music of sofia rei in this video. My bookshelf is full of books by the legends of the industry. It was the daily beast novel of the year, a washington post notable book, an npr great read, a target book of the month selection, and was chosen one of the best books of the year by. Biography and booking information for cristina pato, galician bagpipe master. Yoyo ma, cristina pato, kinan azmeh and kayhan kalhor directed by. Nov 29, 2018 one portion of the episode focused on a contemporary galician bagpiper named cristina pato who unwittingly ended up in the company of a diverse group of master musicians known as the silk road ensemble. Jul 10, 2018 hear the morning edition program for july 10, 2018. Sep 24, 20 after nearly a decade spent living in the city, cristina pato is a fullfledged new yorker. The way franco pinna has it incorporated into a traditional drum set serves as a musical metaphor for the music rei. In 2017 she was collaborating with harvard university as one of its blodgett distinguished artists in residence cristina pato is a member of the. A bagpipeslinging spaniard finds a home in new york jazz. Well hear music from a number of his albums, along with guest appearances with olu. But her first home is the place where spain meets the celtic world. The silk road was organized by yoyo ma specifically to spark creativity by fostering the sharing of unique and unusual musical backgrounds.
She covered energy and cybersecurity in the monitors washington, d. Also, for cristina s alma mater rutgers mason gross school of the arts on the silk road. Hayley bartels npr after nearly a decade spent living in the city, cristina pato is a fullfledged new yorker. Led by 2015 guest conductor, maestro andrew grams, the sphinx symphony orchestra will close the concert with a special world premier performance of elas. Its one reason humans often flock to other people who share the same interests, laugh at the same jokes, hold the same. Faces of npr is a weekly feature that showcases the people behind npr, from the voices you hear every day on the radio to the ones who work outside of the recording studio.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. She is a member of the silk road ensemble led by yoyo ma and an educational adviser to the silk road project. In september, pato will celebrate her 10th anniversary with the eclectic group of esteemed musicians from more than 20 countries. Here, pato speaks with npr s scott simon about moving from. Provided to youtube by wm spain afrika cristina pato f tolemia. Jan 15, 20 cristina pato certainly has no illusions about the challenge and is prepared to take it on. But it turns out the familiar may not be the best place to cultivate creativity. Cristina pato trio performs a tiny desk concert in june 20.
Global village marks the birthday of the late, great crescent city legend dr. All the feel of classic noir, twisted up for a new generation. Research finds experiencing new cultures leads to improved. For latina, pato commissioned her friend and bassist edward perez to write music that would frame the journey of a specific rhythm with roots in italy and spain. Cristina is a regular contributor to spanish newspapers, as well as a sought after public speaker and lecturer. The book of unknown americans, a novel by cristina henriquez. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The book about cristina pato by editorial galaxia is now published. She was awarded with the edna mason scholarship and the irene alm memorial prize for excellence in scholarly research and performance may 2008. We find comfort in the familiar, but do we find creativity. The edge effect hidden brain there is great comfort in the familiar. But on her new album, migrations, theres a striking sound not often heard in jazz. Cristina henriquez talks about her novel the book of unknown americans, about a boy and a girl who fall in love, and two families whose hopes collide with destiny. It was the daily beast novel of the year, a washington post notable book, an npr great read, a target book of the month selection, and was chosen one of the best books of the year by bookpage, and school library journal.
Laura ruby, national book award finalist and printzwinning author of bone gap a good idea is a dark, unsettling thrilleri couldnt put it down until its haunting end. Cristina pato lorenzo born august 17, 1980 is a galician bagpiper, pianist and composer. Great, indepth programming on everything from news to literature, science, history and. Cristina pato, galicia no fol wnyc souncheck, trasalba prize and turnaround arts during the month of june cristina will be part of the npr tiny desk concert series performing with her trio. Cristina pato speakers bureau and booking agent info. Special thanks to soundcheck wnyc for their recording of vojo used in this episode. For pato, finding the connections between these diverse cultures has helped her to find her own more positive meaning to a term by which she found herself constantly defined, latina. Alum cristina pato discusses life as a member of yoyo mas silk road ensemble heres a twist on how to get to carnegie hall. Jul, 2018 soundbite of cristina pato and kojiro umesakis vojo pato.
American musicologist ilan stavans credits selena, jenni rivera, jennifer lopez, ivy queen, julieta venegas, and ely guerra for the visibility of women in latin music. Pato s instrument is the gaita, a galician bagpipe, and her roots lie in traditional galician music though she also boasts graduate degrees in classical piano, music theory and electronic composition. A decade ago, cristina pato was working toward her doctorate of musical arts in collaborative piano here at mason gross, assisting argentinian composer osvaldo golijov with his master class on campus. In 2017 she was collaborating with harvard university as one of its blodgett distinguished artists in residence cristina pato is a member of. Somehow, to me, silk road is the metaphor of the 21st century society or at least the wish i have for the 21st century. Cristina maza was the 2016 budge sperling reporting fellow at the christian science monitor. Cristina pato born august 17, 1980 is a galician bagpiper, pianist and composer. New research supports the claim that diverse teams are more innovative. Mar 26, 2019 i was fortunate a few years ago to host a hollywood bowl show that featured azmeh with the group, and his on stage jamming with galician bagpipe player cristina pato blew me away. The 201718 season marks the 15th anniversary of the mondavi center and we invite you to consider becoming part of our family of subscribers. Tsioulcas is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and identity. Pato speaks with npr s scott simon about moving from. Migrations even includes nyc in its subtitle, a virtual announcement by the multitalented multiculturalist that her aim is to move from spain and crack the tough, unforgiving nyc music scene.