A year ago, while I was in Germany singing Brahms’ Requiem, I watched a wonderful Zelenka concert on my day-off. I was so invigorated after the concert that it has inspired me to set a five-year-goal: to sing baroque music in Europe, with a top baroque ensemble. One year later, my dream came true, and it was with the ensemble Al Ayre Español - Eduardo López Banzo which made me fall in love with baroque music in the first place.
It is an immense pleasure and honour to sing with this group of inspiring, generous and passionate musicians: Eugenia, Gabriel, Victor, Jose, Alexis, Kepa, Jose, Pedro, Guillermo, Xisco, Juan. And honestly I have no idea why I was so lucky - that Eduardo would trust me, a person from Hong Kong who’s never spoken or sung in Spanish, to sing the treasures that he’s discovered from oblivion, that he has dedicated 30 years of hard work on. Thank you for giving me this responsibility. Thank you for showing me how the warm, golden-hued Spanish sunshine is the inspiration of all the flavours in Spain’s culture, language, food, art, music and personalities.
This special journey makes me feel that life’s dots connect in a truly marvellous way.
Photo credit: Peter Adamik
計劃由「香港特別行政區政府民政事務局藝術發展基金資助」，感謝Hong Kong Arts Festival 香港藝術節促成這次合作。
The project is supported by the Arts Development Fund of the Home Affairs Bureau, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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