The Recording from Sydney Is In!
October28,2006 11:17 AM Filed in: Misa Azteca
Well, I finally got it - the recording of the "Gloria" from Misa Azteca. This is a live recording July 7, 2006 from the Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia. Click below to listen. Enjoy!
Gloria SHO
Joseph Molina, Tenor Solo
Saratoga High School Symphony Orchestra, Michael Boitz, director
The combined choruses of:
Southwestern College Concert Choir, Dr. Terry Russell, director
Atlanta Young Singers, Paige Furbank Mathis, director
Joubert Singers, Rachelle Elliot, director
Saratoga High School School Choir, Jim Yowell, director
Gloria SHO
Joseph Molina, Tenor Solo
Saratoga High School Symphony Orchestra, Michael Boitz, director
The combined choruses of:
Southwestern College Concert Choir, Dr. Terry Russell, director
Atlanta Young Singers, Paige Furbank Mathis, director
Joubert Singers, Rachelle Elliot, director
Saratoga High School School Choir, Jim Yowell, director
Freddy Fender, RIP
October15,2006 04:19 PM
I heard on the radio that Freddy Fender died yesterday. It's always sad when a great musician dies - and he was a great musician. I worked with him on a movie I scored way back in 1991 called La Pastorela: A Shepherd's Tale for PBS Great Performances. I remember that I arrived at the recording studio prepared with my vocal harmonization that I was going to "teach" to Freddy Fender. Well, he came up with his own harmonization. Right on the spot. And it was much better than mine.
We talked afterwards and I guess he must of thought I was a good musician because he started to give me advice about my career. He said "As you go through your career in music, it's always important to have options, make sure you always have options." The advice must have stuck because a couple of years later I branched out of only being a film composer but also writing concert music.
With Freddy Fender on the set of La Pastorela: A Shepherd's Tale
We talked afterwards and I guess he must of thought I was a good musician because he started to give me advice about my career. He said "As you go through your career in music, it's always important to have options, make sure you always have options." The advice must have stuck because a couple of years later I branched out of only being a film composer but also writing concert music.
With Freddy Fender on the set of La Pastorela: A Shepherd's Tale
After the LALIFF Screenings
October09,2006 10:29 PM Filed in: Gaytino, Lalo Guerrero | Los Lonely Boys
After a weekend full of screenings, catching up with people, and having a great time, I can report that both Lalo Guerrero The Original Chicano and Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads were a big hit! For those in Los Angeles, don't forget to see Lalo Guerero on KCET this Thursday at 8pm
Hanging out with Lalo Guerrero producers Dan Guerrero (aka Gaytino!) and Nancy De Los Santos. Oh, and of course, Edward James Olmos.
Hanging out with Lalo Guerrero producers Dan Guerrero (aka Gaytino!) and Nancy De Los Santos. Oh, and of course, Edward James Olmos.
My Cousin Matt Munoz
October06,2006 08:55 AM Filed in: Los Lonely Boys
After I sent out my notice regarding, amongst other things, the screening of Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads at the LALIFF Film Festival Sunday, October 8th at 1:00pm, I received an email from my cuz Matt Munoz informing me of his recent interview with Henry Garza from Los Lonely Boys on his podcast from my homeland, Bakotopia.
This is not my cousin Matt
Out of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of first cousins we have living in and around the San Joaquin Valley, I believe Matt is the only other relative I have that is into music. He is the lead singer and sax player of his rockin' ska band Mento Buru and now I find out that he is also a DJ that has interviewed the likes of Eva Longoria, Santana, and Ozomatli. I'm so proud of him! Check out his interview. It's a good primer for the screening on Sunday.
This is not my cousin Matt
Out of the hundreds, perhaps thousands of first cousins we have living in and around the San Joaquin Valley, I believe Matt is the only other relative I have that is into music. He is the lead singer and sax player of his rockin' ska band Mento Buru and now I find out that he is also a DJ that has interviewed the likes of Eva Longoria, Santana, and Ozomatli. I'm so proud of him! Check out his interview. It's a good primer for the screening on Sunday.
Video from Sydney
October05,2006 12:50 PM Filed in: Misa Azteca
While we wait with bated breath for the recording to arrive from Australia, here is a video excerpt of the recent performance of the "Gloria" from Misa Azteca at the Sydney Opera House.
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Video by Rossana Morante
For information, hit the "Misa Azteca" line on the sidebar to the left.
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Video by Rossana Morante
For information, hit the "Misa Azteca" line on the sidebar to the left.
Two in the LALIFF Film Festival
October05,2006 12:47 PM Filed in: Los Lonely Boys | Gaytino, Lalo Guerrero
I have two documentaries that I scored in the Latino International Film Institute Film Festival in Los Angeles this year. The first one is Lalo Guerrero The Original Chicano this Saturday, October 7th, at 3:45p at the Egyptian Theater. The next one is Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads Sunday, October 8th at the Lloyd E. Rigler Theater. I don't know if either of them repeat but you could download the entire schedule at the LALIFF web site.
www.latinofilm.org/index.php
This is a great film festival with some great films. It's a good place to see what's going on in the Latino film world.
UPDATE
I forgot to put the time when Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads starts. It is Sunday October 8th at 1:00p in the Lloyd E. Rigler Theater.
www.latinofilm.org/index.php
This is a great film festival with some great films. It's a good place to see what's going on in the Latino film world.
UPDATE
I forgot to put the time when Los Lonely Boys: Cottonfields and Crossroads starts. It is Sunday October 8th at 1:00p in the Lloyd E. Rigler Theater.