by Anitra Pavlico
Lately I’ve been craving the music of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). As reality continues to be fraught, in the midst of a pandemic, social unrest, culture wars, and on and on, Ravel’s music offers an enticing escape. Described by his close friend, concert pianist Ricardo Viñes, as “inclined by temperament toward the poetic and fanciful,” Ravel created music that continues to captivate with its otherworldly beauty. Another reason for his appeal now, when the public health crisis has disrupted all of our quotidian rhythms, is that rhythm is the
sine qua non of Ravel’s art. All you have to do is listen to
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Mention the name
Ana Otero to the average person in Puerto Rico or the States. More than likely, you will draw a blank. In her brief but spectacular life she was a prodigy, an internationally renowned virtuoso, composer, arranger, musical director, educator, activist, and patriot. Today, with rare exceptions, she is mostly forgotten.
HUMACAO · THE EARLY YEARS
Ana “Anita” Otero Hernández was born in the villa of Humacao, Puerto Rico on July 24, 1861, to Don Ignacio Otero y Aquilina and Doña Carmen Hernández Ramos. She was one of sixteen siblings (twelve males, six females) and one of eight who survived. According to her mother’s unpublished memoirs
Mention the name
Ana Otero to the average person in Puerto Rico or the States. More than likely, you will draw a blank. In her brief but spectacular life she was a prodigy, an internationally renowned virtuoso, composer, arranger, musical director, educator, activist, and patriot. Today, with rare exceptions, she is mostly forgotten.
HUMACAO · THE EARLY YEARS
Ana “Anita” Otero Hernández was born in the villa of Humacao, Puerto Rico on July 24, 1861, to Don Ignacio Otero y Aquilina and Doña Carmen Hernández Ramos. She was one of sixteen siblings (twelve males, six females) and one of eight who survived. According to her mother’s unpublished memoirs
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