Library announces live musical performance by Chilean singer, songwriter and guitarist
Apr 15, 2021
The Little Falls Public Library is pleased to announce a live musical performance by the Chilean singer, songwriter, and guitarist Ricardo Parra, presented online via the Zoom teleconferencing application, Thursday, April 22nd from 7 PM to 8 PM. Mr. Parra is preparing a wide range of songs and styles for the virtual concert, from his own original works to the American standards, South American and English traditional, across such genres as folk, blues, classical, and bossa nova.
Mr. Parra’s passion for music started with his mother, herself a singer and guitarist, instilling in him a great love for that artistic form. As time grew, he learned how to express himself through melody and harmony until he eventually realized that his life work was to be interpreting the music of others and composing his own as well. His influences ended up drawing from a pool spanning the breadth of North and South America as well as Europe, as eclectic as American folk like Joni Mitchell and James Taylor to Brazilian bossa nova artists such as Tom Jobim, British pop-rock in the vein of Sting and Phil Collins. Beyond that, he similarly has a great affection for a wide range of international jazz and classical musicians, impacting both his compositions and his interpretations of others’ works.