"Sereno" performed by Nicola Harrison and Guy Newbury as Casa Margarita

Composer - Jesus Guridi

Sereno by Guridi

El Tralala by Granados

an old and very loved Spanish folk song set classically, with piano, castanets and guitar

El Vito by Obradors

classical folk song by Rodrigo with percussion solo

Porque toco el Pandero? - Why do I play my tambourine?  Rodrigo/arr Casa Margarita

de Falla's classic song about the Moorish Cloth, peppered up with a cajon

El Pano Moruno de Falla/Casa Margarita

Classical meets folk in this new programme of Spanish music with piano, improvised percussion and strings.

There is a house in the district of Macarena, Sevilla. It is called Casa Margarita. This is the story, told in words and music of that house, and the tales of those who have lived there.

Mixing the songs of Granados, de Falla, Rodrigo and other Spanish composers with folk idioms and theatrical elements, this is an engaging tale of an unusual house full of characters.

Ravishing music, exciting rhythms, and an untraditional approach to the traditional, Casa Margarita is the collaborative work of five world-class musicians, a narrator, and scriptwriter Nicola Harrison.

Personnel:

Nicola Harrison - voice
Guy Newbury - piano
Gerald Garcia - guitar
Keith Fairbairn - percussion
Olivier Bonnici - violin
Christopher Jamieson - narrator

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