Track number three of AMALGAMA's EP: "n.1” is our own version of the "Villancico Yaucano" (by Amaury Veray), one of my favorite traditional Puerto Rican songs. With lyrics referring to the Nativity and Christmas (in Spanish), we offer it as a gift to everyone in this Holiday Season!   

Yayra Sánchez - vocals
Waldemar Reyes - guitars
Sebastian Aymanns - drums
Mike Chiaburu - bass  

Produced by Waldemar Reyes
VitaSound Studios

Villancico Yaucano

The first track of AMALGAMA's new EP: "n.1" 
A take on Rafael Hernández's "Preciosa," a beautiful Puerto Rican song that speaks of all the charms of our little island.  

Yayra Sánchez - vocals
Waldemar Reyes - guitars
Sebastian Aymanns - drums
Mike Chiaburu - bass

Produced by Waldemar Reyes
VitaSound Studios

Preciosa

Track two is one of our favorite songs of the Latin-American repertory.  Inspired by the timeless rendition of the great Mercedes Sosa, we gave "Canción con todos" (by Armando Tejada Gomez) a little twist to make it our own.  

Yayra Sánchez - vocals
Waldemar Reyes - guitars 
Sebastian Aymanns - drums
Mike Chiaburu - bass

Produced by Waldemar Reyes
VitaSound Studios

Canción Con Todos

The last song of our EP is a version of the traditional folk song “Auld Lang Syne.”  In this version we sing a couple of verses in Spanish and a couple in English.  Also known in Spanish as “Canto a la amistad,” the well-known tune is moving and a bit nostalgic, an enchanting combination we tried to keep as we recorded our rendition.  

Yayra Sánchez - vocals
Waldemar Reyes - guitars
José David Pérez - percussion

Produced by Waldemar Reyes
VitaSound Studios

Canción Del Adios

Madrigal Duo sings a sample of Bruno Mars' "The Way You Are"

The Way You Are

Madrigal Duo sings a sample of Consuelo Velazquez's "Besame Mucho"

Besame Mucho

"The Mermaid Song" is a song from Dale Trumbore's set: Snow White Turns 60.  This recording is from a performance at the unSung Festival (Lauri's List) on the summer of 2015.

The Mermaid Story

George N. Gianopoulos' "Three Songs For Soprano And Marimba," performed at Nova Vocal Ensemble's "Incantations and Invocations" Concert.  Oct. 2015

Yayra Sanchez, soprano 
James Beauton, marimba

Three Songs For Soprano And Marimba (George N. Gianopoulos)

Premiere of Jeremy Jenning's "The Road and the End," by soprano Yayra Sánchez.  January 29, 2017 - Nova Vocal Ensemble's Recital Series Concert.

Yayra Sanchez sings "The Road And The End" (Jeremy Jennings)

Yayra Sánchez sings: "Alone," by Nick Morandi*
Piece for String Quartet and Soprano.

*World Premiere - SoundSCAPE. July 2017 - Maccagno, Italy.

"Alone," by N. Morandi

Soprano Yayra Sánchez earned her BA and MM Degrees in Voice at The Boston Conservatory and has performed traditional opera roles and, roles in new operas.  Now in San Juan, PR, she is an active performer of operas, recitals, new music, and musical theater. 

She's co-creator of Spanish children's music project, "Canciones, raíces y alas" (CRYA) and leads her own early childhood music program, CRYA Canta.

Yayra Sánchez

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