Resonances: Where Music, Health & Identity Meet.

What would Gaudí sound like? In this episode of Resonances: Where Music, Health, and Identity Meet , Patricia Caicedo speaks with Catalan composer Olivia Pérez-Collellmir about Seven Dreams of Gaudí , a monumental new symphonic choral work created to commemorate the centennial of the death of Antoni Gaudí. Premiering on June 10, 2026, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the work bring...

What happens when rhythm enters the body before thought? In this episode of Resonances , Patricia Caicedo explores how music, rhythm, movement, and the brain are connected, drawing from her book We Are What We Listen To: The Impact of Music on Individual and Social Health . From rhythmic entrainment and dance to neuroplasticity, embodied cognition, pleasure, memory, and Parkinson’s disease, this e...

What if your brain is shaped not only by what you think, but by what you listen to? In this episode of Resonances , Patricia Caicedo—singer, musicologist, and physician—explores how music is processed in the brain and how it actively shapes neural structure, emotional patterns, and identity over time. Drawing from neuroscience, clinical observation, and musical practice, this episode examines how...

What if one of Europe’s most luminous and resilient art song traditions has been waiting for your voice? In this episode, you’ll discover the history, sound, and expressive power of Catalan art song — and hear Patricia Caicedo herself singing musical excerpts from this extraordinary repertoire. In Resonances: Where Music, Health, and Identity Meet , soprano and physician Patricia Caicedo shares he...

Why has sound been used as a tool for healing across cultures and throughout history? And what does modern neuroscience reveal about this ancient practice? In this first episode of Resonances , physician, singer, and researcher Patricia Caicedo explores the deep and enduring relationship between music and medicine—from prenatal life and shamanic ritual to Pythagoras, Renaissance physicians, and co...

What if one summer could change the way you see music—and yourself—forever? In this episode of Resonances , Patricia Caicedo reunites with participants of the 2025 Barcelona Festival of Song—including Eden Rosenbaum, Cassandra Brittany Leisher, Ana Socaci, Jaiden Wettstein, Katelyn Breen, Campbelle Stencel, Sofia Jaquez, Crystal Buck, Stella Roden, Amethyst Shanks, David Dies, and Robert Rocco—as...

What happens when Federico García Lorca’s most sensual poems collide with a historic piano in the heart of Barcelona? In this behind-the-scenes episode, soprano-musicologist Patricia Caicedo welcomes composer David Dies and tenor James Kryshak to reveal the fiery birth of El Diván del Tamarit —a brand-new song cycle premiering July 4, 2025 at the Biblioteca de Catalunya on Enric Granados’ own pian...

What if I told you that one of Latin America's greatest composers of art song was born in a house that once belonged to a president... and died on the very day that would later be declared a global celebration of his legacy? This is the story of Jaime León—a composer whose music connects continents, memories, and generations. In this special episode of Resonances , we honor the life and music of C...

Welcome to the first episode of Resonances , formerly The Latin American and Iberian Art Song Podcast . In this short introductory episode, I explain why I’ve rebranded the podcast and what this new phase represents—a deeper, more integrated expression of who I am. As a soprano, musicologist, and physician, I no longer want to separate the different parts of my identity. Resonances is a space wher...

In this episode, we delve into Dr. Patricia Caicedo's thought-provoking article "Memory, Nostalgia, and Resistance: The Afro-Latin Art Song," exploring how the African diaspora in Latin America, impacted by the Atlantic slave trade, used music, language, and rituals as mechanisms of cultural preservation and resistance. We discuss how Afro-Latin composers and poets embedded rhythmic, melodic, and...

Did you know that music, power, and national identity are entangled and constantly changing? In this Episode, Hermann Hudde and Patricia Caicedo talk about the political and cultural relations between the United States and Latin America and how these were staged at the Tanglewood festival led by Serge Koussevitzky in the 1940s. An opportunity to discover the role of music in what we know as cultur...

Did you know that there was an important operatic activity in Brazil during the XVII and XVIII centuries? Did you know that there were opera houses in many Brazilian cities where European and local artists performed together, including mulatos, blacks, and women? In the second season premiere, Patricia Caicedo talks to Dr. Rogerio Budasz, a Brazilian musicologist and the author of Opera in the Tro...

In this episode, you will discover the amazing concerts and artists of the Barcelona Festival of Song 2021 and will learn how you can participate in them from anywhere in the world. At the BFOS you will find new Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire, enjoy listening to beautiful music, and at the same time, support musicians by incorporating the XAVECoin, an environmentally conscious crypto...

In this episode, Patricia talks with Carol McDavit and Flavio Melo, experts in Brazilian art song and the authors of a new Brazilian Art Song Anthology published by Mundoarts, a true gem that provides all the diction resources and historical background to introduce classical singers into this vast world. Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American & Iber...

Have you ever sung an art song in Spanish, Catalan, or Portuguese? Do you know how to recognize a Latin American art song—or where it differs from folk tradition? In this episode of Resonances , Patricia Caicedo guides you through one of the most essential—and often misunderstood—questions in vocal repertoire: how to distinguish Latin American and Iberian art song from folk song. Through clear exa...

In this episode, you will discover the extraordinary life and music of Jaime Leon, a conductor, a composer, and a pianist, and the author of some of the most beautiful art songs in Spanish written in the XX century. If you are interested in obtaining the scores of Jaime Leon´s songs visit www.mundoarts.com Barcelona Festival of Song Summer program of history & interpretation of Latin American...

En el primer episodio en español, la soprano y musicóloga Patricia Caicedo explica la misión de programa, nos cuenta cómo se interesó por el repertorio de canción artística latinoamericana, comparte algunas canciones y nos prepara para los próximos programas. Para conocer más sobre Patricia y seguirla en las redes sociales visita www.patriciacaicedo.com Si eres cantante lírico y quieres aprender l...

For classical singers, very often, the first contact with the Latin American art song comes throughout the songs of the Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino. He was one of the most outstanding art song composers of the continent who wrote hundreds of art songs literally, setting to music some of the most prominent Argentinian, Latin American, and Spanish poets. His music goes straight to the hea...

How many Latin American and Spanish female composers do you know? How many of their songs do you have in your repertoire? Don't you think it's about time to start learning and performing their music? In this episode, you will discover more than 30 female composers and listen to some of their songs, let's start! In this episode you will listen to songs by Maria Grever, Babi de Oliveira, Lia Cimagli...

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆❓ 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲❓𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗸, 𝘄𝗵𝗼, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁. For Regina, discovering the Brazilian Art Song at the Barcelona Festival of Song was the beginning of an exciting journey that brough...

Have you ever felt love at first sight with a new repertoire and language? Have you lived an aesthetic experience so strong that it changed the course of your musical life? This is what happened to our guest, the tenor Isa Jess Munoz in 2010 when he participated in the Barcelona Festival of Song. Isai will share his story with us and present some of the songs of his new album Visca làmor. To parti...

Learning the Performance practice of the different repertoires is essential for musicians. Which things influence the performance of a song? Lenine Santos and Patricia Caicedo talk about different issues related to the Performance Practice of the Latin American and Iberian Art Song. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

One of the most renowned Spanish composers of the XX century, Joaquin Rodrigo , apart from composing his famous Concierto de Aranjuez , wrote hundreds of works, including many songs. His biographer, Dr. Walter Clark, will unveil for us some of the details of the fascinating life of a composer who overcame blindness to become worldwide known by his music. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaice...

One of the most important Catalan living poets, Carles Duarte, often collaborates with artists from different media. We will learn some of the Catalan language history and hear the poet reciting some of his poems that are part of the two song cycles commissioned by the Barcelona Festival of Song.   Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)

Composer Nicolás Gutierrez talks about his life and compositions. An exciting conversation about his compositional process, his vocal works, and many aspects of what it means to be a composer in the contemporary digital society. We will hear some of his songs. Support the show (https://www.patriciacaicedo.com/podcast)