FLAGSTAFF — Chilean singer songwriter Nano Stern will play a free concert, “Nano Stern Sings Victor Jara” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct 13 at the Kite Recital Hall at Northern Arizona University.
Free and open to the public.
As the world commemorates 50 years since the coup d’état in Chile, Nano Stern revisits the songs of legendary folk singer Víctor Jara, who personifies the spirit of the day through his timeless music and poetry. With austere virtuosity, Stern gives new breath to this immortal repertoire.
Throughout the performance, Jara’s songs are intertwined with Nano Stern’s own compositions, allowing for a dialogue between 2 generations of Chilean song.
A virtuoso musician on multiple instruments, Stern’s music both honors the history of Chilean New Song while charting a creative path towards a future with social justice. Here are a couple of examples of Nano singing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxj__DUMgvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRcsUDbUKwo
Also, A screening of the recently completed documentary of Chilean singer songwriter Nano Stern “We’ll be Singing by September (Cuando canta el Gallo),” (in Spanish with English subtitles) will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 Communications Room 119 at NAU.
The concert and film screening are sponsored by Latin American Studies, the department of Global Languages and Cultures, the Kitt School of Music and STAC (the Student Activities Council).