Virtuoso Voices™ - Yolanda Kondonassis (Salzedo's Sugar) 0:32
July 2007 CD 


[Music:  
Use this 28 second clip to enhance your introduction of Yolanda Kondonassis playing any music by Carlos Salzedo.  "Song in the Night" (Chanson de la Nuit) is highly recommended. (Telarc 80418)  She's recorded several additional works by Salzedo on Telarc (80523, 80533, 80581), and has a new all-Salzedo CD coming out in Fall '07.]



SUGGESTED HOST INTRO

Carlos Salzedo (sal-ZAY-doe) was an innovative man of the harp.  He performed, composed, taught and even built instruments.  Yolanda Kondonassis (kon-doe-NASS-sis) says Salzedo the composer always found ways to help the audience embrace new and inventive musical sounds on the instrument.


CLIP TRANSCRIPT
"Salzedo gives the listener very much what they crave in the harp, which is beautiful sweeping glissandos, and a catchy tune and also really introduces some very, very interesting forward thinking effects.  And he did it in a really pleasing way.  It's kind of like the spoonful of sugar with the medicine, and making new sounds attractive and palatable and gently familiarizing the listener's ear with these new ideas."


SUGGESTED HOST OUTRO

Yolanda Kondonassis (kon-doe-NASS-sis) talking about composer Carlos Salzedo (sal-ZAY-doe).  One of his innovations was his use of the entire instrument, including the wood to create percussive sounds.  Let's hear how he weaves in those new ideas with some of the traditional harp sounds and effects.  This is his (insert music title) played by Yolanda Kondonassis (kon-doe-NASS-sis).


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