Words in Music: «Los Versos Sáficos» with Christina Rosenvinge at Bloomsday Festival
We invite you to take a musical journey from the verses of Sappho to Molly's monologue in James Joyce's Ulysses, guided by Christina Rosenvinge, an artist who often defines herself as an electric singer-songwriter.
Christina Rosenvinge presents together with Amaia Miranda, Los Versos Sáficos (The Sapphic Verses), a new project in which she brings together the songs composed for the theatrical project Safo. The concert will include the special guests, Cathy Jordan & Feargal Murray.
Following the concert, there will be a talk with Christina Rosenvinge, Cathy Jordan and Katerina García, in which they will reflect on the word in music, the adaptation of repertoire (from poem to song), the updating of literary texts, and creation made by women.
Christina Rosenvinge is a Spanish composer and performer of Danish origin. One of the most important Spanish voices of her generation, Christina has spent the last forty years displaying creative freedom, passion, talent and courage. Her track record includes the most diverse projects: over ten studio albums, including the National Award for Contemporary Music for Un hombre Rubio (2018); the book Debut, in which she compiles 26 years of lyrics, texts and an essay in which she connects music and literature; and the leading role and composition of the soundtrack for Karen, the film that tells the story of Karen Blixen. And now with Los Versos Sáficos.
Cathy Jordan has been a professional singer with traditional group Dervish for nearly 30 years. She is a self-taught guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán and bones player. As a songwriter, she has written songs with internationally renowned Brendan Graham, best known for the most successful song of the twentieth century, You Raise Me Up. Cathy has been an ambassador for Irish culture and music for over a quarter of a century, and has a deep understanding of traditional Irish songs and singing and has collected hundreds of songs which otherwise may have been forgotten.
Katerina García is a Czech-Spanish singer born in Prague, raised in Barcelona and currently living in Dublin, Ireland where she currently lectures in the Department of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College Dublin.
