Background
Caicedo, Patricia was born on February 19, 1969 in Ibagué, Colombia. Daughter of Jorge Caicedo and Patricia Serrano de Caicedo.
(The Latin American Art Song: A Critical Anthology and Int...)
The Latin American Art Song: A Critical Anthology and Interpretative Guide for Singers By: Dr. Patricia Caicedo Edicions Trito, Barcelona. TR397, Published September 2005 This book contains 48 art songs from ten Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela). The book begins with an introductory study that discusses the art song genre and the genre's birth and development in Latin America. The book also contains notes about the songs in the anthology and a biography of their composers. The song texts are in Spanish and Portuguese. But, the singer will find each song in its original language, in English translation, and in Portuguese / Spanish translation. All of the original poetic texts are transcribed into International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The book also contains diction rules for Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. The diction rules for Brazilian Portuguese were written by Dr.Stela Brandão in accordance with the results of the Fourth National Song Conference which took place in São Paulo, Brazil, in February, 2005. Interpretative guides for the songs are also included. This book, the first critical anthology and the first to offer a musicological effort that contextualizes the genre in Latin America, belongs in the library of everyone who studies, performs, or loves the art song genre. Also belongs in the library of Universities and Conservatories. To see the table of contents and the song index please click in the links. The book has 284 pg and weights 3 pounds.
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Caicedo, Patricia was born on February 19, 1969 in Ibagué, Colombia. Daughter of Jorge Caicedo and Patricia Serrano de Caicedo.
Doctor of Medicine, Colombian School Medicine, 1992. MM in Musicology, University Complutense de Madrid, 2006.
Caicedo is from the Colombian city of Ibagué and was initially a medical doctor. She began her singing studies in 1992 and went on to study with Alfredo Kraus, Maya Maiska, and Gilberto Escobar. She made her professional debut in 1993 at the International Festival of Classical Music, accompanied by the Tolima Symphony Orchestra.
After her first concert, she performed as a soloist in Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga"s Stabat Mater and Pergolesi"s Stabat Mater and in other recitals.
Caicedo also holds a Doctor of Philosophy in musicology. As a concert and recording artist specialising in Latin American and Spanish art songs, she went on to perform in Europe as well as North and South America.
As a musicologist and singing teacher, she gives master classes, lectures, and recitals in European and American universities. She also founded the Barcelona Festival of Song in 2005.
(The Latin American Art Song: A Critical Anthology and Int...)
An advisory board member of the Latin American Art Song Alliance (LAASA), Caicedo founded Mundo Arts, a company that publishes and distributes Latin American art song.
Married Paxton Helms, February 16, 2001 (divorced September 2005).