Who Decides What We Sing?

To everyone resonating with music, health, and identity—

September is here, and with it comes the feeling of back to school: renewed energies, open minds, and fresh commitments. Whether you are a teacher, an artist, a student, or a music lover, this is the perfect time to embrace new music, new repertoire, new languages — and to commit ourselves to being active agents of change.

Change begins with listening, singing, teaching, and sharing the many musics of the world. It begins with preserving voices that history has neglected, and with opening the canon to new and diverse perspectives.

This season, I invite you to step into that awareness and begin your journey with us.

Let’s dive in.

Latin American & Spanish

Vocal Music Collection

— Now 16 Titles

As the academic year begins, voice teachers and students everywhere are searching for new repertoire — works in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese that expand horizons and reflect the diversity of our world. For those who may not yet know, the Latin American and Spanish Vocal Music Collection offers exactly that.

This growing series now includes 16 volumes of scores, diction guides, and essays — bilingual editions (English–Spanish) designed for both singers and teachers.

Each book provides:

IPA transcriptions and English translations of the poetry
Introductory studies that contextualize poets and composers
Scores of art songs, zarzuelas, and more, in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese
Diction guides
Repertoire never before published, by extraordinary composers who have been unjustly neglected

This is more than sheet music — it’s a complete resource for embracing new repertoire, opening the canon, and giving students and audiences the chance to hear voices that history has too often overlooked.

📘 Explore the collection →

✨ Special Offer: Buy the complete Latin American & Spanish Vocal Music Collection — bundle and save 15%.

🎼 MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Save the Date — September 13 Live-Stream Concert

📅 Save the Date: September 14, 2025 | Live-Stream Concert

We are beginning the celebrations of Hispanic Heritage Month with a special event!
On Sunday, September 14, join us online for a live-stream concert from Barcelona featuring the participants of the Barcelona Festival of Song 2025.

✨ A beautiful afternoon of Latin American and Spanish art song in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese — right from your home.

🕒 Concert time:

5:30 PM — New York | 4:30 PM — Chicago
2:30 PM — Los Angeles | 11:30 PM — Barcelona

🎤 Watch the concert live →here

🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODE

New Episode — Behind the Curtains

A new episode of Behind the Curtains by LA Opera has just been released, celebrating vocal repertoire in Spanish and the upcoming production of West Side Story, in the context of Hispanic Heritage Month.

🎙 Listen now and be part of the conversation

🧠 MUSIC & HEALTH SPOTLIGHT

Why Does Music Give Us Goosebumps?

Have you ever wondered why music gives us chills or brings back memories we thought we had forgotten? Research shows that more than 50% of people experience powerful physiological and emotional reactions to music — moments that connect sound, memory, and identity.

In my new LinkedIn article, I explore how music shapes our emotions, memory, and wellbeing.

👉 Read the full article on LinkedIn →

And if you’d like to go deeper, you can find a full exploration of these ideas in my book We Are What We Listen To: The Impact of Music on Individual and Social Health — available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, in print, digital, and audiobook formats.

🇵🇸 PALESTINIAN MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Because listening is also a way to resist

As part of Resisting Through Song: A Palestinian Voice Every Week, I share artists whose music preserves culture and identity in the face of erasure.

🎶 This week’s artist: Ameer Dandan — a Palestinian singer whose voice blends traditional song with contemporary arrangements, carrying resilience and tenderness in equal measure.

🎧 Listen to Ameer Dandan →

LET’S KEEP RESONATING

Thank you for being here—for listening, learning, and resonating. Whether you sing, read, reflect, or share, you are part of a growing community that believes in the power of sound to connect and transform.

Until next time, abrazos!

Patricia 💫
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