“You can find edge in even the most ‘stereotypical’ of characters. Clizia is usually played as girly and flighty, but if you read the libretto, her words have wit and bite, she can dish it as well as she can take it, and she can make quite the incontrovertible argument!”

“Well, aside from the fact that the all-Spanish program itself is unique and hard to see in the NYC classical music scene, I would say people should come because they'll see a group of singers who all truly love what we're singing. Musicians produce concerts for tons of different reasons, but I can bet that the chance to sing this particular music is what made us all want to be a part of this project.”

“I'm pretty hardcore about early music. Did my undergrad and grad degrees in it, and basically knew it was my life's passion from about age 16 onwards. People often seem to think of that as a narrow focus, but I've never thought so: devoting myself to that period lets me embrace it more holistically, getting deep into not just the music, but the art and literature, the social contexts, the architecture... really every aspect of historical aesthetics is relevant to interpreting classical music.”

“Singing a piece from Ecuador is actually very emotional for me, since I mostly identify with Ecuadorian culture and am closest to that side of my family. As of recent, I have been craving to go to Ecuador (I have never been) to have a better understanding of where my family comes from and to practice speaking the Spanish language in a place where I would be forced to. Learning about Gerardo Guevara and his music has made me want to do this even more and has added to my Ecuadorian pride.”