Concert programs and related materials

Barbara Solís presented recitals in Spain in the latter 1970s, several of them for dignitaries. Her papers contain no concert programs from this period.

The concert materials listed below are almost all from programs Ms. Solís presented in Ottawa, Canada. Of particular interest in these materials are her program notes, which convey Ms. Solís’s written and spoken thoughts on the themes she presented in her concerts.

Ms. Solís always performed in Spanish dress for her recitals in Ottawa, and she encouraged her performance partners to do the same. Red was a recurring colour in her concert attire, and she often decorated the stage with floral arrangements. The red carnation, the national flower of Spain, also figured prominently.

Concert materials by date

[no date] Recital program - Albeniz, Granados, Turina and others

[no year], Apr 2 - Buchanan Hall, Alberta College Music Centre

1978, Oct 31 - University of Southern California

1996, May 24 - B.Mus. recital at University of Ottawa

1997, Oct 26 - An Evening in Old Madrid, First Unitarian Congregation

1998, Jun 6 - Musical Arts Club of Ottawa, Unitarian Congregation

1998, Nov 22 - A Visit to Spain, St. Luke’s

1999, May 30 - The Music of Spain, Gloucester City Hall

1999, Oct 24 - An Evening in Old Madrid, St. Luke’s

2000, Nov 5 - The Exotic Music of Spain, First Unitarian Congregation

2001, May 6 - Arabian Nights in Spain, St. Luke’s

2001, Oct 27 - Musical Arts Club of Ottawa, First Unitarian Congregation

2002, May 5 - Mystical Music of Andalucia, St. Luke’s

2002, Oct 20 - In the Caves of Sacromonte, St. Luke’s

2003, Oct 25 - Mystical Music of Andalucia, First Unitarian Congregation

2004, May 2 - The Romantic Music of Spain, St. Luke’s

2005, Oct 2 - Echoes from the Past, St. Luke’s

2006, Nov 4 - A Magical Evening in Andalucia (includes El Amor Brujo), Freiman Hall, University of Ottawa