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MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS OF ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN ARE THE SUBJECT OF FREE DECEMBER 7 PRESENTATION AT PASADENA SENIOR CENTER |
Composer and educator Christopher Garcia will host a free presentation on indigenous devices and the music of pre-Columbian civilizations and carry out on a number of the devices on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. on the Pasadena Senior Heart.
The historic area of historic Mesoamerica – the trendy area from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica – was populated by Aztec, Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, and Toltec civilizations.
The very best-known devices have been flutes, whistles and ocarinas, all manufactured from clay, and drums, a few of wooden and a few of clay. Voices have been vital elements of formality music. A lot of the music and devices have been performed at ceremonial occasions. Some devices are nonetheless heard right this moment in native music from numerous areas and cultures with Mesoamerican roots.
To register for the presentation and efficiency on December 7, go to www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Lectures & Lessons, then Informational Lectures or name 626-795-4331.
Garcia shares her private experiences with indigenous Mesoamerican music, devices, tradition, and historical past at universities, live performance halls, and different venues in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia from the South East.
Along with on-line courses, on-site occasions, and different actions, Pasadena Senior Heart members and non-members are inspired to repeatedly go to the web site for a quarterly on-line journal, free meals supply for seniors in want, COVID updates particularly for seniors and extra.
The middle is an impartial, donor-supported, nonprofit group that has served older individuals for greater than 60 years. Through the pandemic, doorways are open Monday by way of Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for social companies in addition to the library, Sy Graff health middle, pc lab and restricted occupancy for occasions. The rooms are disinfected after every use.
Per Pasadena Public Well being Division tips, proof of COVID vaccination is required for anybody utilizing the health middle or attending on-site actions inside. Masks are non-obligatory.
The historic area of historic Mesoamerica – the trendy area from southern Mexico to northern Costa Rica – was populated by Aztec, Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, and Toltec civilizations.
The very best-known devices have been flutes, whistles and ocarinas, all manufactured from clay, and drums, a few of wooden and a few of clay. Voices have been vital elements of formality music. A lot of the music and devices have been performed at ceremonial occasions. Some devices are nonetheless heard right this moment in native music from numerous areas and cultures with Mesoamerican roots.
To register for the presentation and efficiency on December 7, go to www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Lectures & Lessons, then Informational Lectures or name 626-795-4331.
Garcia shares her private experiences with indigenous Mesoamerican music, devices, tradition, and historical past at universities, live performance halls, and different venues in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia from the South East.
Along with on-line courses, on-site occasions, and different actions, Pasadena Senior Heart members and non-members are inspired to repeatedly go to the web site for a quarterly on-line journal, free meals supply for seniors in want, COVID updates particularly for seniors and extra.
The middle is an impartial, donor-supported, nonprofit group that has served older individuals for greater than 60 years. Through the pandemic, doorways are open Monday by way of Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for social companies in addition to the library, Sy Graff health middle, pc lab and restricted occupancy for occasions. The rooms are disinfected after every use.
Per Pasadena Public Well being Division tips, proof of COVID vaccination is required for anybody utilizing the health middle or attending on-site actions inside. Masks are non-obligatory.
