Sylvia Moscovitz
Brazilian artist, my mother, transmitted to me the music of words.
This is her story:
Sylvia Moscovitz studied singing at the National School of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and furthered her musical studies under the direction of Irene Joachim (granddaughter of Joseph Joaquim, a violinist friend of J. Brahms) in Paris.
Since arriving in Colombia in 1952, she has dedicated herself to singing education. She was a professor at the National University's Conservatory of Music and continues to teach vocal technique to hundreds of young artists at her home. In 1968, she recorded the album "Poets and Musicians Wrote for Children" for the children's collection of radio station HJCK. Poems by Federico García Lorca, Gabriela Mistral, and other Latin American writers were set to music and harmonized for children.
Popular European songs and Christmas carols from the Colombian Pacific are included in this selection, which comes with a booklet containing all the poems and illustrations by Teresa Tejada.
While making children's programs, Sylvia continued performing concerts as a singer, accompanied by various pianists, including Clarita Correa de Restrepo, the Colombian Symphony Orchestra, and the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra.
She performed on various occasions at the Teatro Colón, the Music Room of the Luis Ángel Arango Library, the auditorium of the National Museum, and the Museum of Colonial Art. She also toured concert halls in Venezuela and Panama.
She participated in the production of two children's operas: one composed by Colombian Luis Antonio Escobar (1958), The Princess and the Pea, with stage design by David Manzur; and another by Mozart (1972), Bastián and Bastiana.
He was a member of the Juventudes Musicales organization for many years. From this institution, he promoted educational concerts that toured various cities throughout the country, including Panama City, alongside the Bogotá Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonor González Mina, Venezuelan pianist Arnaldo García, and Colombian composer Jairo Ojeda, among others.
Sylvia passed away on October 25, 2016.