Recapping clariceassad's booked-up week of improvisation in Austin. KMFAClassical
Enthusiastically participating in a series of rhythmic exercises, 37 restless second-graders from Blackshear Elementary School made thetheir classroom on the morning of May 22, as they clicked their tongues, clapped their hands, and stomped their feet.
She gave the kids 30 minutes to come up with rhythmic performances using their voices and bodies as instruments. "What really touched me in that workshop was the energy of singing together and being together with others and collaborating," explains the 45-year-old."There's something really special about that, because you don't have to talk or come up with subjects to worry about, you're just singing really. You're communicating something with this most organic part of your body without using your intellect. You're just using your instinct.
Assad's inclination toward education ties in well with the aims of the station, which is now in its second year of hosting composers following young Dallas-based Quinn Mason. Conceived by KMFA Director of Broadcasting & Content Anthony McSpadden, the residency joins a series of community outreach efforts undertaken by the station.
"It's definitely a conversation between classical music and Latin America," explains the Brazilian American composer.
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