Ada Lis Jimena, mezzo soprano, and Kerry Morgiewicz, pianist, showcased a variety of musical styles and composers Monday night at the latest edition of the Emerging Artists series, held at the Roanoke City Library main branch. Jimena, an Argentinean now living in Salem, performed songs written by several South American composers.
The show’s first half was dedicated to Argentinean formal composers of the 20th Century, while after a break, the paced quickened with the Tango, a music style originated among European immigrant populations in Argentina and Uruguay around 1900. Library development coordinator River Laker saw Jimena in concert at Hollins University last year and thought she might be a good choice – if somewhat different – for the Emerging Artist series at the library.
Laker said Jimena would return in August for several more concerts and a lunchtime lecture series.
“Its nice to kind of broaden it a bit,” Laker said of the Emerging Artists series, which normally features folk, rap, Americana and the visual arts.
