Teresa Carreño: Little Waltz (Mi Teresita)

María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (Teresa Carreño) wrote this heartfelt waltz for her daughter, Teresita.

Teresa Carreño was a 19th century Venezuelan soprano, pianist, conductor, and composer. Carreño had a truly exceptional life in music, from her early days taking voice lessons with Gioachino Rossini, to her many performing accomplishments including concerts on nearly every continent, at Carnegie Hall, with conductors Gustav Mahler and Edvard Grieg, and twice at the White House, including once for Abraham Lincoln. Today, the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra performs in the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, she's the subject of the documentary Teresita y el Piano, and even part of the planet Venus is named for her!

Marianne Parker, piano
Aidan Kranz, videography
Miyu Morita, sound

This performance was a part of Crossing Borders Music's 2021 Mother's Day program, featuring women and mother composers from around the globe.
The mission of Crossing Borders Music is to use music to promote the dignity of people from all cultures. Learn more at crossingbordersmusic.org
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Special thanks to Second Unitarian Church for hosting this performance video!