Colombian-Spanish soprano Patricia Caicedo is recognized as a leading interpreter of the Latin-American & Spanish vocal repertory and has sung in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Russia, Puerto Rico and Latin America to public and critical acclaim.

Her well-received CDs include: Serenata: Art Songs by Jaime León (Mundo Arts, 2010), A mi ciudad Nativa – To My Native City (Mundo Arts, 2005), Lied: Art songs of Latin America (Albert Moraleda, 2001) & La Felicidad, a collection of works by Colombian composer Jorge Olaya Muñoz, recorded with the Banda Sinfónica Santafé de Bogotá in 1997. 

Ms. Caicedo has earned highest honors in numerous festivals and competitions, including a prize awarded by Sony Music for best classical soloist in 1998 in Colombia and first prize in the “Concurso Nacional del Bambuco” competition, also in Colombia, in 1993. 

 

Ms. Caicedo made her professional debut in 1993 when, as a part of the International Festival of Classical Music, she was a soloist in Gabriel Faure´s Requiem, accompanied by the Tolima Symphony Orchestra.  Since then she has been a soloist in J.C. De Arriaga´s Stabat Mater, G.B. Pergolessi´s Stabat Mater and given recitals all around the world.   

She had debuted many works by some of the most important living composers of Latin America and is frequently invited to contemporary music festivals where she performs new works.  Many of the songs that she had debuted had been dedicated to her.

 

Born in Ibagué, Colombia, Ms. Caicedo began studying piano, music theory, and voice as a child at the Tolima music conservatory; then continued with private instructors in Bogotá. After completing medical studies in Bogotá, she resumed her voice studies and has since worked with Rocío Rios, Alfredo Krauss, Maya Maiska and Gilberto Escobar.

Her commitments for the season 2010-2011 include concerts and master classes in Spain, USA, Russia,  Colombia, Mexico and India.

To learn more about Patricia Caicedo and see her concert schedule visit her website www.patriciacaicedo.com

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“Reflecting her deep emotional connection to the music,

she interprets the repertory with extraordinary sensitivity and sweetness.”

An experienced voice teacher, Dr. Patricia Caicedo offers voice lessons to students of all skill levels and voice ranges. She offers lessons in Barcelona & New York. 

 

Dr. Caicedo is an experienced performer and brings all of her experience to her teaching. Her training as a physician, classical singer and musicologist gives her a very unique set of tools to help the student achieve his or her goals.

 

In terms of teaching, Patricia has a wide range of experience with students of all levels. She specially enjoys working with beginners since she thinks the most important part of the training is just when the student is building the foundations of his/her technique.  But she also works with professional singers.

Each year she accepts students who come to Barcelona from different countries to study with her.  Although her specialty is the Latin-American & Spanish Vocal repertoire, due to her vast experience she  also trains singers in opera, musical theater, folk, jazz & pop. 

 

A popular teacher as well as performer, Ms. Caicedo regularly gives concert-lectures, master classes, and serves as Artist-in-Residence at leading universities in the United States and as a Cultural Ambassador for the Colombian Diplomatic Corps. 

She had been a guest teacher as such institutions as New York University, Teachers College of Columbia University, University of Texas at Austin, Florida State University, University of South Florida, New Mexico State University, University of Indianapolis, Loyola University, Wake Forest University, Keene State College, Brooklyn College, Quees College, Texas Christian University, Bringham Young University, Conservatorio de Granada (Spain), Universidad de Cádiz (Spain) and Universidad Industrial de Santander (Colombia),  among many others institutions.  

Her books The Latin American Art Song: A Critical Anthology and Interpretative Resource for Singers (Edicions Tritó, 2005) and The Colombian Art Song - Jaime Leon: Analysis and Compilation of his works for voice and piano Vol. 1 & 2 (Mundo Arts Publications, 2009) are reference books in the field.

   

Dr. Caicedo is the founder and artistic director of the Barcelona Festival of Song a Summer Course & a Concert  Series dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Spanish Art Song.