The Music Plays On — Silvestre Revueltas Sensemayá
2 min readSep 16, 2020
The Mexican composer, Silvestre Revueltas, is a composer for whom I have had a fascination with for many years. In fact, it is his music that helped me begin to exploration of my Mexican heritage. Sensemayá is one of his most famous compositions and is the first piece that I conducted of his music.
Sensemayá is based on a poem written by the Cuban poet, Nicolás Guillén, which…
