National Museum of American History Presents Exhibition With a Focus on a Spanish Translation of the Star-Spangled Banner Anthem

National Museum of American History Presents Exhibition With a Focus on a Spanish Translation of the Star-Spangled Banner Anthem

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

WHAT: Press breakfast and exhibition
preview for "Not Lost in
Translation: The Life of
Clotilde Arias," which opens at
the Smithsonian's National
Museum of American History
during Hispanic Heritage Month.

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 27
9 a.m.

WHERE: National Museum of American
History
14th Street and Madison Drive
N.W.
NOTE: Enter via Madison Drive
entrance

WHO: Richard Kurin, Under Secretary
for History, Art and Culture
Harold Forsyth, Ambassador of
Peru
Marvette Perez, curator,
National Museum of American
History
Cara Rogers-Gonzalez, soloist,
Coral Cantigas
"Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde Arias," provides a rich look into the life of a Peruvian immigrant who arrived in New York from Iquitos, Peru, in 1923 at age 22. Known for her composition "Huiracocha," which is revered and still performed around the world, Arias led an atypical life. A composer, musician, journalist, copywriter, activist and educator, she was commissioned in 1945 by the State Department to provide an official translation of the U.S. national anthem that could be sung in Spanish. The exhibit opens Sept. 29 in the Albert Small Documents Gallery.

The press event features a preview of the anthem "El Pendon Estrellado" with a solo performance. Coral Cantigas, a chamber chorus specializing in the music of Latin America, will bring Arias' translation to life Saturday, Sept. 29, in a free program, "The Star-Spangled Banner en espanol," which also features "Huiracocha." Performances by the full chorus are set for 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. in front of the Star-Spangled Banner gallery. Peruvian food specials will be served in the Stars and Stripes Cafe with a guest demonstration Sept. 29 by Peruvian embassy Chef Jorge Gomez.

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SOURCE Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

CONTACT: Melinda Machado, +1-202-633-3129, machadom@si.edu, or Laura Duff, +1-202-633-3129, duffl@si.edu, for Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

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