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World Voice Day 2026

Dear World Voice community! WVD 2026 campaign is on!
The new motto/theme is
CARING FOR OUR VOICES!
Chosen by the Voice Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. You’ll find the new graphics developed by our World Voice Day Website team at the Graphics section. Feel free to use it at your convenience. We’re looking forward to receive all the incredible events you are all preparing!

Robert T. Sataloff, Johan Sundberg, Mara Behlau,
Ian DeNolfo, Mauro Fiuza and Thays Vaiano
WVD Committee

EVERY DAY A VOICE (Phyland, 2026)
Every day is a voice day…
for work and for art,
for speaking, singing
and being heard.

On April 16, we listen wider: to the bright, the fragile, the fierce, the different
a chorus of colours crossing oceans,
each voice carrying a world.

We tend them like living instruments:
kept supple, not strained,
used with care, not worn thin.

We speak to connect, not to divide,
to reach, not to drown out
and we remember, with quiet gratitude,
that our voices can also be our votes.

WVD Event TitleLorca's Popular Spanish Songs: A Commented Concert
Type of EventOther
Your NamePilar Lirio
Date2026-04-17
Start Time18:00
End Time20:00
Event AddressC. Pedro Antonio de Alarcón 63
Madrid, Madrid 28017
Spain
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This heartfelt concert-lecture, held in celebration of World Voice Day (April 16), joyfully unites the sung and spoken voice in a vibrant tribute to Federico García Lorca’s beloved Spanish folk songs. Performed with genuine passion by dedicated amateur singers and an actress—everyday people just like you and me—the evening shows that anyone can connect deeply with these timeless melodies through their natural voice, no professional perfection required. Short, engaging commentaries reveal Lorca’s lifelong love for traditional music—from his musical childhood in Granada and family influences to his respectful piano harmonizations and the iconic 1930–1931 recordings with La Argentinita—while sharing curious and little-known aspects of each song: surprising origins, hidden variants, forgotten anecdotes from Lorca’s fieldwork, and unexpected links to his poetry. Here, the spoken word introduces and unveils secrets behind every melody, while the sung voice brings it vividly to life, creating a beautiful dialogue between narration and song. Featuring pieces like “Anda Jaleo,” “Los cuatro muleros,” “Nana de Sevilla,” “Zorongo,” and more, this intimate, community-driven event celebrates the human voice as a universal gift—amateur voices included—perfect for lovers of Spanish culture, literature, poetry, and the simple joy of singing, speaking, and discovering together.

Event Photos or FilesProgramaLorca.pdf