Monday evening, a few of the team were invited to the home of our Ecuadorian ENT. I met his daughter at the clinic that morning, and she spoke of her family's love for music. Simply expecting dinner and some collaboration between my playing and her singing, we all had quite a cultural experience! When we arrived at 7:30, the first thing Jemimah did was seat me at the keyboard. They wanted me to play for them. Thankfully, "Be Thou My Vision" was fresh in my mind and fingers, so I played through a few verses. She then brought out vocal sheet music with guitar chords, and her father, Kleber, strapped on his guitar. For the next hour, the three of us worked through several of her favorites. If I couldn't figure something out, she would play the song for me on her phone, thinking I should be able to copy! My ear training paid off, but was challenged past current capacity!
Being a musical family, next to enter the door was Kleber's father, a "maestro" (music teacher), 89 years old, and avid accordion player. Thirty minutes of serenade followed, some of the music very recognizable, yet with Spanish lyrics. The bottom clip will give you a taste. I even got to try it out.
By 9pm, pizza, salad, and fruit and ice cream were served. Besides messing with my internal clock, this was my first highlight of trip.
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