Tango to Evora - Introduction (In Her Own Words)

In the 1980's, I had the privileged to compose music

For a trio of films from the national film board of Canada

Called women and spirituality

The piece of music entitled "Tango to Evora"

Was initially composed for one of those films

When they came around to assembling materials for the recording which became "The visit"

I decided to re-record it for this album

The title of the piece didn't come until I was in Portugal in early 1991

On a photoshoot for "The visit"

The photographer, Elizabeth Fearon and I went for a trip to the beautiful city of Evora

And we're listening to some of the draft tracks I had already recorded

Including this one

Somehow there was something about the personality of Evora that day

Which connected me to this piece

And I blended the Tango feel to the location we were visiting

And it's been gratifying to see how far and wide

This piece of music has been embraced

Including in Turkey, Greece, Israel and many other places

And other creative spirits would have

Set their own lyrics to the melody and made it their own

Such is the gift of music

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

Na, na, la, la

Na, na, la, la, la

Na, na, na, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la

La, la, la, la, la, la