1. Pablo Casals:CellistWar StopperLife ChangerCheyenne
FarleyJosh RamosPeriod 8
2. Effect of the Spanish Civil War:Silenced cello in
protestCasals often wrote letters and organized concerts on behalf
of the oppressed, andhe refused to perform in countries, such as
the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy,whose governments mistreated
their citizens.After the Spanish Civil War (193639), when General
Francisco Franco took power,Casals announced he would never return
to Spain while Franco was in charge.He settled in Parades, France,
and gave occasional concerts until 1946, when, totake a stand
against tyrants such as Franco, Casals vowed never to perform
again.
3. So He did not stop a war,but he never returned toSpain.
Casals settled inPuerto Rico.The Spanish Civil Warended soon after
hisprotest. This is whatled to this music loverlegend.
4. Casals also continued to refuse to perform in countries that
officially recognized the Franco government. Until his death in
1973, Casals made only one exceptionin 1961 heperformed at the
White House for U.S. President John F. Kennedy, a man hegreatly
admired. In 1971, at the age of ninety-five, he performed his "Hymn
of the UnitedNations" before the United Nations General Assembly.
Casals sought to inspire harmony among people, with both his cello
and hissilence.
5. Other Lasting EffectsThe International Pablo CasalsCello
Competition In Puerto Rico, the Casals Festival is still celebrated
annually.There is also a museum dedicated to the life of
Casalslocated in Old San JuanSala Sinfonica Pablo Casals, a
symphony hall named inCasals honor, opened in San Juan, Puerto
Rico.Founded Puerto RicanConservatory, still in use today.
6. BIBLIPGRAPHY: "Casals Documentary." Interview. YouTube.
YouTube, 12 Jan. 2008.Web. 01 Mar.
2013..InterviewLinkTagsEditDelete"Pablo Casals Cellist." Pablo
Casals. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2013.ThankYou! N.d. Photograph. San
Juan, Puerto Rico. (1937) Pablo CasalsPlays Dvok Cello Concert in E
Minor. Feb.-Mar. 2012. Web. 01 Mar.2013.