"Academic institutions and performers in many parts of the world have yet to discover the wealth of classical musical resources that exist in Latin America. The Spanish Americas are replete with outstanding compositions, and every country and region has made its unique contribution. In terms of chamber music, film music, electronic composition, orchestral scores, sacred repertoire, and in countless other categories, the cultural heritage of this region has much to offer. The art songs collected here by Jaime León, with their refined late tonal harmonic language and evocative texts, bring to mind similar works by the artist's many counterparts in other countries: Manuel Ponce, Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes, and Carlos Guastavino, to mention only a few".

Dr. Robin Moore, Professor of Musicology at University of Texas at Austin.