Ex Cathedra: Latin American Baroque

From Wed 12 Mar 2025 View Venues, Dates & Times

Singers, harp, guitar, bajón, strings, winds and percussion revel in this colourful music sung in Latin, Spanish, Nahuatl and Quechuan (the languages of the Aztecs and Incas) in an exploration of musical styles from Africa, the Americas and Europe.

The iconic Inca hymn Hanac pachap cussicuinin, the oldest printed polyphony in the Americas, punctuates a grand tour from Mexico to the Amazonian jungle, Brazil and Bolivia - where Juan de Araujo, probably the greatest composer of the age, worked for the last 30 years of his life.

The concert features the Ex Cathedra Choir & Baroque Ensemble plus Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor).

Programme includes:

Anon Hanac pachap cussicuinin
Araujo ¡Aquí Valentónes! - ¡Ay, andar! - Los coflades - Silencio
Hernandez Sancta Maria é!
Nunes Garcia Missa Pastoril (excerpts)
Salazar Salga el torillo hosquillo
Zéspedes Convidando esta la noche
Zipoli Missa San Ignacio (excerpts)

Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.

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