¡Primavera Barrocca!
Featuring Ariel Ramirez’s Missa Criolla
Saturday, June 4, at 8 pm
Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue (near Chester Station) ***NOTE: Bloor-Danforth subway closures June 4 & 5, Jane to Ossington
Limited capacity to allow for distancing. Masks required.
The Toronto Chamber Choir
Lucas Harris, direction & guitar
Guests
Rodrigo Chavez, charango & percussion
Ernesto Cardenas, voice & quena
Julia Seager Scott, triple harp
Ben Grossman, percussion
Jonathan Stuchbury, Baroque guitar
And soloists from the Toronto Chamber Consort
McKenzie Warriner, soprano
Rebecca Claborn, mezzo soprano
Nicholas Nicolaidis, tenor
Join us for this fascinating program that explores the musical exchanges between Europe and Latin America in two centuries: Part 1 explores 17th century Baroque music composed in Latin America, including settings of Indigenous languages such as Quechua, Chiquitano, and Nahuatl. Part 2 features music by Heitor Villa Lobos, Carlos Chavez, and Ariel Ramirez, all composers from the 20th century who possessed both training in European musical styles and a passionate interest in Indigenous and folk traditions.
