Tonos del Sur

BLEMF 2023 Music from New Spanish Convents

May 21, 2023

Description

This exceptional Bloomington-born ensemble offers a rare glimpse into the worship of cloistered nuns in New Spain in this premiere performance of villancicos from the Sanchez Garza repertory in Mexico City, one of the largest and most important collections of music composed for and performed by women in Latin America. The program brings to life twelve villancicos out of some 400 liturgical manuscripts played by Santisima Trinidad Convent nuns in Puebla, Mexico, from the late 17th century through the end of the Spanish colonial era. Music from New Spanish Convents will also feature the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project’s wonderful new continuo organ! (Bloomington, IN)