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Leonardo Garc\u00eda-Alarc\u00f3n invites us to accompany him and his ensemble on an exciting musical journey that takes us from the polyphony of the Iberian Peninsula to the sacred music of Latin America. He introduces us to the Spanish and Portuguese composers who set out to conquer the New World, where they drew inspiration from local traditions to produce a form of sacred music that is at once joyful, profound and triumphant.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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“On est frapp\u00e9 par l\u2019aspect extr\u00eamement vif, festif, jubilatoire de cette musique, et par l\u2019\u00e9nergie des interpr\u00e8tes. Les syncopes et les h\u00e9mioles sont nombreuses, les chanteurs esquissent souvent des pas de danse.”<\/p>\n

Stephane Reecht – ResMusica<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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“Le programme de cette soir\u00e9e, centr\u00e9 autour du th\u00e8me de No\u00ebl, r\u00e9v\u00e8le la richesse de ces r\u00e9pertoires trop m\u00e9connus. Du Magnificat de Francisco Correa de Araujo, o\u00f9 le temps se trouve comme suspendu, aux pi\u00e8ces festives en rythmes syncop\u00e9s tr\u00e8s hispaniques, les pi\u00e8ces aux caract\u00e8res tr\u00e8s contrast\u00e9s s\u2019encha\u00eenent presque sans interruption.”<\/p>\n

R\u00e9mi Clavier – Olyrix, 2022<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Baroque music, from Spain to the New World<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the conquest of the Americas, Spanish and Portuguese ecclesiastics and musicians exported their polyphonic traditions to the new lands. Musicians like Juan de Araujo and Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco settled in Latin America (Peru and Argentina, respectively). Others were born in the New World, like Gaspar Fern\u00e1ndez, who spent his entire career in his native Mexico. The music libraries of Latin American churches have conserved a large number of manuscripts. Some contain pieces that have long been lost in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these musicians brought their skills as polyphonists to the “New World”, they were also intrigued by local popular traditions. They even adapted the texts of the Catholic liturgy to local languages. This programme showcases this movement in the Iberian polyphonic tradition and also documents the travels of the musicians in Europe, including the Spaniard Tom\u00e1s Luis de Victoria, whose stay in Rome allowed him to immerse himself in the style of the papal household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his usual musical flair, Leonardo Garc\u00eda-Alarc\u00f3n turns this sacred programme into a hymn to divinity, carried by frenzied rhythms and unchained performers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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