Ex Cathedra – Latin American Baroque – Ritual 1631

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 – as Ex Cathedra explore this glorious fusion 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.

Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.

Programme includes:

Anon Hanac pachap cussicuinin

Araujo ¡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)

Tickets for this concert cost £5 –  £39 and are available to purchase from The Courtyard, Hereford.