A Mexican Baroque Christmas
Date
December 7, 2019
Time
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A spirited holiday celebration
A joyful concert experience featuring music from the cathedrals of Mexico and beyond. Fusing Old World Baroque traditions with New World rhythms and dance, these festive works showcase the broad range of cultures and music in the 17th-century Americas. With vocals, percussion and the energy of Mercury, this will truly be a holiday celebration to remember.
This concert is made possible in part by the Houston Endowment and the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
Program
Festive selections from the Baroque New World including…
António de Salazar
Tarara yo soi Antonio
Aeterna Christi munera
A del Cielo
Quem Terra
O gloriosa virginum
Santiago de Murcia
Canarios
Marizapalos
Paysanos
Fandango
And other works by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla and Manuel José de Quirós.
Featured ARTISTS
Antoine Plante, Conductor
Hannah Celeste Lu, Soprano
Cecilia Duarte, Mezzo-Soprano
Eduardo Tercero, Tenor
Michael Kessler, Bass
Houston Symphony Chorus Chamber Ensemble
Betsy Cook Weber, Director
RUNNING TIME
1 hr 45 min, with intermission
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE
7:15pm, in the Cullen Theater