Old Roots New Routes: Musica Temprana

Música Temprana (Argentina/ Netherlands)

Roots & routes of the New World 

Sun. 5 May, Amstelkerk, Amsterdam 20.30/8:30 p.m. 
Première / Liberation Day Concert
 

 
Ever since its founding in 2001, Música Temprana has been exploring Latin American repertoire of the renaissance and baroque periods. In doing so, the ensemble has been mapping the musical development from the moment the first conquistadors set foot in the New World to the coming of age of its own baroque music on Latin American soil. This program will explore the roots of Latin American song that become world renowned in the 1960s. They establish a link with the past on the basis of music that includes work by Violeta Parra and Atahupala Yupanqui. How much still remains of the expression of Spanish baroque? Is there a connection with the music from the colonial era? Artistic leader Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel: “You cannot simply perform Latin American baroque according to standard European practice. It becomes too academic. I play this music like the traditional music of my own country, in the same ‘natural’ way. This is precisely what I want to share with my audience.”  
 

 
Musicians: Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel (vocals, guitar, percussion) with Josh Cheatham (violone), Luciana Cueto (vocals, percussion), Gabriel Aguilera Valdebenito (vocals, guitar, charango, quena, percussion)

Introduction: Saskia Törnqvist