El Parnaso Hyspano
Divine Encounters
Indigenous meets Baroque
This concert includes the first London concert performance of the Indigenous opera San Francisco Xavier, written in the Chiquitano language by an anonymous Indigenous composer in the Jesuit missions of Bolivia, alongside vocal and instrumental items from the 18th Century Peruvian Codex Martinez Companon which collected both sacred and secular music from Peru at that time.
The ensemble will present the first performance of a recently discovered cantata for tenor, Tu anarda, despides by the Bolivian composer Manuel Mesa Carrizo (? - 1803) in a performing edition created by the period expert Drew Edward Davies of Northwestern University, Illinois.
Read MoreThe ensemble will present the first performance of a recently discovered cantata for tenor, Tu anarda, despides by the Bolivian composer Manuel Mesa Carrizo (? - 1803) in a performing edition created by the period expert Drew Edward Davies of Northwestern University, Illinois.
Wed 26 February 2025
St. Mary Moorfields Church, London
7:00pm
£15 - £20
Full Event Details
This concert includes the first London concert performance of the Indigenous opera San Francisco Xavier, written in the Chiquitano language by an anonymous Indigenous composer in the Jesuit missions of Bolivia, alongside vocal and instrumental items from the 18th Century Peruvian Codex Martinez Companon which collected both sacred and secular music from Peru at that time.
The ensemble will present the first performance of a recently discovered cantata for tenor, Tu anarda, despides by the Bolivian composer Manuel Mesa Carrizo (? - 1803) in a performing edition created by the period expert Drew Edward Davies of Northwestern University, Illinois.
Venue Details & Map
Location
St. Mary Moorfields Church, London
4-5 Eldon Street, London EC2M 7LS