Baroque Composers from Mexico, Spain & Cuba

September 14, 2025, 8:00 pm

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Chanticleer (Photo: Lisa Kohler)
Chanticleer (Photo: Lisa Kohler)

For over 300 years there was a constant transatlantic musical exchange during the reign of the Spanish Empire. Elbio brings to light, this phenomenon through the music of Mexican composer Manuel de Zumaya, Spaniard Juan Manuel de la Puente and Cuban Esteban Salas.

Playlist

Celebren, publiquen – double choir, Angélicas milicias,  and Albricias mortales, by Manuel de Zumaya
Chanticleer; Chanticleer Sinfonia; Joseph Jennings, conductor

Del risco se despeña la fuentecilla hermosa, by Juan Manuel de la Puente
María Espada, soprano; Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla; Enrico Onofri, conductor

Claras luce, Vayan unas especies, and Toquen presto a fuego, by Esteban Salas
Teresa Paz, Lixsania Fernández, Legipsy Alvarez, Adalys Santiesteban, Karim Diaz, and Elier Muñoz, vocals; Ars Longa de la Habana; Josep Cabré, conductor