A Luminous Christmas: Navidad - Christmas in Spain
Sat, 16 Dec
|Wesley Uniting Church
The famous collection of Cantigas de Santa Maria encapsules all of the fiery mystery of Spanish music - after 800 years still as earthy and seductive as ever. Forged out of Jewish, Arab and Christian traditions, they are the necessary foil to the rich canvas of Spain’s Golden Age polyphony.
Time & Location
16 Dec 2023, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wesley Uniting Church, 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia
About the event
The famous collection of Cantigas de Santa Maria encapsules all of the fiery mystery of Spanish music - after 800 years still as earthy and seductive as ever. Forged out of Jewish, Arab and Christian traditions, they are the necessary foil to the rich canvas of Spain’s Golden Age polyphony.
Program: Selection of Cantigas de Santa maria, attr. Alfonso X (1221-1284) Motets by Victoria, Guerrero and Morales.