Viaggio A Napoli With: Cristina Prats-costa & Friends

Presented by:

Vesuvius Ensemble

Event Details

Explore the beauty, passion and multifaceted sonic world of old-world Spain. This passionate evening features a diverse array of composers whose music is drawn from sacred devotion, theatrical drama, virtuosic chamber music, and popular dance. From expressive songs by Juan Frances De Iribarren to the virtuosic guitar works of Santiago de Murcia and the haunting recercadas of Diego Ortiz, echoes of the Iberian Baroque celebrates the multi-ethnic, stylistically rich, and rhythmically vibrant musical landscape of the Iberian world from the mid-16th to early 18th century. Curated by Spanish violinist Cristina Prats-Costa, Vesuvius Ensemble will also be joined by Julia Wedman and Geneviève Gilardeau (violin),  Alison Mackay (violone), and Naghmeh Farahmand (percussion).