Christmas in New Spain: Early Music of Mexico and Peru (2013)

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Exuberant music by 16th- and 17th-century Latin American and Spanish composers for the Christmas season and lively rhythms of early baroque dances was performed with vocal ensemble, guitar, harp, violin, viol, and bassoon in Folger Consort's New Spain: Early Music of Mexico and Peru. Performances were held from December 13 to December 22, 2013.

Artists

Folger Consort

Artistic Director

  • Robert Eisenstein: viol, violin

Guest artists

  • Risa Browder: violin
  • Paula Fagerberg: Spanish double harp
  • Anna Marsh: bassoon
  • Mary Springfels: viol
  • Charles Weaver: guitar
  • Tom Zajac: flutes, bagpipes, percussion, trombone
  • Cathedra: vocalists