La Luna

Seven Centuries under the Moon
Music of Ibero-American Inspiration
M. Machado, J. Vásquez, E. Granados

Luanda Siqueira (Brasil) – soprano
GLOSSARIUM (Spain)
Juan Ullibarri – cornetto, flutes, ney, clarinets
Adriana Alcaide – baroque violin
Luciana Elizondo – viola da gamba, vocals
Quito Gato – guitars, percussion, conductor

Monday 20. 7. 2015, 8.00 pm
Troja Chateau, U Trojského zámku 1, Praha 7

In collaboration with the Embassy of Spain, Instituto Cervantes, Prague Municipal Gallery, and OHL Czech Republic.

Owing to its shining beauty and mysteriousness, the Moon (La Luna) has always been a major source of inspiration to artists, thinkers, and lovers. The pulsating program performed by the Glossarium ensemble illustrated how the image of the Moon and its cyclical transformations has featured in music, poetry, and visual arts. The program comprised music from several epochs, from the Renaissance to the last century, as well as music from several continents. The main “stars” of the evening were the charismatic guitar player Quito Gato and the Brazilian soprano Luanda Siqueira.

Concert programme

A Lua Girou (Folklore Tradicional Bahía)
A lavandeira da noite (Tradicional Galicia)
Nana de Sevilla (rec. Federico García Lorca 1898–1936)
Estas noches a tan largas; Ay luna que reluzes (Cancionero de Upsala)
Obriga vossa lindeza (Cancionero de Elvas)

Juan Vásquez (?1510 – ?1560)
Salga la luna

Francisco Guerrero (1528–1599)
Los reyes siguen la estrella

Manuel Machado (?1585–1646)
Dos estrellas le siguen

José García de Zéspedes (1664–1678)
Convidando está la noche

Enrique Granados (1867–1916)
Os amores libres

Letní slavnosti staré hudby: "consort" třikrát jinak
Harmonie, 9/2015, Michaela Freemanová
The general impression from this night was simply riveting.