Spain and the New World

Sacred & Profane kicks off our 32nd season with both beautiful classical gems and lively folk music from Spain and Latin America. Our concert will span several centuries and countries, from Medieval Spain to 20th -century Argentina. We will sing ethereal Christmas motets of Victoria, Villa-Lobos, and Busto and rarely heard folk songs from Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The concert's highlight is Ariel Ramírez' Navidad Nuestra, featuring tenor Jimmy Kansau and the VNote Ensemble.

Friday, December 4, 8 PM St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 2300 Bancroft Way (at Ellsworth) Berkeley

Saturday, December 6, 8 PM First Presbyterian Church of Alameda 2001 Santa Clara Ave (at Chestnut) Alameda

Sunday, December 12, 4 PM St. Francis Lutheran Church 152 Church Street (btwn Duboce & Market) San Francisco

Program

First Half – Mostly Spain

I. Processionals from Llibre vermell a. Men: Polorum regina with tambourine b. Women: O Virgo splendens

II. Spain/Old World a. Renaissance – a cappella i. Guerrero: Canite tuba ii. Victoria: Ave Maria iii. Victoria: O magnum mysterium

b. Greenberg, ed: Three Spanish Christmas Carols of the 16th Century i. E la don don, Verges Maria ii. Dadme albricias, hijos d’Eva iii. Ríu, Ríu, Chíu

c. Geronimo Gonzalez: Serenissima Una Noche d. Villa-Lobos i. Praesepe ii. Ave Maria e. Javier Busto i. Lux fulgebit ii. Ave Maris stella

Second Half – New World, Folk f. Traditional/Folk: Max Lifschitz arrangements (1984) i. Bolivia: Navida va purimihua ii. Ecuador: Yo soy indiecito iii. Venezuela: Adorar al niño iv. Mexico: ¡Miren cuántas luces! v. Emile Desamours: Noèl Ayisyen (Haiti) g. Ariel Ramirez (Argentina): Navidad Nuestra