Centering Latin American folklore and historical legends, the second installment of Les Délices’ three-year Mythology Project explores the connections between heaven and earth. Acclaimed soprano Estelí Gomez joins Les Délices for ecstatic cantatas by José de Torres and José Durán, 17th and 18th century music preserved in missions from Guatemala, Bolivia, and Peru, and “Soy la Diosa,” a new commission by Nicaraguan-American composer Gilda Lyons.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Estelí Gomez, soprano
Gilda Lyons, composer
Debra Nagy, oboe and director
Maria Romero, violin
Shelby Yamin, violin
Rebecca Landell, Viola da gamba
Mark Edwards, harpsichord
Hector Alfonso Torres, guitar
MUSICAL PROGRAM
José de Torres (1670 – 1738): Afectos amantes
Anon: Bayle de danzants con pífano y tamboril (Trujillo Codex, arr.)
Anon: Pastoreta Ychepe Flauta
Santiago de Murcia (1673 – 1739): Jacaras de la costa
Luis de Briceño (fl. 1610s–1630s): Venteçillo mormurador (reconstr. Herreid; arr. Christa Patton)
Murcia: Cumbé (arr.)
From the Codex Martinez Compañon:
Tonadilla El Palomo
Tonada La Donosa
Trujillo Codex: Lanchas para baylar
Gilda Lyons (b. 1975): La Diosa (WORLD PREMIERE)
Anon. from the Codex Zuola: Marizápalos
Rafael Antonio Castellanos (c. 1725–1791): Oygan una Xacarilla
