BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_YorkBEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1331@earlymusicamerica.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T210000 DTSTAMP:20260427T154138Z URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/eagle-empire/ SUMMARY:Eagle &\; Empire DESCRIPTION:May 8\, 2026\, 7:00 PM – The Teatro at Esperanza Arts Center \n\nMay 9\, 2026\, 7:30 PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill\n\nMa y 10\, 2026\, 3:00 PM – Westminster Presbyterian\n\nMay 12\, 2026\, 7:0 0 PM  – St. Luke in the Fields\, NYC\n\nMay 22–Jun 4 | Streaming onl ine\n\nThis program investigates the complex musical hybridity that emerge d in Colonial Mexico\, where European liturgical and secular traditions in tersected with Indigenous musical practices amidst conditions of colonizat ion. The repertoire reflects dynamics of cultural negotiation\, power rela tions\, and resistance\, revealing a multifaceted soundscape shaped by ada ptation and survival. Piffaro’s wind players\, alongside guest vocalists \, plucked strings\, and percussionists\, engage with this repertoire to i lluminate the sonic textures of early colonial society. The Friday perform ance at Teatro Esperanza includes a collaboration with the Aztec dancers o f Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/wp-content/upl oads/2026/04/Eagle-Empire-EMA-2400-x-1600-px.jpg CATEGORIES:Concerts LOCATION:Esperanza Arts Center\, 406 West Bristol Street \, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19140\, United States GEO:40.015836;-75.133305 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=406 West Bristol Street \, Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, 19140\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-T ITLE=Esperanza Arts Center:geo:40.015836,-75.133305 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR