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:1193@earlymusicamerica.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T180000 DTSTAMP:20260223T211405Z URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/the-other-mary-celebrating-th e-dark-skinned-divine-feminine/ SUMMARY:The Other Mary: Celebrating the Dark-Skinned Divine Feminine DESCRIPTION:For 2\,000 years\, the Virgin Mary has been a central represent ation of the Divine Feminine. While modern mainstream art tends to portray her through a Eurocentric lens\, history and music tell a broader story. Across Europe\, Africa\, and the Americas\, in fact\, old artifacts and re cords reveal a rich tradition of a dark-skinned ‘Other Mary.’\nLa Donn a Musicale and Rumbarroco invite you to a vibrant celebration that honors and reclaims her powerful presence. Our program weaves a rich tapestry of sounds—from Spanish works of Early Music and modern Latin American world premieres to the soulful traditional music of The Canary Islands\, Cuba\, Peru\, and Venezuela. By blending a taste of the past with the driving\, infectious rhythms of Afro-Latin traditions\, we bring Mary’s hidden his tory to the forefront\, showing that dark-skinned divinities still resonat e strongly today.\nMusic from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat\, Spain\, a nd the Latin-American Valdensis and Trujillo Codex\, along with traditiona l music from the Canary Islands\, Venezuela\, Mexico and Peru.\n\nENSEMBLE :\nAdriana Ruiz\, soprano\nCassandra Extavour\, soprano\nDaniela Tosic\, m ezzosoprano\nFausto Miro\, tenor\nNa’ama Lion\, flute\nDanilo Bonina\, v iolin\nEduardo Betancourt\, Venezuelan harp &\; percussion\nKirsten Lam b\, bass\nKatherine Shao\, keyboards\nMiguel Morales\, percussion\nLaury G utiérrez\, viola da gamba &\; cuatro\n\nAbout the Ensembles:\nLa Donna Musicale is a non-profit organization dedicated to the research and perfo rmance of music by women composers. Rumbarroco is an ensemble known for it s focus on Ibero-American early music and "Latin-Baroque Fusion\," blendin g European traditions with African and Amerindian influences. Both groups are directed by Laury Gutiérrez\, whose research into marginalized musica l histories is central to their shared repertoire.\n\nBoth groups are foun ded and directed by Laury Gutiérrez\, a Venezuelan-American scholar and " first-rate" instrumentalist (Boston Globe). A prominent figure in the fiel d of historical performance\, Ms. Gutiérrez has served as a Radcliffe Fel low at Harvard University and as a resident scholar at the Brandeis Univer sity Women's Studies Research Center. Her extensive research into marginal ized musical histories is central to the shared repertoire of both ensembl es. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/wp-content/upl oads/2026/02/MARY-2400-x-1600-px-1600-x-1600-px-2.png CATEGORIES:Concerts LOCATION:Church of the Covenant\, 67 Newbury St.\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, Un ited States GEO:42.352237;-71.07392 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=67 Newbury St.\, Boston\, M A\, 02116\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Church of the Covenan t:geo:42.352237,-71.07392 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