Fandango

This program features Ibero-American dances and song-dances, including folias, jácaras, and fandangos, from the Renaissance to the present. The music spans from the early Spanish Cancioneros (songbooks) in old Spain to contemporary folk and popular music from Venezuela and Mexico. Included are dances such as joropo from Venezuela and Colombia and fandanguito from Mexico. Performers will switch from the European viola da gamba and Renaissance guitar to the Venezuelan cuatro and harp, in order to illustrate the similar yet distinctively different sonorities and rhythmic and harmonic connections between the two continents. Music by Anonymous, Cascante, Encina, Ortiz, Murcia, Machado, and others.

“Gutiérrez and her ensemble of virtuosos breathe essential life into compositions…spiritually satisfying and downright fun.” –The Boston Musical Intelligencer.

Ensamble:

Adriana Ruiz, soprano
Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano
Danilo Bonina, violin
Eduardo Betancourt, harp and percussion
Katherine Shao, keyboards
Kirsten Lamb, bass
Salome Sandoval, baroque guitar
Kera Washington, percussion
Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba and venezuelan cuatro

Tickets:

$35 Reserved; $20 General; $5 Low Income

More information call us 617-461-6973 or write us ladonna@ladm.org