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Temple Church
Temple
City of London
London
EC4Y 7BB
England
Programme
Ariel Ramírez – Navidad Nuestra
Joan Cererols – Marizápalos a lo Divino ‘Serafín que, con dulce harmonía’
Codex Calixtinus – Conductus 'Congaudeant Catholici'
Martínez Compañón Codex – Dennos lecencia señores
Mateo Flecha the Elder – San Sabaya Gugurumbé
Templar Chant – Antiphona 'Media Vita in Morte Sumus'
Esteban Salas – Vayan unas especies
Juan García de Zéspedes – Convidando está la noche
Old Roman Chant – Offertorium 'Tollite Portas'
Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco – Desvelado dueño mío
Anonymous – Gaudete, Christus est natus
Anonymous – Hanacpachap cussicuinin
Old Roman Chant – Introitus 'Hodie Scietis'
Performers
Ana Beard Fernández – soprano
Julia Merino – mezzo-soprano
Jesús León – tenor
Idrîsî Ensemble
Monteverde Consort
Programme Note
‘Utterly mesmerising.’ Classical Unlocked
“A fabulous performer.” BBC Radio 3
Join us this December 13th for what promises to be a Christmas concert like no other. Ancient chants and toe-tapping rhythms collide in this unique event journeying through a millennium of early Latin and Hispanic sacred Christmas music treasures, including the UK premiere of a villancico by Cuban Baroque composer, Esteban Salas. Joined by a stellar line-up of pre-eminent Hispanic soloists, the groundbreaking Medieval specialist Idrîsî Ensemble join forces with the Monteverde Consort to celebrate vibrant, festive songs from Spain and Latin America, interlacing Amerindian and Afro styles with the entrancing, mystical sounds of the Roman world. Inspired by our historic c.1162 venue, the Temple Church, the group will also revive music from the site’s earliest days, including a 12th-century chant associated with the Knights Templar who established this place as their spiritual home.
