Agenda Defunctorum

Capilla Peñaflorida

Conductor: Josep Cabré

THE COMPOSER Juan Vásquez was born in Badajoz around 1510. His first association with music was recorded in 1530 when he gained admission as a chorister at Badajoz Cathedral, where five years later he served as the succentor. Evidence of his musical prowess is that he was engaged as the music master to teach the choirboys in the same year that he was admitted as a chorister. In 1533 he was taken on as the singing instructor to teach not only the choirboys but also the prebendaries. In keeping with the mobility that characterised professional Spanish musicians throughout the Old Regime...+ info

Poder á Santa María

Sinfonye

Conductor: Stevie Wishart

THE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE OF THE CANTIGAS The melodies of Alfonso's Cantigas tend to be more predictable and forward moving in comparison to the cansos of the Troubadours. They are more reminiscent of the provençal dansas with easily memorable, short-ranging phrases which suggest strong metrical feels even short though the rhythm is often ambiguously notated in the Cantigas manuscripts. The musical form of the Cantigas a is remarkably consistent, usually with the second half of the stanza sharing the same melody as the refrain, as in the French virelai. In contrast to this lengthy m...+ info

Obras para Órgano y Canto

Pilar Jurado, Canto
Susana García Lastra, Órgano

WOMEN COMPOSERS WORKSHOP WOMEN COMPOSERS WORKSHOP is an initiative of the Spanish Music Festival of Cadiz, with the sponsorship of the Regional Ministry of Culture of the Government of Andalusia, the Andalusia Women’s Institute, University of Cadiz and the Musical Documentation Center of Andalusia. Since its first edition in 2005, it has become a meeting point for reflection and creation of Spanish women composers. Seminars, meetings, discussions, publications of aesthetic thought of the creators, editions of printed music and sound recordings are carried out. Its aim is to visualize a...+ info