A Mexican Baroque Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
"Because of the beauty of the music, the variety of the voices, the liveliness of the personalities and the improvisatory support of gentle instruments, the performance was engaging from beginning to end."
-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Add A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble to your holiday schedule, and your listeners will get a vibrant retelling of the Christmas story with some ancient music that sounds fresh and new today. Mexico in the 17th century was a time of great cultural and musical diversity. Those cross-currents produced church music that was infused with indigenous rhythms and dances. That colorful music is the centerpiece of this gorgeous and engaging Christmas special by the internationally-acclaimed Rose Ensemble.
This holiday program features over two centuries of festive Christmas dances and songs from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. With rich instrumental and percussive accompaniment, solos and choruses burst forth in this program that's a far cry from the same old Christmas show. Plus a couple of surprises for the season in this one hour production. The music is all rhythmic and tuneful and totally appealing.
Hosted by public radio veteran Tom Crann, with the Rose Ensemble’s Artistic Director, Jordan Sramek, It’s A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble. Add this hour of beautifully performed fresh sounds for the season to your station’s holiday line-up.
complete music listings:
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Adiutorium (from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: Celebremos el Niño)
from live performance:
Antonio de Salazar: Atención, atención
Fray Gerónimo Gonzles: Serenissima una Noche
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: A siolo flasiquiyo
William Tans’ur: The Old Angels Hymn/St. Luke’s Tune/Kimbolton Tune (from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: And Glory Shone Around)
from live performance:
Antonio de Salazar: Tarara tarara qui yo soy Anton
Sebastián Durón: Al Dormir el sol
Fabien Ximeno Perez: Ay ay galeguinos.
Juan Garcia de Zéspedes: Convivando esta la Noche
Sergei Khvoshchinsky: Bogoroditse Devo, raduysia (The Russian Ave Maria from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: Fire of the Soul)
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A Mexican Baroque Christmas with The Rose Ensemble
"Because of the beauty of the music, the variety of the voices, the liveliness of the personalities and the improvisatory support of gentle instruments, the performance was engaging from beginning to end."
-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Add A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble to your holiday schedule, and your listeners will get a vibrant retelling of the Christmas story with some ancient music that sounds fresh and new today. Mexico in the 17th century was a time of great cultural and musical diversity. Those cross-currents produced church music that was infused with indigenous rhythms and dances. That colorful music is the centerpiece of this gorgeous and engaging Christmas special by the internationally-acclaimed Rose Ensemble.
This holiday program features over two centuries of festive Christmas dances and songs from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. With rich instrumental and percussive accompaniment, solos and choruses burst forth in this program that's a far cry from the same old Christmas show. Plus a couple of surprises for the season in this one hour production. The music is all rhythmic and tuneful and totally appealing.
Hosted by public radio veteran Tom Crann, with the Rose Ensemble’s Artistic Director, Jordan Sramek, It’s A Mexican Baroque Christmas with the Rose Ensemble. Add this hour of beautifully performed fresh sounds for the season to your station’s holiday line-up.
complete music listings:
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Adiutorium (from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: Celebremos el Niño)
from live performance:
Antonio de Salazar: Atención, atención
Fray Gerónimo Gonzles: Serenissima una Noche
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: A siolo flasiquiyo
William Tans’ur: The Old Angels Hymn/St. Luke’s Tune/Kimbolton Tune (from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: And Glory Shone Around)
from live performance:
Antonio de Salazar: Tarara tarara qui yo soy Anton
Sebastián Durón: Al Dormir el sol
Fabien Ximeno Perez: Ay ay galeguinos.
Juan Garcia de Zéspedes: Convivando esta la Noche
Sergei Khvoshchinsky: Bogoroditse Devo, raduysia (The Russian Ave Maria from The Rose Ensemble’s CD: Fire of the Soul)
Timing and Cues
Total time: 58:42 (w/ 1 ID break opportunity)
Segment 1 (25:12)
in: (over music:) Welcome to a Mexican....
out: ...Christmas with the Rose Ensemble.”
>> :03 pause @ 25:12 to insert local announcement. <<
Segment 2 (33:27)
in: music
out: “... feliz navidad.”
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Eneida Pugh
Posted on December 16, 2009 at 04:28 PM | Permalink
Ageless and magical
As a retired Spanish professor I have emailed profs from my university encouraging them to become a member of your site and to offer this divine music to their students. Thank goodness for your existence and presentation with outstanding sound clarity and resonance. The historical and cultural offerings were very important in understanding the musical context . The inclusion of the Russian Ave Maria is undoubtedly the most glorious music I have ever heard and transported me to a realm never experienced before. Thank you for this inestimable Christmas gift. Eneida Pugh