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La Compañia – Baroque of Mexico
May 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Baroque gateway to the Americas.
La Compañia unfailingly embodies repertoire with precision, flexibility and joyful musicality. The celebrated Renaissance band unearths some of the most beautiful and fascinating music of the 16th and early 17th centuries with virtuosity and flair. Directed by Danny Lucin the celebrated ensemble is recognised as Australia’s preeminent period instrument ensemble specialising in music of the Renaissance and early Baroque.
About the concert
Their performance in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall explores the Baroque gateway to the Americas, Mexico. It was a thriving hub of cultural connections where exhilarating and captivating music emerged. Folk traditions from a sophisticated and ancient culture artfully infused with the Baroque brilliance of the Iberian Peninsula is spiced with African rhythms.
This beautiful and fascinating music for singing and dancing will surprise and delight with mesmerising melodies and spellbinding rhythms. Join La Compañia, period experts in an epic journey to unearth baroque treasures of the New World.
Saturday 27 May 2023 7pm; Elisabeth Murdoch Hall; Duration: 1 hour (no interval)
TICKETS: Standard $55 ($45 Concession)