Ex Cathedra
Latin American Baroque Ritual 1631
The iconic Inca hymn Hanac pachap cussicuinin, the oldest printed polyphony in the Americas, punctuates a grand tour from Mexico to the Amazonian jungle, Brazil and Bolivia - where Juan de Araujo, probably the greatest composer of the age, worked for the last 30 years of his life.
“A heady mix of gloriously rich polyphony and manic, earthy villancicos. Skidmore has mined a rich vein of hitherto undiscovered music ... exhilaratingly uninhibited
Birmingham Post
Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.
EX CATHEDRA & Baroque Ensemble
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Sun 9 March 2025
Town Hall, Birmingham
7:00pm
£15 - £46, up to 17 & students £5, age 18-30 £15 - ➕2 other performances
Full Event Details
Singers, harp, guitar, bajón, strings, winds and percussion revel in this colourful music sung in Latin, Spanish, Nahuatl and Quechuan – the languages of the Aztecs and Incas – as Ex Cathedra explore this glorious fusion of musical styles from Africa, the Americas and Europe.
The iconic Inca hymn Hanac pachap cussicuinin, the oldest printed polyphony in the Americas, punctuates a grand tour from Mexico to the Amazonian jungle, Brazil and Bolivia - where Juan de Araujo, probably the greatest composer of the age, worked for the last 30 years of his life.
“A heady mix of gloriously rich polyphony and manic, earthy villancicos. Skidmore has mined a rich vein of hitherto undiscovered music ... exhilaratingly uninhibited
Birmingham Post
Running time is approx. 2 hours including interval.
EX CATHEDRA & Baroque Ensemble
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor
Venue Details & Map
Location
Town Hall, Birmingham
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows:
Latin American Baroque Ritual 1631
- Wed 12 March 2025
- Hereford Cathedral
- 7:00pm
- £15 - £39, up to 17 & students £5. Aged 18-30 £15
Latin American Baroque Ritual 1631
- Thu 20 March 2025
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
- 7:30pm
- £10-£35 + booking fee
