Tonos del Sur, directed by Sarah Cranor, presents “Lamentatio y Alegría” as a way to hear baroque-era music from across South America through two contrasting lenses: first through high cathedral settings of the Tenebrae text (the so-called “Lamentations of Jeremiah”), words of a prophet in exile millennia ago, written and performed by Spanish and Italian musicians living in the Americas, and second through music from the Moxos and Chiquitos missions, by and for indigenous musicians.
Our goal in presenting this program is to delight in this wonderful music within complex circumstances, use it as a lens to understand our past, and to reflect on how this might shape our future for the better. Tonos invites the listener to connect with these poets and musicians from the far and near past, through a shared sense of grief, joy, sadness, dance, and wonder.
Join us for an afternoon of music for voices, strings, continuo, and percussion!
