The CCCNY caps the year with a concert not to be missed! Celebrate the Christmas season with a memorable repertoire of musica sacra from Cuba, featuring the most renowned Cuban composers of the genre from the 18th century to the present, including Esteban Salas, Juan París, Cayetano Pagueras, Cratillo Guerra, and José María Vitier.
Headlining the program will be an international cast of singers and musicians led by Gwendolyn Toth, the critically acclaimed director and founder of the award-winning ARTEK Early Music Ensemble.
Soloists:
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Elizabeth Van Os, soprano
Juli Borst, mezzo-soprano
Ryland Angel, tenor
Instrumental ensemble:
Francis Liu and Chiara Fasani Stauffer, violins
John Moran, cello
Grant Herreid and Adam Cockerham, guitar and theorbo
Danny Mallon, percussion
Gwendolyn Toth, organ and harpsichord
Vocal ensemble:
Jennifer Wu, soprano
Joanna Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Eric Alexieff, tenor
Michael Conwill, bass
PROGRAM
Esteban Salas (1725-1803)
Villancico, Vayan unas especies
Hymn, Ave maris stella
Pastorela, from Silencio, por si dormido
Villancico, Tú mi Dios entre pajas
Elizabeth Van Os, soprano
Improvisation
Cayetano Pagueras (fl. 1790-1814)
Misa de primer tono: Gloria
Ryland Angel, tenor
Cratilio Guerra Sardá (1835-1896)
Plegaria a la Virgen de la Caridad
Chiara Fasani Stauffer, violin
Juan París (c. 1759-1845)
Tierno Infante
Improvisation
Esteban Salas (1725-1803)
Villancicos: Unos pastores
Juli Borst, mezzo-soprano; Ryland Angel, tenor
Quien ha visto que en invierno
Jose Maria Vitier (b. 1954)
Ave María
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Chiara Fasani Stauffer, violin; John Moran, cello
Saint John’s in the Village Church
218 W 11th St, NYC
ADMISSION: $20 in advance
(to attend in person or watch the live stream)
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$25 at door (cash only)
All those attending must wear masks and show proof of full vaccination.
Please note: All registrants and participants of our XX Congreso Anual in November are entitled to FREE ADMISSION, and will also be provided an ACCESS LINK to the LIVE STREAM
Recognized as not only one of America’s leading performers on early keyboard instruments but also as a respected conductor and music director, Gwendolyn Toth has performed throughout North America and Europe. “Her interpretive skills are sensitive and intelligent, and she clearly has a gift for program conceptualization.” – The New York Times. Her numerous CD recordings of Renaissance and baroque music have been recorded on historic Dutch organs in Noordbroek, Zeerijp, Oosthuizen, Eenum, and Krewerd. Ms. Toth also has a solo recording of J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations performed on a lautenwerk, a reconstruction of Bach’s gut-strung harpsichord. Ms. Toth has conducted at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London, BAM in New York City, Skylight Theater in Milwaukee, National Gallery in Washington DC, Astoria (Oregon) Music Festival, Carmel Bach Festival, and most recently as guest conductor for the Washington Bach Consort at National Presbyterian Cathedral.
ARTEK, founded by director Gwendolyn Toth in 1986, features America’s finest singers and instrumentalists in performances of 17th and 18th century repertoire from Italy and Germany. Audiences love ARTEK concerts for their exciting, dramatic performances of baroque music, with compelling musical settings of beautiful poetry and infectious dance rhythms that infuse the performances with vitality and spirit. In addition to acclaimed performances of I’ll Never See the Stars Again, highlights of past seasons include standing-ovation performances to sell-out crowds at the Regensburg (Germany) Tage Alter Musik Festival (1998 and 2003) and debut performances at the prestigious Boston Early Music Festival (2003) and the Berkeley Early Music Festival (2010). ARTEK toured internationally from 1997 to 2002 with the Mark Morris Dance Group, visiting major venues in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Canada as well as more than 50 of America’s premier theaters. ARTEK’s recordings of Monteverdi’s Orfeo and other early Italian repertoire have been widely praised; the ensemble released its most recent recording, Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book VII in fall 2020. (www.artekearlymusic.org)
This event is presented in association with St. John’s in the Village Church, with the co-sponsorship of Casa Cuba and Instituto Cervantes.
And is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature.
With the promotional collaboration of
This concert is presented as a complementary event of the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s 20th consecutive annual congreso, its flagship event, this year titled La Iglesia en Cuba: Legado histórico, cultural y espiritual, held online on Saturday, November 20 and Sunday, November 21, 2021.