Cathedrals of Mexico

Cathedrals of Mexico
Grand Polyphony of Puebla and Mexico City

Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse
1904 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Program

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla -
Exsultate justi in Domino

Francisco Guerreo (1528-1599)
Ego flos campi

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (c. 1590-1664)
Missa Ego flos campi
Kyrie
Gloria

Antonio de Salazar (c. 1650-1715)
Credidi propter locutus sum

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Missa Ego flos campi
Credo

Francisco López Capillas (c. 1608-1674)
Cui Luna, Sol, et omnia

Magnificat Primi Toni from The Franco Codex

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
Missa Ego flos campi
Sanctus
Agnus Dei

Francisco López Capillas (c. 1608-1674)
Alleluia. Dic Nobis, Maria

Artists

Donald Meineke, Conductor
Choral Arts Philadelphia

Venue

Church of the Holy Trinity Rittenhouse
1904 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

The exquisite Cathedrals of Puebla and of Mexico City boasted sacred music that rivalled that of Europe. Some of the earliest composers were of Spanish or Portuguese birth, but, having taken posts in the New World, they flourished in Mexico. Native composers, trained by the first generation of European composers, took up the mantle and composed works of the highest craft and inspiration incorporating both the European discipline of polyphony with rhythmic nuances and tonal colors of their native soundscape. Featured in this concert are some of the finest sacred works composed in Mexico during the late Renaissance including Gaspar Fernández, Hernando Franco, and culminating with Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla's famous Missa Ego flos campi for double choir.