Cathedrals of Mexico
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ProgramJuan Gutiérrez de Padilla - Missa Ego flos campi
SELECTIONS BY - Gaspar Fernández and Hernando Franco ArtistsDonald Meineke, Conductor
Choral Arts Philadelphia VenueChurch 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.
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