Danny Johnson's Take on ‘El Mundo Nuevo’
Danny Johnson
Listen to Danny Johnson, founder and artistic director of the Texas Early Music Project, describe the music that TEMP will perform in the upcomingEl Mundo Nuevo: 18th Century Music from Latin America. In this interview with Sara Hessel, Danny explains how this groundbreaking project—with pieces that have never before been played in Texas—came about with guest director Tom Zajac.
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[audio http://texasearlymusic.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/kmfa-sara-danny-interview-sept-11-2011.mp3]
This 6 minute, 11 second clip originally aired on KMFA’s Ancient Voices on September 11, 2011.
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for El Mundo Nuevo & other TEMP performances
‣ purchase online, ‣ by phone (512) 377-6961, ‣ or at the door.
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ABOUT
El Mundo Nuevo: 18th Century Music from Latin America
‣ Saturday, September 17, 8 PM, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
‣ Sunday, September 18, 3 PM, First Presbyterian Church
In collaboration with early music luminary and virtuoso performer Tom Zajac, TEMP explores music from the New World: 17th & 18th century selections from Peru, Bolivia, and Mexico. The color, flavor, and joy of the music from the Trujillo del Peru manuscript are dynamic and exotic. A small vocal ensemble, string trio, guitars, and percussionists will perform selections for Christmas Eve in Trujillo, dances from the jungles, music in the extinct language of Mochica, and motets from the cathedral of Mexico City.