Iberian Splendour: Organ Music of 16th-18th c. Spain and Portugal
Wednesday, February 19th at 7:30 pm
Christ Church Cathedral
Doors open at 6:45PM
Pre-concert talk at 7:00PM
PERFORMERS
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PROGRAMME INFORMATION
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With ringing bells, distant drums, lavishly ornamented motets, and ancient plainsong, organist Abraham Ross will present an evening of diverse pieces from one of the most distinctive corners of the keyboard repertory: baroque organ music of Portugal and Spain. In a period marked by a trove of treatises and sources, the invention of new pipework and case designs, and the presence of the organ in both courts and cathedrals, it is evident that Iberian patrons considered the organ most capable of the sublime in music. Throughout a 250-year period of political upheaval, changing borders, and pressuring outside tastes, the idioms practiced by organists maintained their forms, developing within a microcosm relative to the rest of Europe. The written repertory exhibits an unexpected blend of stylistic influence, owed to a unique coexistence of a lingering Mozarabic diaspora, imperial conquest and exploitation of the Americas, and the religio-political leanings of authorities in the southern kingdoms.
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​Works of Tómas de Santa María, Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Pablo Bruna, Juan Cabanilles, and dances from the Codex Martínez Compañón
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Abraham Ross
PROGRAMME
This concert is generously supported by
Prestige Picture Framing
PURCHASING TICKETS
Single Tickets: $35 + tax & fees and $30 for Seniors/Students + tax & fees
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School-age and post-secondary students: FREE entry at door with presentation of student ID or proof of enrolment
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VCM Box Office: 250-386-5311
GETTING TO CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
Parking Information
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The Cathedral is located on Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue.
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Street parking is available on Quadra Street, Burdett Avenue, and Rockland Avenue, as well as at the south entrance to the Cathedral off Burdett.
GOOD BROTHERS DEVELOPMENTS
DAVID & PEP GROOS FUND FOR VOCAL MUSIC, VICTORIA FOUNDATION
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The Magnolia Hotel provides Festival audience members with a special rate during the Festival: a 18% discount on the best available room rate.
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