Making their BEMF début, La Donna Musicale and Rumbarroco perform songs and polyphonic settings that highlight “Morenas”—dark-skinned women—in the Ibero-American repertory. Director Laury Gutiérrez leads us on a musical voyage from the Iberian Renaissance to African-influenced folk traditions in contemporary South America. The program features settings of “Nigra sum sed Formosa” from the “Song of Songs” and other selections from Spanish songbooks¬—Cancioneros—with endearing depictions of “Morenas”, interspersed with dances. Selections include music by Manuel Machado, Francisco de Peñalosa, Santiago de Murcia, and others.

Adriana Ruiz, soprano
Daniela Tosic, mezzo-soprano
Miguel Cabrera, tenor
Na’ama Lion, flute
Julia Connor, violin
Eduardo Betancourt, harp & percussion
Roberto Perez Oraa, bandola & percussion
Kera Washington, percussion
Juan Sebastian Sanchez, percussion
Katherine Shao, keyboards
Kirsten Lamb, bass
Laury Gutierrez, viola da gamba & Renaissance guitar
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