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Cuban composer of religious music (1725-1803)
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- Spanish Empire, Spain, Cuba
- composer, musicologist, Catholic priest, chapelmaster
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2023-11-04 09:31:00
Music knows no borders: countertenor Reginald Mobley on the music of Ignatius Sancho, spirituals as Early Music and the importance of diversity
[…] all, that is what musicians are for.Reginald Mobley performing with Baptiste Trotignon in June 2023One of the things that Reginald picked me up on during our discussions was not simply conflating diversity with Black composers. For Reginald, diversity means casting the net around Black, Queer, Women, Latino and Hispanic artists. There are plenty of such composers in the historical record, including Vincente Lusitano (16th century), Ignatius Sancho and Chevalier de St Georges (18th century), Esteban Salas y Castro (in 18th century Cuba), African-American songwriter James Bland (19th century), Samuel Coleridge Taylor, and many more. Casting the net so widely can make things difficult, but it is worth it. We need to grasp these composers and their music to understand society and their place in it. We must accept that the world is awake now and we need to show that this music is important, it is not just about dead white […]
2021-09-09 00:17:18
New Release September 7: "American Originals: A New World, A New Canon" featuring Reginald L. Mobley and Agave
[…] (1933), but it is only 70 years after her death that she is now gaining the exposure she so richly deserves. Acis is proud to be one of several cultural organizations to celebrate and promote her talent. As soloist Reggie Mobley articulates in his program note, classical music is not a zero-sum game: we can have the Mozart, Beethoven, Copland and Gershwin that we love, and also Florence Beatrice Price, Esteban Salas y Castro, Scott Joplin, Manuel de Zumaya, José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, Justin Holland, et. al. who represent four centuries of overlooked American composers. When we permit our national cultural experience to be richer, our cultural expression and our national identity are more in alignment, and everyone benefits. It is time for a new canon for a new world. #blm” REGINALD L. MOBLEY (countertenor) began his career with the twice GRAMMY®-nominated […]
2021-09-09 00:17:00
New Release September 7: "American Originals: A New World, A New Canon" featuring Reginald L. Mobley and Agave
[…] (1933), but it is only 70 years after her death that she is now gaining the exposure she so richly deserves. Acis is proud to be one of several cultural organizations to celebrate and promote her talent. As soloist Reggie Mobley articulates in his program note, classical music is not a zero-sum game: we can have the Mozart, Beethoven, Copland and Gershwin that we love, and also Florence Beatrice Price, Esteban Salas y Castro, Scott Joplin, Manuel de Zumaya, José Mauricio Nuñes Garcia, Justin Holland, et. al. who represent four centuries of overlooked American composers. When we permit our national cultural experience to be richer, our cultural expression and our national identity are more in alignment, and everyone benefits. It is time for a new canon for a new world. #blm” REGINALD L. MOBLEY (countertenor) began his career with the twice GRAMMY®-nominated […]
2021-03-31 04:00:00
2021 Easter Post (10 Recordings)
Antonio CALDARA (c1671-17360Morte e sepoltura di Christo, oratorio (1724)Maria Grazia Schiavo, Silvia Frigato (soprano), Martina Belli (contralto), Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (tenor), Ugo Guagliardo (bass)Stavanger Symphony Orchestra/Fabio BiondiRecorded Jan 2014label: Glossa GCD 923403 (Flac & scans) Download ---------- Byzantine Chant: The Great LentLe Choeur des Moines de Cheveetogne/P. Maxime GimenezRecorded August 1996Label: Monastère de Chevetogne CH/CD 105/396 (Flac & scans) Download ---------- Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (1637-1707)Membra Jesu nostri (BuxWV 75); Fried- und Freudenreiche Hinfahrt (BuxWV 76)La Petite Bande/Sigiswald KuijkenRecorded Nov 2010Label: Accent ACC 24243 (Flac & scans) Download ---------- Eastertide - Music for Lent, Passiontide and EasterTallis, Purcell, Greene, Wesley, Ireland, Bairstow, Gauntlet et alTewkesbury Abbey Choir/Andrew SackettSt Mary's Collegiate Church Warwick/Simon LoleWells Cathedral Choir/Malcolm ArcherWorcester Cathedral Choir/Donald HuntWestminster Abbey Choir/Martin NearyRecording dates unknownLabel: Griffin GCCD 4033 […]
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