#AmsterYardSoundsClassical: Baroque Echoes from Bolivia & Perú

The new Amster Yard Sounds. Classical continues with Baroque Echoes from Bolivia & Peru—music of the Jesuit missions.

Concert II — Baroque Echoes from Bolivia & Peru

Following the first concert of Amster Yard Sounds. Classical, Instituto Cervantes New York continues the series with Baroque Echoes from Bolivia & Peru, a program illuminating the musical legacy of the Jesuit missions in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Curated by soprano Elizaveta Kozlova, the series highlights early repertoires that traveled across the Spanish‑speaking world and were transformed through cultural encounter and artistic exchange.

This second concert explores the unique sound world that emerged in 17th‑ and 18th‑century Bolivia and Peru, where European Baroque styles blended with Indigenous musical traditions. Jesuit churches and missions became centers of artistic creation, employing composers such as Juan de Araujo and Domenico Zipoli, who taught and collaborated with local musicians. Their influence can be heard in the vibrant works of composers like Andrés Flores and José de Orejón y Aparicio, whose music reflects both European technique and American creativity.

Performers — Silentwoods Collective

• Shaina Martinez & Elizaveta Kozlova, sopranos
• Carmen Johnson-Pájaro & Eleanor Legault, violins
• Andrew Koutroubas, cello
• Nathan Mondry, harpsichord

Program

Anonymous

• Hanacpachap cussicuinin (1620)

Juan de Araujo (1646–1712)

• Avecillas sonoras

Domenico Zipoli (1688–1726)

• Sonata in G major for violin and coninuo
• Per pietade aure serene
• Suite II in G minor for harpsichord

1. Preludio
2. Corrente
3. Sarabanda
4. Giga

Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (1644 - 1728)

•Si el alba sonora

Anonymous

• Sonata Chiquitana IV

1. Overtura
2. Adagio
3. Allegro

José de Orejón y Aparicio (1706–1765)

• Ah del Gozo
• Si el alba sonora

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Duration: 60 minutes

Image: Saint Bonaventure and Saint Anthony of Padua (Follower of Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao, Peru, ca. 1670). Image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).

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After the concert, we invite you to enjoy a glass of Torres wine and an opportunity to engage in an informal conversation with the musicians and fellow music lovers—a perfect way to continue the evening in the warm spirit of community that defines Amster Yard Sounds.

Amster Yard Sounds is proudly sponsored by Torres, one of Spain’s most respected and internationally admired wine families. With more than 150 years of winemaking heritage, Torres has built a global presence that includes the United States, where Marimar Torres founded Marimar Estate in California in 1986, bringing the family’s tradition of quality and innovation to American soil.