Event 24: The Sacred and the Profane: an evening of Latin American folk music

Mestisa: Ana Luisa Muñoz del Valle, Barbara Kempf, Tenley Martin with The Free Range Choir

This programme will consist of Ariel Ramírez’s Misa Criolla and other assorted Latin American folk music. Misa Criolla, composed in 1964, is the most famous work of the Argentine composer Ariel Ramírez. Ramírez was fascinated with the music of the gauchos and Andean people; using the language of his country, the musical rhythms of Argentina and writing for local instruments, including charango, sikus, bombos, quenas and guitar.

Mestisa perform traditional and popular folk music of Latin America on authentic instruments from that region. Their music ranges from romantic Boleros, Peruvian marineras, Argentinian zambas, Chilean tonadas to lively Bolivian huaynos. The name “Mestisa’ comes from the Spanish word meaning to be of mixed racial and cultural origins - something that they try to encapsulate in their music.

Free Range Choir (Frances Bernstein, leader) is a Leeds-based group who formed in 2007. The choir like fun, heart and challenge; performing a wide variety of repertoire, including original compositions and songs drawn from different musical cultures.

Tickets: £10 no concessions