What: 🎵 Carlos V: Music of the Emperor. The African Renaissance Ensemble at the St. Francis Music Festival
When:
Where: 🕳 St. Francis Anglican Church, Parkview
How much:
🎟️ R190.00Quicket
🎟️ R220.00Quicket
Carlos V, Lord of the Netherlands (1506 - 1555), Duke of Burgundy (1506 - 1555), King of Spain (1516 - 1556), Archduke of Austria (1519 - 1556), Holy Roman Emperor (1519 - 1556), Ruler of the Kingdom of Naples, The Kingdom of Sicily, The Kingdom of Sardinia, The Dutchy of Milan, Conqueror of the Incas, the Aztecs and Peru, Defender of the Christian Faith, First Emperor of the Empire on which the sun never sets
Carlos (Charles) V (1506 – 1555), was a titan of history whose empire bathed in endless sunlight, from the grand halls of Europe to the mystic lands of the Americas.
Whilst we think of Renaissance music as being purely European, the conquest of South America resulted in a cross-pollination of cultures with Spanish composers being influences by the real and imagined rhythms, sounds, and languages of South America and West Africa.
Our programme presents some of the weird and wonderful music of his time which took instruments and voices to new and previously unexplored territory.
The African Renaissance Ensemble under the direction of Adam H. Golding
The African Renaissance Instruments:
Hilton Anspach - ContrabassIsabella Bonnet - Baroque ViolaDillon Davie - Theorbo and Baroque GuitarAdam H. Golding - Mandolin and recordersDoron Kanar
- SackbuttCaren Kleynhans - RecordersEste Meerkotter - Traversos and RecordersBryan Moore - CelloMargot Smythe - Baroque CelloUte Smythe - Baroque ViolinTanya Spiller - Viola da Gamba, Baroque violin
The African Renaissance Vocalists:
Glynnis Kanar - SopranoLeigh Nudelman - Soprano, percussion
Esther Lategan - ContraltoJoao Ribeiro - Countertenor, percussion
Adam H. Golding - TenorDoron Kanar - Tenor/Bass
Andrew Gould - Bass, percussion