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Early Music Seattle presents
Global Connections

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Originally scheduled to be on our series in March, 2020, this Cuban ensemble will finally make its long-awaited Northwest debut. The group, made up of entirely Cuban musicians, presents a creative fusion of colonial baroque and indigenous traditions, drawing on repertoire from the archives of the Havana Cathedral. Ars Longa was founded by Teresa Paz and Aland López in 1994 and is dedicated to the interpretation, study and research of different periods and styles, from the Medieval period to the Baroque.

The Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble, was founded by Teresa Paz and Aland López in 1994, and has been part of the Office of the City Historian in Havana since 1995. Ars Longa is dedicated to the performance of Latin American and Cuban Colonial music of different periods and styles, from the Medieval period to the Baroque and made is up of entirely Cuban musicians. Ars Longa presents a creative fusion of Colonial Baroque and Indigenous traditions, drawing on repertoire from the archives of the Havana Cathedral. In addition to promoting the interpretation of early music in Cuba, Ars Longa hosts the annual international Esteban Salas Early Music Festival in Havana, which brings musicians and ensembles from around the world for concerts and masterclasses.

Artists:
Monica Rojas
Milvia Pacheco
Lian Caspi
Taryn Webber
Reynaldo Ruiz
Eduardo Montero
Guo Ke
Jabali Stewart
August Denhard

Read a review of our presentation of De Inga y Madinga.
De Inga y Mandinga: Diasporas in Conversation on stage
By Vida Behar

Read artist biographies

Concert Program PDF

Spanish Translation Letters from Monica Rojas and Antonio M. Gómez