Performance | 2020 - present
El Parnaso Hyspano
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EL PARNASO HYSPANO is an international chamber group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of early Hispanic music, ranging from the medieval to the baroque and early classical. Our repertoire encompasses Spain and Latin America, with a specialism in the music of “Golden Age” [El Siglo de Oro 1500-1700] when the Spanish empire was at its height.
El Parnaso Hyspano is the artistic vision of its founder Rafael Montero, begun in Cologne in 2016, and since 2020 involving professional musicians based in London, but with international heritage, bringing not only musical but cultural enrichment, contributing to a multicultural dialogue, from a uniquely informed perspective because Rafael Montero is a descendent of the people who were performing and co-creating this music. The group has a mission to discover and showcase the music that has come from the indigenous people and mestizos of the continent. In this time of postcolonialism they bring an authentic voice from the minorities from Latin America.
“Highly engaging music, which mixed indigenous influences with those of the Spanish tradition of popular religious song…. A delightfully engaging, and thought-provoking programme”
– Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill Music”