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It will be in the Church of San Francisco, at 8:30 p.m., when one of the most important pieces of the composer from Juan Antonio Gomez is reinterpreted under the direction of Antonio Manzanera.
The Brotherhood of Labradors, Paso Azul recovers the celebration of the 'Miserere Mei', by the lorquino composer Juan Antonio Gómez, with a double objective: to incorporate it into the programming of events organized on the occasion of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the size of the Most Holy Christ Yacente to the Brotherhood and, also, the 175th anniversary of the composer's birth.
It will be next Friday, March 6, at the Church of San Francisco at 8:30 p.m.
The piece will be directed by Antonio Manzanera and performed by members of Coral and Orchestra Bartolomé Pérez Casas, formed by about thirty musicians from the Conservatory of Lorca, the Municipal School of Music and the Municipal Band of Music of Lorca with the soloists Carmen Iglesias as a soprano, Pedro Pérez as a contratenor, Martín Armas as a tenor and Jorge Páez as a baritone, in addition to 70 interpreters.
This work, about 70 minutes long, is structured in 11 movements plus overture, designed for serious voices.
Gómez-Navarro gives special importance to the tenor and baritone solo vocals and has an instrumental template with all winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpets and trombones), timbales and all strings (first and second violins, viola, cello and double bass) which makes this work a benchmark in the instrumental templates used in sacred music in the 19th century.
Miserere mei: 'Have mercy on my Lord', thus begins Psalm 50 of the Old Testament in the Catholic liturgy, especially during Holy Week and also the office of the dead and is considered the most important psalm of the 16th century polyphony.
The Miserere number 2 to 4 and 8 voices with an orchestra by Juan Antonio Gómez Navarro was composed when he held the position of Chapel Master of the Mezquita Cathedral of Córdoba, a period that covered almost 40 years, specifically from 1877 to 1916.
Juan Antonio Gómez Navarro violinist and composer pianist organist, born and died in Lorca, received classes in Madrid from Jesús de Monasterio and Hilarión Eslava and was organist of the Collegiate Church of San Patricio de Lorca before winning the Plaza de Capilla de Córdoba in Córdoba .
Gómez Navarro has a catalog of about two hundred works composed among which the Salve with orchestra, choir, soloist and obliged organ dedicated to the Virgen de los Dolores, owner of the Blue Pass, which was released in 1904 and what is performed every year the Saturday of Passion and, of course, this Miserere number 2 that has been interpreted in the Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba being a must in the repertoire of the Andalusian city.
The President of the Blue Step, José María Miñarro, has wanted to invite "all the blues, but also all the Lorca and Lorca to enjoy a unique, intense and solemn moment that comes true with the invaluable support of the Coral Bartolomé Pérez Casas directed by Antonio Manzanera López and that will be interpreted after 16 years on the occasion of these two events: the acts dedicated to the Christ of the Good Death and the anniversary of the birth of the composer from Lorca. "
The concert was presented this morning by the President of the Paso Azul José María Miñarro, along with the director of the Coral Bartolomé Pérez Casas, Antonio Manzanera, the president of the Association Virgen de los Dolores, Joaquina Gil, the president of the Paso Azul Foundation María del Sagrario Corazón García, the director of the Blue Museum of Holy Week, Diana Murcia, and the Councilor for Culture of the City of Lorca, María Ángeles Mazuecos.
Source: Paso Azul Lorca
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