Christmas in Puebla Siglo de Oro & Patrick Allies

• Juan García de Zéspedes (1619 - 1678):
• 1 Convidando está la noche (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 04:03
• 2 Hodie scietis 02:09
• 3 Joseph fili David 04:51
• Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble):
• 4 Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble): I. Kyrie 03:05
• 5 Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble): II. Gloria 04:00
• Francisco de Vidales (1630 - 1702):
• 6 Los que fueren de buen gusto 05:54
• 7 Alleluia (Crastina die) 01:31
• Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla:
• 8 A la xácara xacarilla 09:39
• 9 Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble): III. Credo 06:50
• 10 Tollite portas 01:03
• Joan Cererols (1618 - 1680):
• 11 Marizápalos a lo Divino (Serafin que, condulce harmonía) 07:42
• Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble):
• 12 Missa "Joseph fili David" (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble): IV. Sanctus 01:41
• 13 Benedictus (Mode VII) 00:30
• Francisco López Capillas (1615 - 1673):
• 14 Cui luna, sol et omnia 02:58
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594): Missa "O admirabile commercium":
• 15 Missa "O admirabile commercium": V. Agnus Dei 05:00
• Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: 3 Cuadernos de Navidad:
• 16 3 Cuadernos de Navidad: No. 1, Christus natus est 01:56
• Gaspar Fernandes (1566 - 1629):
• 17 Tleycantimo choquiliya (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 02:16
• Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla:
• 18 Deus in adiutorium meum intende (Arr. for Choir & Chamber Ensemble) 02:21
• Total Runtime 01:07:29

Info for Christmas in Puebla

By the early 1620s – when Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla migrated from Cádiz to New Spain (modernday Mexico) in search of new horizons as a music director, composer and instrument-maker – the colony was an important and wealthy outpost of the Habsburg Empire, keen to maintain the religious and musical customs of its mother country. The cathedral of the young, thriving city of Puebla de los Ángeles was still a magnificent work in progress, but its music provision could already rival its European counterparts. Padilla stayed there for forty years, composing prolifically right up to his death in 1664, and had at his disposal a sizeable body of men and boys who not only sang but also played instruments – including guitars, sackbut, dulcian, and simple percussion such as the cajón.

Siglo de Oro’s programme explores the rich soundworld of this time and place: a sonic landscape ultimately quite different from the one Padilla had left behind in Europe. Evoking a Mass at Christmas Eve affords the opportunity to include a number of villancicos – energetic, dance-like pieces whose captivating mixture of Mexican, Afro-Hispanic and Portuguese influences would have invigorated even the most sober churchgoer.

Siglo de Oro
Patrick Allies, conductor

Siglo de Oro
is one of the leading vocal ensembles of its generation, praised for its golden tone, seamless blend, and innovative programming. The group made its professional debut in 2014 at the Spitalfields Festival, of which the Financial Times said: ‘Siglo de Oro, under the assured direction of Patrick Allies, performed with vivacity and poise’. Since then, the group has given concerts at St John’s Smith Square, Stour Music and the Barber Institute, performed live on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, and taken up invitations to give concerts in Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland and Malta. Siglo de Oro’s plans for 2020 include an appearance at Tage Alter Musik Regensburg in Germany, and the ensemble’s first US tour.

The group has made three recordings with Delphian Records, to critical acclaim. The first, released in 2016, was made a Christmas Choice by BBC Music Magazine, and called 'a debut with a difference... a novel, ungimmicky project, vividly executed’, while Gramophone described it as 'so invigorating... this one hits you with its character and depth’. The group’s second disc, featuring the world premiere recording of a mass by Hieronymus Praetorius, was released in 2018 to outstanding reviews. BBC Music Magazine awarded it five stars, made it Choral and Song Album of the Month, and said ‘Siglo de Oro has struck gold!’. The disc was placed on the longlist for the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards.

Patrick Allies
began his musical education as a chorister at the Temple Church in London, under Stephen Layton. He sang in Gloucester Cathedral Choir before taking up a Choral Scholarship to study Music at King’s College London, graduating in 2010 with First Class Honours. Patrick went on to postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge where he sang in Jesus College Choir. He is currently an MA student in Musicology at the University of Maryland.

Patrick is Artistic Director of Siglo de Oro, with whom he has recorded two discs with Delphian Records. Of the group’s latest release, BBC Music Magazine wrote that ‘Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into a breathing, organic whole.’

Patrick currently divides his time between London and Washington DC. Highlights of the 2018-2019 season in the UK included a performance with Khoros Choir at the London Jazz Festival, and an Arts Council-funded collaboration with contemporary music group x.y ensemble. In the US, Patrick is a professional singer with the Choirs of St Paul’s K Street and Washington Master Chorale. He has recently taken up invitations to be a guest conductor at Christ Church Episcopal Church in Rye, New York, and to be a guest conductor and lecturer at Loras College, Iowa.

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