Zarabanda Variations
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
David Rubenstein Atrium
Run AMOC* Festival, Summer for the City at Lincoln Center
FREE – General admission, first-come first-served
Fast Track tickets available on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 12pm EDT
Conceived by AMOC* violinist Keir GoGwilt, Zarabanda Variations brings together a group of visionary composers, improvisers, and performers to draw inspiration from the musical histories of 16th- and 17th-century New Spain (present day Mexico). The zarabanda is a dance with supposed Spanish, American, and Arab origins, plausibly named from the Bantu “nsala-banda,” which eventually transformed into a courtly dance of the European baroque. Zarabanda Variations, celebrating its New York premiere at Lincoln Center, explores the archival gaps of early American music, creating a surprising and vibrant synthesis of European and Latin baroque, folk, and contemporary musical traditions.
Keir GoGwilt*, Violin and Composer
Miranda Cuckson*, Violin
John Popham, Cello
Carrie Frey, Viola
Wilfrido Terrazas, Flute
Kyle Motl, Double Bass
Alec Goldfarb, Guitar
Jonny Allen*, Percussion
Mariana Flores Bucio, Voice
Compositions by Natalia Arroyo, Vicente Atria, Keir GoGwilt, Kyle Motl, and Wilfrido Terrazas. Poetry by Edgar Garcia.
An * asterisk next to an artist’s name denotes that they are one of 17 founding AMOC* company members.
Zarabanda Variations was developed through residencies at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.
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