ZARABANDA VARIATIONS
KEIR GOGWILT, composer and violinist
CHRISTOPHER OTTO*, violinist
IVA CASIAN-LAKOS*, cellist
CARRIE FREY*, violist
WILFRIDO TERRAZAS*, flutist
KYLE MOTL*, bass
ALEC GOLDFARB*, guitarist
JONNY ALLEN, percussionist
MARIANA FLORES BUCIO*, vocalist
JULIA BUMKE*, producer
JUAN DAVID RUBIO RESTREPO*, advisor
*denotes guest artist
Conceived by AMOC* violinist and composer 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 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 explores the archival gaps of early American music, creating a surprising and vibrant synthesis of European and Latin Baroque, folk, and contemporary musical traditions. AMOC* artists GoGwilt and Jonny Allen are joined by guest musicians including Wilfrido Terrazas, Kyle Motl, Alec Goldfarb and others for this singular collaboration at The Clark Institute. The project includes compositions by GoGwilt, Motl, Terrazas, and Vicente Atria.
Upcoming:
May 19, 2024, 4:00pm, The Clark Institute in Williamstown, MA. Buy Tickets.
Reading presentation performed at Carnegie Hill in September 2023.
Photo by Josh S. Rose
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