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Música Temprana

Shepherds at the Spanish Court | 25 - 30 May 2027

Música Temprana

Shepherds at the Spanish Court
It was a remarkable trend in Renaissance Castile: the nobility's longing for an idyllic rural life. Even though their manicured gardens were miles away from ploughs and sheepskin, the nobility fell head over heels for the villancicos (‘village songs’) that glorified the art of pastoral idleness. Música Temprana draws on the work of Juan del Encina and Mateo Flecha, bringing rebec, recorder, vihuela and viol into play for the ultimate pastoral utopia.

Tournees 2026/2027

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Tue 25 May 2027 / 20:00 - Amsterdam, De Waalse Kerk
Wed 26 May 2027 / 20:30 - Zwolle, Academiehuis Grote Kerk
Thu 27 May 2027 / 20:00 - Maastricht, Sint-Janskerk
Fri 28 May 2027 / 20:00 - Almere, Goede Rede
Sat 29 May 2027 / 20:00 - Zeist, Kerk van de Evangelische Broedergemeente
Sun 30 May 2027 / 15:00 - Garmerwolde, Kerk Garmerwolde


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About the performers

Founded in 2001 by Argentine-Dutch conductor Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel, Música Temprana specialises in Baroque repertoire from Latin America. Música Temprana's musicians are classically trained, but all have musical roots in the Latin American music tradition, so Baroque and folklore go hand in hand. The repertoire comes mainly from the archives, cathedrals and Jesuit missions of Latin America, where Rodríguez Van der Spoel regularly searches for forgotten compositions. 

Programme & musicians

Olalla Alemán soprano 
Luciana Cueto mezzo-soprano 
Camilo Delgado Díaz tenor 
Andrés Locatelli recorder 
Felipa Meneses, Anna Danilevskaia vihuela de arco 
Manuel Vilas Rodríguez harp 
Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel musical direction, tenor, vihuela de mano 

Juan del Encina 1468-1529/30 
Ya no quiero ser vaquero  
Más vale trocar 
Ay triste que vengo 
Mas no quiero morir 

Francisco de la Torre fl. 1483-1504 
Pámpano verde  

Alonso fl. 1500 
Tir’allá que non quiero 

Mateo Flecha 1481-1553 
A las vaquillas madre 

Anonymous 
So la rama niña  
Al alva venid 
Mano a mano 
Niña y viña 
Porpiñan de Melhor 
Por vos mal me viene 
Pastorçico no te aduermas 
Entra mayo y sale abril 
Rodrigo Martines |
Del Monçon venía 

Programme subject to change

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