Laura Paz reports for Pagina Siete: The Lord of the True Cross, the image appeared in 1550. Photos Laura Paz Leaño España The image is cataloged as the oldest of the Catholic Church in Bolivia and the second in Latin America. Appeared in 1550, in the convent of San Francisco de Asís. The testimonies of…
Tag: baroque and mestizo
Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music
Nicholas Casey for The New York Times: Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music Students played in a local orchestra concert last month. Baroque music is deeply embedded in the indigenous culture. CreditLena Mucha for The New York Times CONCEPCIÓN, Bolivia — The aging musical score wasn’t easy to read. It was…
Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania
Latin American Herald Tribune: Baroque Music Revives in Bolivia’s Chiquitania LA PAZ – In the 17th century, Jesuit missionaries used music to win the hearts and minds of Bolivian indigenous people, creating a musical tradition that has now been recovered by the Municipal Orchestra of San Jose Chiquitos and the Spanish ensemble MUSIca ALcheMIca. The…
Spain Helps Restore Another Part of Bolivia’s National Museum of Art
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: It is absolutely refreshing to see that Spain continues to give support to our country. Bolivia is mestizo in essence and by a large proportion of our population. We are proud of our heritage. We embrace western civilization/culture, are in a majority Christian by choice and as such, we need to preserve…
Father Piotr Nawrot highlights music files from Bolivia
UCB reports via ERBOL Digital: Father Piotr Nawrot highlights music files from Bolivia “In Bolivia we have so rich musical documentation that we can teach the whole history of Western music without having to go to Europe,” said Father Piotr Nawrot, musicologist and director of the Chiquitos Festival in Santa Cruz, at a conference at…
The Challenge of Preserving the Last Jesuit Missions in South America
Latin American Herald Tribune reports: The Challenge of Preserving the Last Jesuit Missions in South America LA PAZ – Located in the lower eastern zone of Bolivia, far from the arid altiplano, among huge haciendas and isolated communities, are the last functioning Jesuit missions in the Southern Cone, those that survived destruction after the expulsion…
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