El Deber reports: The Chiquitos Misiones Music Festival begins On the first day, 11 concerts were held at the headquarters of the Chiquitania and in the capital of Santa Cruz. The XII version of the Misiones de Chiquitos Music Festival was launched with 11 concerts in nine of the venues. The Choir and the Orchestra…
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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…
A look back at Bolivian Baroque
Ashley Solomon reports for Gramophone: A look back at Bolivian Baroque The Director of Florilegium, Ashley Solomon, on a life-changing recording project As I sit on a crowded train heading (slowly) towards Axminster and Florilegium’s concert in the Branscombe Festival I have one of those rare opportunities to take stock and look back over a…
Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C
El Deber reports: Quitachiyú is a fruit rich in vitamin C It is common in the yards of homes in the Chaco and the Chiquitania, but especially in the community of San Antonio de Lomerio. May is a time to enjoy the taste of Quitachiyú, a small fruit that has been disappearing from typical market…
Missionary music begins to be heard throughout the country
Roxana Jimenez reports for El Dia: XI Festival of American Renaissance and Baroque music Missionary music begins to be heard throughout the country Unmissable. 146 concerts will be held for 10 days from April 22 to May 1 [2016]. Jealously guarded scores, baroque architecture, the Bolivian culture, and research that rescued the music of past…
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