LAS CIUDADES DE ORO Baroque Music from the Spanish New World L’Harmonie des Saisons Hélène Brunet, Elaine Lachica sopranos - Philippe Gagné tenor Rodrigo del Pozo, Mark Bleeke, Joel Gonzalez, tenors Eric Milnes ACD2 2702 • For its first album, the ensemble L’Harmonie des Saisons explores the music of Spain’s New World colonies.   Though the names of many great composers of New Spain remain largely unknown to us, the splendid musical works they created in the 17th, and 18th centuries for the courts and cathedrals of the colonies of Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador are brought to life on this recording, several for the first time. • L’Harmonie des Saisons comprises young musicians and singers from Canada and abroad.   They perform on period instruments under the musical direction of world-renowned New York conductor and harpsichordist Eric Milnes.   Multi-instrumentalist Mélisande Corriveau is the ensemble's artistic director. • Since its founding in 2010, the ensemble has produced nine varied programs over 26 performances in its own concert series in Quebec and at major classical music festivals here and abroad.   In May, 2014, the ensemble made its first major international tour with the concert program Musiques baroques des Cités d’or (Las Ciudades de oro) in New York, Bolivia, and Chile. Roque Jacinto de Chavarria [v.1688 - 1719] 1. Fuera, fuera! Haganles lugar Juan García de Zespédes [1620 - 1678] 2. Convidando esta la noche 3. Improvisation instrumentale: Folías Españolas José de Orejón y Aparicio Huacho [1706? - 1765] 4. A del dia a de la fiesta Anonyme [1753] 5.Pasacualillo Manuel José de Quirós [1700 - 1765] 6. Jesus, Jesus, y lo que subes Manuel Blasco [?, après 1696] 7. Ventezillo Traviesso Santiago De Murcia Codice Saldivar IV, Espagne, ca. 1732 8. Canarios David Jacques, guitare Alonso Torices [Columbie, v.1671] 9. Toca la flauta Domenico Zipoli [1688 - 1726] 10. In Hoc mundo Juan Pérez Bocanegra [(?) c.1590 a.1631] 11. Hanac pachap cussicuinin Juan de Araujo [1646-1712] 12. Ay andar a tocar a cantar a baylar ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879