Name: Carlos V: Music Of The Emperor. The African Renaissance Ensemble At The St. Francis Music Festival
Start: 2024-05-09T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-05-09T21:00:00+02:00
Location: 46 Tyrone Ave, Parkview, 2193, South Africa - St. Francis Anglican Church

Carlos V: Music Of The Emperor. The African Renaissance Ensemble At The St. Francis Music Festival

Carlos V, Lord of the Netherlands (1506 - 1555), Duke of Burgundy (1506 - 1555), King of Spain (1516 - 1556), Archduke of Austria (1519 - 1556), Holy Roman Emperor (1519 - 1556), Ruler of the Kingdom of Naples, The Kingdom of Sicily, The Kingdom of Sardinia, The Dutchy of Milan, Conqueror of the Incas, the Aztecs and Peru, Defender of the Christian Faith,
First Emperor of the Empire on which the sun never sets.
Carlos (Charles) V (1506 – 1555), was a titan of history whose empire bathed in endless sunlight, from the grand halls of Europe to the mystic lands of the Americas.
Whilst we think of Renaissance music as being purely European, the conquest of South America resulted in a cross-pollination of cultures with Spanish composers being influences by the real and imagined rhythms, sounds, and languages of South America and West Africa.
Our programme presents some of the weird and wonderful music of his time which took instruments and voices to new and previously unexplored territory.
The African Renaissance Ensemble under the direction of Adam H. Golding
The African Renaissance Instruments:
Hilton Anspach - Contrabass
Isabella Bonnet - Baroque Viola
Dillon Davie - Theorbo and Baroque Guitar
Adam H. Golding - Mandolin and recorders
Doron Kanar - Sackbutt
Caren Kleynhans - Recorders
Este Meerkotter - Traversos and Recorders
Bryan Moore - Cello
Margot Smythe - Baroque Cello
Ute Smythe - Baroque Violin
Tanya Spiller - Viola da Gamba, Baroque violin

The African Renaissance Vocalists:
Glynnis Kanar - Soprano
Leigh Nudelman - Soprano, percussion
Esther Lategan - Contralto
Joao Ribeiro - Countertenor, percussion
Adam H. Golding - Tenor
Doron Kanar - Tenor/Bass
Andrew Gould - Bass, percussion