Nuevo Mundo

Pinsuti Chamber Choir returns to the beautiful Skipton Town Hall to present a vibrant programme inspired by the New World.

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At the heart of the concert is Ariel Ramírez’s much-loved Misa Criolla, a landmark setting of the Mass that combines choral writing with the rhythms, colours and instruments of Latin America. Pinsuti is delighted to be once again joined by Leeds-based samba-driven funk and soul band, Tempo Feliz, to bring its distinctive sound-world vividly to life.

The programme also includes two magnificent eight-part Marian motets by Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, one of the great composers of 17th-century Mexico, whose music blends Renaissance polyphony with the rich musical culture of the New World. Alongside these, Aaron Copland’s extraordinary In the Beginning offers a strikingly different vision of creation: spacious, elemental and unmistakably American.

Tempo Feliz will also perform a set in the second half, adding an irresistible burst of Latin American energy to an evening of vivid contrasts.

From the grandeur of sacred polyphony to the rhythmic vitality of the Misa Criolla, Nuevo Mundo is a concert full of colour, atmosphere and discovery.