Pacific MusicWorks Celebrates the Holidays with NAVIDAD

Pacific MusicWorks (PMW) is thrilled to announce Navidad! Christmas Music from Old & New Spain. This holiday concert will travel from Edmonds to Mercer Island and finally Seattle and features colonial Latin America's unique melting pot of Italian, Spanish, African, Portuguese, and native traditions that led to the creation of the Christmas Villancico.

This vivacious, rhythmic, and rustic form retells the Christmas story through the characteristic sounds of guitar, harp, harpsichord and strings with a quartet of voices. Experience a rich tapestry of works from Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain in this unique holiday program. The program includes the US premieres of works by Guatemalan composer Rafael Castellanos (ca. 1721-1791) and Spanish composer Fabián Garcia Pacheco (1725-1808).

EDMONDS - United Methodist Church: Friday, December 9, 7:30pm

MERCER ISLAND - Emmanuel Episcopal Church: Saturday, December 10, 7:30pm

SEATTLE - Benaroya Hall: Sunday, December 11, 2:00pm

Tickets to all performances are $10-$45 and available at www.PacificMusicWorks.org or call (206) 708-6003. Tickets to the Seattle performance are also available through the Meany Theatre Box office or by calling 206 543 4880. Youth ages 5-17 receive a free ticket with accompanying ticketed adult.

Founded in 2007 Pacific MusicWorks offers a contemporary voice for early music. Under the artistic direction of Stephen Stubbs, PMW presents music and theater worthy of the world stage. As an institute in residence at the University Of Washington School Of Music they are uniquely poised to bring internationally renowned artists into collaboration with leading Northwest musicians; together they foster creative dialogue among artists from a broad array of fields and cultures. The heart of PMW's repertoire is 17th- and 18th-century vocal music, but performances range from Renaissance and chamber music to innovative contemporary works and professional opera productions.

Photo credit: Mike Hipple

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