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A New World Christmas

European, African, and Native American Currents

Booking and details

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Dates Dec 09-11, 2022

Tickets $20-$60

Duration 80 minutes, no intermission

Most composers in New Spain during the 16th-18th centuries were originally Spanish, but they drew from many sources for their varied musical styles, including indigenous American and African influences. This extraordinarily colorful, spirited, and diverse music includes a rich repertoire telling the story of Christmas. With an ensemble of singers, harp and guitar, strings, winds, and percussion, the Folger Consort celebrates the fusion of European, American, and African practices that formed a uniquely Latin American music. With special guests, vocal ensemble The Western Wind.

This program will also be available for on-demand streaming from December 16, 2022 to January 5, 2023. Click here to purchase advance on-demand access today.

Who’s Who

Eric S. Brenner
Eric S. Brenner

Vocalist

Eric S. Brenner

Robert Eisenstein
Robert Eisenstein

Artistic Director

Robert Eisenstein

Paul Greene-Dennis
Paul Greene-Dennis

Vocalist

Paul Greene-Dennis

Elizabeth Hardy
Elizabeth Hardy

Winds

Elizabeth Hardy

Linda Lee Jones
Linda Lee Jones

Vocalist

Linda Lee Jones

Christina Kay
Christina Kay

Vocalist

Christina Kay

Christopher Kendall
Christopher Kendall

Artistic Director

Christopher Kendall

Dan Meyers
Dan Meyers

Multi-Instrumentalist

Dan Meyers

Wilson Nichols
Wilson Nichols

Vocalist

Wilson Nichols

Mary Springfels
Mary Springfels

Viol

Mary Springfels

David Vanderwal
David Vanderwal

Vocalist

David Vanderwal

Hideki Yamaya
Hideki Yamaya

Lute

Hideki Yamaya

Listen: Folger Consort’s Christmas in New Spain
includes music from the upcoming concerts
Pre-Concert Discussion – Friday, December 9
Headshot of Folger Consort's Artistic co-Directors

Join Christopher Kendall and Robert Eisenstein, co-Artistic Directors of the Folger Consort, for a lively discussion with guest artists from 7:00pm-7:30pm before the Friday, December 9 performance of A New World Christmas.

Free entry with concert ticket.

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