La Grande Bande, an ensemble of professional orchestral and vocal specialists in the Baroque period, conducted by founder Michael Asmus, will present music written by Juan Gutirrez de Padilla, the music director of the Baslica Catedral Metropolitana in Puebla, Mxico from 1628 until 1664. This is a not to be missed opportunity to hear 90 minutes of grand, indigenous, Mexican Sacred Music in Our Ladys Shrine.We are very pleased that a pre-concert lecture will be given via Zoom by Dr. Luisa Vilar-Pay, the preeminent scholar of the Puebla Cathedrals musical life, from the Universidad de las Amricas Puebla in Puebla, Mxico. She will discuss the music to be heard that evening, thereby deepening our appreciation and enjoyment of the music.6:45pm Pre-concert Lecture in Crypt (lower level of Shrine Church)7:30pm Mexican Baroque Concert (main level of Shrine Church)9:00pm Downhill to Reception in Pilgrim Center10:00pm Shrine Close
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