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DESCRIPTION:UC Riverside Department of Music presents:\n\nRafael Montero (t
 enor)\, John Sloboda (piano): The Songs of Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado (17
 84-1856)\n\nPedro Ximénez Abril y Tirado was one of Latin America’s mos
 t successful and prolific composers of the early 19th century\, whose work
  spanned the critical period of the establishment of independent Latin Ame
 rican states in the period after the end of the Spanish Empire.  Known at 
 the time as “El sinfonista de los Andes\,” he learned his craft during
  the colonial years\, but he was able to contribute to the body of early p
 ostcolonial repertoire.  In the 20th century his work fell from view. It i
 s only now\, with the greater interest in postcolonial studies and the reh
 abilitation of indigenous musics\, that his work has begun to receive scho
 larly and artistic attention.  His music exemplifies the cosmopolitanism a
 nd cultural mobility that were an important strand in the establishment of
  a distinctive Latin American cultural life.  At the peak of his career\, 
 he occupied a prestigious position as director of music at Sucre Cathedral
 \, the most important cultural and religious city of the newly created sta
 te of Bolivia\, under the direct patronage of President Andrés de Santa C
 ruz.\n\nThese secular songs exemplify his cosmopolitanism in both words an
 d music.   He set to music South American poets like Esteban Echeverría a
 nd Manuel Martínez\, from Argentina and Mexico respectively\, who took th
 eir inspiration from the culture in which they were living\, working in th
 e neoclassical and Romantic poetic styles. The music also shows stylistic 
 variety. While the predominant style draws on European models (with simila
 rities to Mozart\, Haydn\, and Bellini)\, there are also strong indigenous
  influences in some\, particularly in a set of “Jaravi\,” songs drawin
 g on the ancient traditional genre of Andean music and indigenous lyric po
 etry.   At a time when the impetus to de-privilege the European classical 
 canon grows ever stronger\, Ximénez is a neglected composer of the highes
 t quality whose works deserve wide contemporary exposure and integration i
 nto the corpus of established art songs.  This recital will offer a select
 ion from the more than 300 songs now discovered and gradually being transc
 ribed and edited for contemporary performance.\n\nRafael Montero is an Arg
 entinian solo tenor and ensemble singer\, singing teacher\, and coach. He 
 is founder and artistic director of El Parnaso Hyspano early-music ensembl
 e.  Rafael’s heritage is native American and Spanish\, and he has spoken
  Quechua since he was a child. He studied singing at the Conservatorio Nac
 ional de Córdoba\, Argentina\, and then early and chamber music at the Co
 nservatoire de Musique de Neuchatel\, Switzerland.  In 2022 he sang the ti
 tle role in the U.K. premiere of Domenico Zipoli’s San Ignacio de Loyola
 \, a Baroque opera written for the indigenous people from whom he is desce
 nded.  \n\n John Sloboda\, OBE\, FBA\, is a singer\, pianist\, conductor\,
  and researcher.  He is currently Assistant Conductor of Chorus of Dissent
 \, a community choir based in Hackney\, London.  He trained as a pianist w
 ith Else Cross and has specialized in accompanying\, currently working wit
 h the tenor Rafael Montero. He is also a music psychologist\, as well as E
 meritus Professor at both the University of Keele and the Guildhall School
  of Music & Drama\, where his recent interests have been the psychology of
  the live concert and the social benefits of music engagement. He is the a
 uthor of several books and over 200 academic papers.\n\n \n\nPart of the 2
 025-2026 Florence Bayz Music Series\n\nThe Florence Bayz Music Series offe
 rs online concerts\, lectures\, and presentations of academic research by 
 Department of Music faculty\, postdoctoral researchers\, students\, and in
 ternational guest artists and scholars.\n\nDr. Amy Skjerseth (she/her)\, A
 ssistant Professor of Popular Music\, Coordinator\n\n \n\nEvents are free 
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SUMMARY:Rafael Montero and John Sloboda: The Songs of Pedro Ximénez Abril 
 Tirado (Florence Bayz Music Series)
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