CHACONA: Dancing in the Shadow of the Cross
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Ex Umbris
8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2007
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
1311 Holman (at Caroline) | Map
7:00 p.m. free pre-concert talk.
CHACONA: Dancing in the Shadow of the Cross
For the final concert of Houston Early Music’s season, the period-instrument ensemble Ex Umbris will perform Chacona: Dancing in the Shadow of the Cross. The program of songs, ballads and dances from Spanish dominions at the time of the Inquisition includes Arab and Jewish melodies and a portion of “The Ballad of Count Claros.”