November 10
Inauguration of the Festival and Conference “Music in the Convents of Mexico” (Francisco de Burgoa Library, Santo Domingo Cultural Center)
Words of welcome and blessing: Padre Jesús Gopar, Vicar of the Archdiocese of Oaxaca
Presentation of the book Cuaderno de Tonos de Maitines de Sor María Clara del Santísimo Sacramento (Wayne Leupold Publishing Company)
Lectures:
Aurelio Tello (CENIDIM, Mexico): “Nun Composers and Keyboard Music in New Spain”
Luisa Morales (Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española, FIMTE, Spain): “Keyboard Music from the Archives of the Convent in San Pedro de las Dueñas León, Castillo, Spain (18th century)”
Ricardo Rodys: “Who was Sor María Clara del Santiísimo Sacramento?“
Inauguration of the exhibit “Music and Feminine Spirituality”, María Isabel Grañen Porrúa, Director of the Burgoa Library
First concert of the Festival in the Oaxaca Cathedral, Dr. Calvert Johnson, organist (USA)
November 11 (Friday)
Singing of the matins based on the manuscript of Sor María Clara (Calvert Johnson, organist), Basílica de la Soledad
Visit to the ex-convents of La Soledad and San José with Rubén Vasconcelos Beltrán (official historian of the city of Oaxaca).
Lecture, Dr. Anne Staples (Colegio de México): “The Daily Business of Living in a Convent” (Oaxaca Municipal Building)
Lunch in Oaxaca
Second session of the conference (Francisco de Burgoa Library)
Lectures:
Calvert Johnson: “The Interpretation of the Music in the Sor María Clara Notebook“
Nuria Salazar (INAH, México). “Music and Choir in the Jesús María Convent”.
Luis Lledías (México): “Organ and Harpsichord Music in the Schools for Girls in New Spain: a Study of Teaching Methods and Repertoire”.
Second concert of the Festival in the Santo Domingo Cultural Center, Luisa Morales, harpsichordist, and Cristobal Salvador, Spanish traditional dance (Spain)
November 12 (Saturday)
All-day field trip to the Mixteca Alta
Visit to the unrestored organ in Santa María Tinú
Third concert of the Festival in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, Roberto Oropeza, organist (Mexico)
Visit to the unrestored organ in Santa María Tiltepec
Barbecue in Tiltepec
Fourth concert of the Festival in San Andrés Zautla, Laura Carrasco, organ, and Ludwig Carrasco, baroque violin (Mexico)
November 13
Visit to the ex-convent of Santa Catarina de Siena (Hotel Camino Real), Rubén Vasconcelos Beltán
Workshop on Spanish traditional dance from the 18th century bolero school, Cristobal Salvador (Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca)
Final group luncheon in Oaxaca
Fifth concert of the Festival in San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, José Suárez, organ (Mexico), and Josep Cabré, baritone (Spain)
The lectures will be delivered in Spanish with English translations available.
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