LA MISA CUBANA
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The “Misa Cubana” - A cross-over project This mass by Jose Maria Vitier is dedicated to Cuba's Patron-Saint the “Virgen de la Caridad de El Cobre”. The work's global concept stems from both the universality of the worship of the Virgin Mary and the specific values of Cuban culture. Cult and culture interlock in this work in search of a musical synthesis to represent the nation's spirituality. Songs in Spanish dedicated to” La Virgen de la Caridad” are inserted in the usual liturgical corpus of Latin texts, Kyrie Eleison, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Hosanna and Salve Regina. The instrumental format includes vocal soloists, choir, string orchestra, organ, piano and percussion. The esthetic conception of the work draws on the European legacy of sacred music, as well as on both the popular and "classic" stock of Cuban musical tradition. The use of the traditional song and the esthetic heritage of Cuba´s first composer of sacred music, Esteban Salas, is dearly distinguished in the composer's style. The performers that participate in La Misa Cubana belong to Cuba's musical elite. The privilege of cooperating with Jorge Cordero, his musicians and dancers is a unique sign of a common will of paying tribute to a symbol of the people's faith, and an expression of their own culture and essence. |
