Juan de Araujo (1646-1712), Ay andar a tocar

Juan de Araujo (1646-1712), Ay andar a tocar Crossing Borders Presented by Music Before 1800 Performed by Ars Lyrica Houston Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 4 pm Corpus Christi Church, New York, NY DIGITAL PROGRAM BOOKLET: What better way to enjoy the holidays than with Ars Lyrica Houston, the celebrated ensemble from Texas, directed by Matthew Dirst and featuring the singers Camille Ortiz and Cecilia Duarte. The festive, toe-tapping Crossing Borders contains western-hemisphere music that shows the rich flowering of Hispanic culture during the 16th through 18th centuries. The vocalists and instrumentalists perform villancicos, romances, and a wealth of other compositions by Roque Ceruti, José Duran, Antonio de Salazar, Manuel Joseph Duron, and others. Ars Lyrica Houston ensemble members: Camille Ortiz, soprano Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano Stephani Noori, violin Maria Lin, violin Er