WCLC: Ñandereko (Our Way of Life) by Ramon Gorigoitia (World Première)
| Dates: | 12 March 2026 |
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| Times: | 13:10 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Music concert |
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| Organiser: | Martin Harris Centre |
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| Speaker: | Ramon Gorigoitia, Rafael Montero |
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This project of the ensemble 'El Parnaso Hyspano' is generously supported by the 'Esperanza Trust for Anthropological Research'.
A new dramatic cantata for voice, piano and keyboards, strings, flute, aerophones, and percussion, with prerecorded sonic materials and visual projections.
Ñandereko mixes extracts from these songs with accounts from the diaries of Lehmann Nitsche and other textual materials to tell a profoundly moving story of exploitation of Indigenous South American people by European colonialists, but also of the resilience of the Indigenous voice and its ever-present call for justice and reparation.
This concert is organised by the Music Department and also forms part of the events series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
The Thursday lunchtime concerts are part of the Walter Carroll Lunchtime Concert Series, which is supported by the Ida Carroll Trust. They provide a wide-ranging programme to suit all tastes and are an ideal opportunity to enjoy great music performed by outstanding musicians. There’s no need to book – the concerts are free, and you can just turn up on the day!
Speakers
Ramon Gorigoitia
Role: Composer
Organisation: Freelance
Biography: Ramón Gorigoitia lives and works in Cologne as a composer, lecturer, and music publicist. His work has been performed by Ensemble Musikfabrik, E-MEX Ensemble, AuditivVokal Dresden, Ensemble Iberoamericano, Ensemble Senza sforzando (Ukraine), Schlagquartett Köln, Mannheim String Quartet, Taller Sonoro (Seville), Duo Scarbó, Taller de música contemporánea, and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Mexico).
Rafael Montero
Role: Singer
Organisation: El Parnaso Hyspano
Biography: Rafael Montero is founder and artistic director of the early music ensemble El Parnaso Hyspano. Rafael’s heritage is native American and Spanish. He specialises in renaissance Spanish and South American Baroque music and also in Romantic and contemporary chamber music from Hispanic South America and Spain.
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Cosmo Rodewald Hall
Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama
Manchester
