The UAB to host a historical music concert with La Zarzamora
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona will host two performances by the La Zarzamora ensemble, which will offer two 45-minute concerts, Friday, March 6 at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the UAB Theatre Hall, in a proposal aiming to bring Renaissance and Baroque music closer to the university community.
Friday, March 6 at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m., at the UAB Theatre Hall.
The programme will present a journey through a repetoire of 16th-century Hispanic vocal and instrumental pieces. The audience will be able to listen to works by Juan del Encina, such as Ay que triste vengo, as well as emblematic bassadanzas such as La Spagna and the Passamezzo antico and moderno. It also will include the well-known Diferencias sobre “Guárdame las vacas” by Luys de Narváez, along with a selection of anonymous songs that form part of the Iberian musical heritage, such as Bella de vos, Marizápalos, La dama d'Aragó, and Margarideta.
The members of the La Zarzamora are soprano Inés Alonso, plucked-string performer Jeremy Nastasi, and viol player Marc de la Linde, musicians specialised in historical music performances who maintain an active presence on the European early music scene. On this occasion, the ensemble will be joined by Mireia Peñalver, further expanding the project’s sonic palette.
The programme alternates moments of intimacy and delicacy with passages of great rhythmic vitality, highlighting the melodic and expressive richness of this repertoire. With these two brief and accessible formats, the UAB aims to offer an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to enjoy live music throughout the day.
This initiative forms part of the campus’s cultural commitment to fostering spaces for gathering around the arts and European musical heritage.