El Parnaso Hyspano

Hispanic Early Music Ensemble, specialising in Latin American Baroque and Indigenous lanuages.

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Mbaporenda, a ritual performance with precolumbian music by @RafitoMontero received its premere on 12th March at @ManchesterUniv.
Here is our enthusiastic audience joining in the dance "Rosita Pochi" with which the performance ended. Thanks to all who contributed!

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Proud to share the newly minted flyer of our upcoming production at the University of Manchester at 1300 on Thursday 12th March.
Shout out to @Wavey_Gravy for the design!
more details at https://t.co/HvYJkiq09X

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Members of Saint Salvator's Chapel Choir leading the audience in the dance from the Indigenous opera San Francisco Xavier at the end of our concert of Baroque music from Latin America in the Laidlaw Music Centre of @StAndrewsUniv last Saturday. Great audience participation!

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

@rafaelmontero7773 and @fabiofernandesguitar sharing an extract from "Isabel, perdiste la tu faxa" by Alonso Mudarra; one of the exquisite songs that they will present at the Katharine of Aragon Festival on Thurs 29 January in @PboroMuseum

Tickets from https://t.co/5Zr5Eni5Ht

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Come to @PboroMuseum on 29th Jan at 7pm to hear singer @RafitoMontero & vihuelist Fábio Fernandez present Spanish Music from the time of Katharine of Aragon (Mudarra, Narvaez, etc.)
Booking at https://t.co/3tsh3KMXkP...
#spanish #renaissancemusic #song @ContinuoConnect

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Two years ago today, on 18 December 2023, Engineering Professor Khaled Al-Ramlawi (41) was killed by Israel in Gaza.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health at least 317  other Palestinians were killed in Gaza on that same day.

[‏Martyrs of Gaza @GazaMartyrs]

Dr. Khaled Al-Ramlawi

The martyr Dr. Khaled Al-Ramlawi, from the city of Gaza, was one of its brightest minds. He graduated from the College of Engineering in Izmir last year, and there were several opportunities awaiting him there, but he chose to return to Gaza.
He had another opportunity to obtain Turkish citizenship if he stayed for an additional year, but he decided to return to his university and students in Gaza, and before that, to the embrace of his mother and father. He always spoke lovingly about them and cherished them. He used to say with a joyful voice that all the jobs and nationalities in the world are not worth a single night spent with them.

Israel killed his parents, siblings, and several of his children, and fate spared him from the initial bombing to leave behind the people he loved the most.

On December 18, 2023,Israel killed him again with burning American bombs in the shelter he sought refuge in.

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Today is our 5th Birthday!

Our first concert was on 17th December 2020.

We just sent an anniversary newsletter to all our subscribers, and it can be read at https://t.co/ohfD3JxxgI

We wish all our friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas!

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Relaxing at StadtGarten Köln after a meeting about our production of Ñandereko, a new dramatic cantata drawing on Indigenous materials, by Ramon Gorigioitia (composer and keyboards - left), featuring Rafael Montero (singer - centre), and Isaac Espinoza Hidrobo (violin- right).

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Our next concert is @TheMusicRoomSa1
on Friday 17th October at 8pm. The world première of exquisite romantic Bolivian songs for voice and guitar, performed by @RafitoMontero (tenor) and Fabio Fernandes (romantic guitar). Booking details at the link

https://t.co/HoKwziSZu5

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

we are delighted that @RafitoMontero is contributing to Gravesend's @heritageopenday honouring Princess Pocahontas
Saturday 20th September, 3pm, St George's Church, Gravesend. Free entry to all.
https://t.co/tztu5ozT7a
#indigenous #colonialism #localhistory #gravesend

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

Thanks to @indcatholicnews for sharing our concert details! This Saturday, Little Brompton Oratory, 8pm. Please come if you can!

https://t.co/U8h4C04f1u

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

The banner for our next concert is proudly displayed outside @LondonOrat, inviting you to join us in the Little Oratory at 2000 on Saturday 13th September for a concert of Latin American sacred music for with an Indigenous character. Tickets from https://t.co/uaTqXZlbDb

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Tonight @RafitoMontero gives the premiere of his original musical drama "Arete Guasu" in the @migrantennale Festival, Witten, Germany.

This song - Cuña kave, was sung under coercion by an Ava Guarani woman.

https://t.co/6SnZvHjxhq

#indigenous #latinamerican #Decolonisation

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

We are in the @heritageopenday Festival, 3pm Sat 20 Sept in St George's Church, Gravesend!
@RafitoMontero will present the story of the Native American presence in England, with stories, songs, and dialogue.
Free entry, no need to book. Full details at https://t.co/tztu5ozT7a.

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

One year ago today, on 16 April 2024, football coach Yousef Al-Heela (30) was killed by Israel in Gaza

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health at least 55 other Palestinians were killed in Gaza on that same day.

[‏Martyrs of Gaza @GazaMartyrs]

“Israel has been committed to murdering our passion”

My name is Yousef Al-Heela and I am a football coach and technical assistant director from Gaza, known for my ambition, punctuality, and dedication to the sports industry.

I grew my expertise through experiences like participating in the Real Madrid camp and organizing recreational activities during the war, always striving to achieve my dream of becoming a global coach.

On April 16, 2024, three days before my planned trip to Egypt, I was riding my bicycle when the Israeli occupation bombed the street, and their brutal attack took my life.

[El Parnaso Hyspano @EPHyspano]

The first of two concerts of Indigneous baroque is shortly to start in the province of Jujuy, Argentina, repetoire chosen and curated by our director Rafael Montero, who joins local singers and players.

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It's exactly 2 months today till our next concert, in the charming Kent town of Faversham to share our programme of Indigenous baroque music from Peru and Bolivia.

Sunday May 11th, 2025, St Mary of Charity, 4.00 pm.

Details and tickets at https://t.co/m7yElVIEEY

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An excerpt from the aria duet "Poquinuna" in the Indigenous Bolivian baroque opera San Francisco Xavier, sung by @KateSmithMusic and @RafitoMontero on February 26th 2025 at St Mary Moorfields Church, London. Watch our social media for announcements of repeat performances!

[John Sloboda @johnfreemanmusi]

In troubling times it is always restorative to immerse oneself in musical activity. Here is a haunting item from a recent recording session I was happy to organise for @EPHyspano earlier this year.

https://t.co/vZ0PhS7PCb

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One of our founder members, soprano @KateSmithMusic will be singing the role of San Ignacio in the indigenous opera San Francisco Xavier that forms the centrepiece of our concert at St Mary Moorfields, London this Wednesday at 7pm.

Tickets from https://t.co/PIijXqyi8V