The Hilliard Ensemble
The "Mille Regretz" Mass by Morales There are three printed sources of this Mass. The oldest is dated 1544 and comes from Rome; the second, printed in 1545, from Lyon and finally, that of 1568 is from Wittenberg. There is also a manuscript of the work in the Sistine Chapel in Rome which appears to coincide with the Wittenberg edition. Here, the "Mille Regretz" mass is attributed to the composer Thomas Crecquillon. In Spain there are five ancient copies of this Mass. They can be found in Barcelona (Cataluña and Orfeón Catalán Libraries), Madrid (Medinaceli Libra...+ info
Manuel CASTILLO: Concerto for piano and orchestra n. 3 Born in Seville in 1930, Manuel Castillo is one of the most widely-respected composers of the current “generation of maestros”. An excellent pianist, organist and teacher, he is an institution in the musical and cultural world of his home city, and his career and works have made him one of the most representative figures among the Andalusian composers in recent times. Manuel Castillo’s music has been included on several occasions in the programmes of the Festival of Granada, notably the recent world premiere o...+ info
Cuarteto Play Four
The group “Play Four” started in 2010 with the opportunity to perform music composed for them by several women composers who attended the Cadiz Festival of Spanish Music. Their amazing skill made it possible for them to consolidate their position as a stable ensemble capable of performing any piece of music from the Standard Classical, Contemporary Classical and of course, Spanish repertories either written for this group or pre-existing. History has often ignored women. In the field of music, they are recognized as performers, teachers and it is women who impart folk and oral t...+ info

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