Ana Arnaz

vox suavis, the music

la voz del olvido
program for sopran, fiddle, bagpipes, hurdy gurdy, recorder and percussion

ofertorio- traditional from sariñena (huesca)
las quejas de doña urraca -traditional from codesal (zamora)
el cebollinero-traditional from extremadura
poco le das-sephardic song-
el pobrete-traditional from arroyo del puerco (cáceres)
nunca mais-cantiga from galice
el nacimiento-traditional from jerez (andalucía)

ven, te contaré
program for soprano, tenor, fiddle, bagpipe, oud and percussion

poco le das la mi consuegra- sephardic song (bulgaria)
qué hermosa noche- traditional from yanguas (soria)
quand la pastoura- traditional from occitania
la barca de oranda- traditional from candeleda (ávila)
la carrasquiña- traditional dance from salamanca
ai, deus, se sabora meu amigo-
de amigo

the programs of vox suavis highlight the diversity the iberian peninsula's traditional music. the music focusses on the repertoire that was collected in the first half of the 20th century by various ethnomusicologists. in addition, the program presents a sephardic repertoire still alive in jewish communities in northern morocco, turkey and greece.

the ensemble researches documents and recordings of the 19th and 20th centuries, searching for a common ground with their older repertoire. the group juxtaposes the newer music with medieval music of the 13th century, such as cantigas de alfonso x the wise and the galico-portuguese cantigas de amigo.