GEMAS presents Piffaro, the Renaissance Band

Piffaro, joined by a stellar vocal ensemble, makes its Music of the Americas debut with a program of magnificent music from 16th and 17th century Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, including sacred and secular music from cities, missions, and cathedrals. The title of the concert comes from Juan Blas de Castro's setting of a lyrical fragment from Lope de Vega's novel Las fortunas de Diana, in which the envious river Tagus tries to separate two lovers, just...