José Agustín Arrieta (1803 - 1874, Sin título (Cuadro de comedor con frutero), Siglo XIX, óleo sobre tela, Colección Kaluz
2. Genre Painting
Canarios, by Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739)
Zarambeques o Muecas
La Dusmetina, by Manuscrito Joseph María García, Chalco 1772
El Minuet de Cuatro
Musician:
Tarcisio Alcalá, Baroque guitar.
Tarcisio Alcalá, baroque guitar and archlute player, studied historical music interpretation and musical rhetoric under the guidance of Eloy Cruz. He learned a wide variety of strumming styles in the sone tradition under the instruction of Ely Salmerón. He has performed in the most important venues and festivals for early music in Mexico.
About the Composers
Santiago de Murcia was one of the leading figures in the history of the Spanish baroque guitar. Born in Madrid after 1682, he grew up in a family traditionally linked to the construction of guitars and the practice of this instrument at the Spanish court. It is speculated that he studied at the Royal Chapel under the tutelage of Francisco Guerau. In 1717, he published his only known printed work, the "Resumen de acompañar la parte con la guitarra", in which it is mentioned that he was guitar master to Queen Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy.
The presence of Santiago de Murcia's scores in Mexico is remarkable. The manuscript "Pasacalles y obras de guitarra", dedicated to José Álvarez de Saavedra in 1732 and preserved in the British Library, comes from Mexico. In addition, the last book attributed to Murcia, known as "Codex Saldívar no. 4", is preserved in the Gabriel Saldívar collection in Mexico. This codex could be a first complementary volume of "Pasacalles y obras [...]". The existence of these works in Mexico aroused the supposition, now disproved, that Santiago de Murcia may have travelled to our country at some point in his life.
A musician and dance teacher in prosperous Chalco, Joseph María García, compiled nearly 300 dances and their choreographies. Chalco was the main producer of grains and vegetables that nourished Mexico City in the 18th and 19th centuries, then connected by lakes and canals to the metropolis. The prosperous society of this town sought to reflect European good taste in its festivities, music and choreographies, beyond its rural opulence. The delicate foods they produced populate still-life paintings of the time, the faces of the family members of the rich landowners could spring out lived of the paintings of Hermenegildo Bustos.
Musical Curatorship
Benjamín Juárez Echenique, Professor of Latin American Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston. Professor Emeritus, Boston University. Corresponding Member, Mexican Academy of History.
URTEXT DIGITAL CLASSICS. Record Label
With 29 years of experience in the national and international markets and a catalog of nearly 400 titles, Urtext Digital Classics is the leading Mexican record label in Latin America for the production of concert, jazz, and traditional music recordings. It was founded in response to the need to produce phonograms of these musical genres in Mexico, with the highest audio quality standards. The label has received five Latin Grammy nominations and numerous highly favorable reviews. In recent years, it has ventured into producing audiovisual content about significant figures in the Mexican music world. Since 2020, the Urtext Festival, which brings together more than 150 musicians in various forms of expression, has been organized. As of 2023, the Kaluz Museum is the main host of the festival.
Since 2020, the label has been organizing the Urtext Festival, which brings together more than 150 musicians in different manifestations for three days at the end of November. This year the festival will be held at the Kaluz Museum.
