Orchestra of New Spain

For 37 years we've been presenting music of Spain and Iberamerica, mostly a repertory that was invisible to others. 60,000 people have been privileged to hear this cultural patrimony which ranges from the great masses of the mid 18th century Spanish court, to the humorous tonadillas in Madrid's public theaters, Soler's catchy Christmas villancicos, and more recently to the world of popular, secular theater and its zarzuelas and dances.

The Orchestra's concerts feature 18th-century Spanish works, unpublished and found only in manuscript in the libraries of the Royal Court and cathedrals in Spain for which they were originally written and where they have lain dormant for the past two centuries. The impressive quality of these works—for orchestra, soloists and chorus—reflects the importance of the Spanish capital in the artistic life of Europe of the 18th century, and its direct artistic links to Vienna, Paris and the Italian states.