Marin Baroque presents Birds of Paradise, Exotic Music of the Old & New Worlds, in San Anselmo and Berkeley

MARIN BAROQUE Chamber Choir and period instrument Orchestra, with renowned early brass ensemble THE WHOLE NOYSE and Music Director, Daniel Canosa, present Birds of Paradise: Exotic Music of the Old & New Worlds, Janequin, Flecha & Fernandez, and music of the Latin American missions. Sixteen voices, percussion, vihuela, Baroque guitar, shawm, cornett, and early brass instruments are all featured.

On the program:

Le Chant des Oiseaux full of bird song by Clément Janequin; an ensalada, San Sabeya Gugurumbé, with a mixture of Castilian, Catalan, Portuguese, and African vernacular by Mateo Flecha; the plaintive Con Que La Lavare by Juan Vasquez, a popular poem and song in 16th-century Spain and a beautiful example of a villancico; and other music from the Latin American missions.

Saturday, March 28, 8 pm, First Presbyterian Church, San Anselmo

Sunday, March 29, 8 pm, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley

Tel. 415-497-6634. $5-$25. Email marinbaroque@gmail.com. www.marinbaroque.org

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1228843 (San Anselmo)

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1228865 (Berkeley)