Pablo Ortiz's choral writing incorporates diverse influences, including Gregorian chant, ars subtilior, 16th-century polyphony, Yma Sumac, and Finnish and Argentinean tango.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pablo Ortiz, the composer, believes music is the ultimate time machine and finds deep connections with words that compel him to set them to music.
Composer Biography
Pablo Ortiz, born in Buenos Aires in 1956, studied Gregorian chant for a year at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, which influenced his vocal writing.
Performer Biography
Sebastián Zubieta, born in Buenos Aires in 1967, is the music director of the Americas Society and curates the MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas Concert Series.
Composition History
The piece 'Leaving Limerick' was commissioned by the Terezín Music Foundation as part of the Liberation Project, which commemorated the liberation of Nazi concentration camps in 1945.
Performer Biography
Meridionalis is the Americas Society's vocal ensemble, founded in 2010, and has performed early and contemporary music from Latin America and Canada to critical acclaim.
