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La Llorona
and other tales of momentary madness
Retrospect
Clara Sanabras (voice and baroque guitar), Harvey Brough (guitar)
Of all ghost stories shrouded in mystery, that of La Llorona is probably
the best known. Tracing back many centuries into Mexican border
folklore, there are countless variations on her story, but they all carry
the same theme: the weeping woman seeking her children, whom she
drowned for the love of a man, in a moment of madness. Such "moments
of madness" are commonly found in many folksongs across the
ages and continents. Ensemble Retrospect will sing and play a selection
of such early folksongs, as well as some of their original compositions.
Abroad as I was walking, one evening in the spring,
I heard a maid in Bedlam so sweetly for to sing;
Her chains she rattled with her hands,
And thus replied she:
"I love my love because I know my love loves me!
Retrospect, a suitable word to describe the way our group
likes to interpret and perform the music of the past.
Consciously looking at it from the present rather than
intending to travel back in time. Finding relevance in the
words of a particular old song and pairing it up with a
more modern piece of music, or vice-versa and presenting
the two as a suite. Occasionally, these pieces from different
centuries interweave and become one, finding their
own place in time in the performance itself.
Sunday, May 30, 4 pm
Kilcummin Parish Church, Oughterard
