TITB Presents: Oratorio a Los Martires del 23 de Julio

Thinking Inside the Box is proud to present the European premier of Oratorio a los Martires del 23 de Julio, an unpublished work composed by Nicaraguan musician Carlos Media Godoy and performed by King's Brazil Ensemble

Event Venue

College Chapel

Event Address

King's College London, Strand Lane, London, WC2R 2LS

Date

21/04/2023 19:30 PM -21/04/2023 21:30 PM

Nicaragua’s contention with dictatorial rule dates back further than most of Latin America’s. The Somoza family imposed a civil dictatorship on the country in the 1930s, which lasted four decades. This time was characterised by growing wealth inequality, misuse of public funds, and suppression of public dissent.

On 23rd of July, 1959, the soldiers of the Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional(National Guard) opened fire on a parade organised by the students of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (Autonomous University of Nicaragua). With four dead and sixty injured, 23rd July came to mark a dark day in Nicaragua’s history, one that continues to haunt the public consciousness to this day.

Carlos Mejia Godoy, one of Nueva Cancion’s foremost proponents, composed an ode to the lives lost on 23rd July in the form of Oratorio a Los Mártires del 23 de Julio, exhibiting the perfect harmony with which his work as a musician and a revolutionary co-exist. This concert will showcase an arrangement of this piece specially written for the King’s Brazil Ensemble by Stefan Metzger, in addition to pieces from Chile.

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