Orígenes: voice and percussion through the ages, adapted from our virtual program “Orígenes: Exploring the Spanish and Latin-American Renaissance," is a bilingual program curated by Mexican-born mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte and Spanish-born percussionist Jesús Pacheco. The program explores the development of voice and percussion instruments with a focus on Spanish and Latin American cultures. This performance is adapted for three performers for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Fall Festival, “Myths and Leyendas: Mujeres,” expanding the original Orígenes concept to include guitar, adding warmth and texture to a program with music that spans from the Renaissance to the present. Featuring tenor Thomas O’Neill, percussionist Jesús Pacheco, and special guest guitarist Héctor Alfonso Torres.

Visit the following website for more information: https://www.mfah.org/calendar/2025-fall-festival-myths-and-leyendas-mujeres.

Recipient of a 2025 Early Music America Engagement Award, and underwritten in part by Kathleen Moore and Steve Homer.