Amen en la voz del Hombre – Saeta sacred song

from an original idea by  Andres Marin

Voices:

Jesus Mendez

Segundo Falcon

Jesus de la Mena

Classical musicians:

Javier Trigos, clarinet

Miguel Maceda, bassoon

Angel Sanchez, oboe

Chamber music with oboe, clarinet, bassoon and three exceptional voices to sing the Saeta of Seville: mystical songs of praise and invocations to God and the Virgin that express deep spiritual feelings.

Through Flamenco romances, peteneras and seguiriyas, the soul of Andalusia and the Sevillian processions are brought to life.

The Saeta of Seville with its poetic declamations of yesteryear is the mystical song in which man cries out and sings from the depths of his emotions to God and the Virgin.

During the religious processions and celebrations, inspired verses, praises and stirring words from the soul are cast heavenwards like arrows. The saeta can be sombre and precise in some Andalus villages, but from the 19^th century, it could also become more ‘flamenco’ or more embellished and lively. This is the case today when the saetas are also called saetas flamencas.