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Artist
Voz en punto
12+ albums
a capellamexico
about
This exceptional ensemble, founded by its director José Galván in 1990, has focused its artistic energy on the highly colorful arena of Mexican culture; nevertheless, it is capable of interpreting with equal success a wide variety of music, from pieces of Mexican colonial polyphony from the 16th and 17th centuries, songs in native tongues and/or with African influences, up to folklore and music of living Mexican concert composers. As if this repertoire weren’t versatile enough, the group has also presented programs consisting of European composers, including motets and madrigals; Latin-American music, from tangos to Cuban music and Brazilian bossa-nova; negro spirituals, etc., etc. It is within the context of this great talent, vocal aplomb, charisma, and interpretative flair, in which each member of Voz en Punto places his or her own seal. The end result is an audience which becomes—to quote the group’s press notes—“Ecstatic”, “On Fire”, or “Delirious”. Such adjectives would hardly seem to describe a vocal group which achieves its effects without the aid of microphones or other paraphernalia. Voz en Punto is, indeed, the irrefutable proof that the voice is the most glorious instrument which humankind has always had at its disposition. The quintet began to make itself known by becoming the first Mexican vocal group to emerge triumphant in the world’s most prestigious specialized competitions. While its members were still students at the National University’s Music Sc
