Keir GoGwilt: The Zarabanda Variations — live event on Aug 31, 2026
Keir GoGwilt: The Zarabanda Variations at National Sawdust on Mon, Aug 31, 7:30 PM. Free entry. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.
The Zarabanda Variations is a group of visionary composers, performers, and poets creating a surprising and vibrant synthesis of Baroque, folkloric, and contemporary music of the American hemisphere. The members of the ensemble work across genres including traditional Mariachi and Baroque music, improvisation collectives in Mexico City and New York, and contemporary composition, creating new songs and dances inspired by the eclecticism of the zarabanda: a dance with Spanish, pre-Columbian American, and African origin stories. Woven in with the music is the poetry of Edgar Garcia, whose work maps the emergence of the Baroque through scenes of colonial and contemporary translation, emergency, and migration. The Zarabanda Variations was commissioned and produced by the American Modern Opera Company (AMOC) with additional support from YellowBarn Music Festival, YoungARTS, Clark Art Institute, Frequency Festival, the Peabody Essex Museum, and Lincoln Center. The Zarabanda Variations features Mariana Flores Bucio (voice), Wilfrido Terrazas (flutes, composition), Jonny Allen (percussion), Miranda Cuckson (violin), Carrie Frey (viola), Keir GoGwilt (violin / composition), Alec Goldfarb (guitars), Kyle Motl (contrabass), Coleman Itzkoff (cello), Vicente Atria (composition), and Edgar Garcia (poetry). The Zarabanda Variations by Keir GoGwilt // This performance is made possible thanks to the generous support of The Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation. // This is a seated performance. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email [email protected].
Starts: Mon, Aug 31, 7:30 PM
Ends: Tue, Sep 1, 12:00 PM
Where: 80 North 6th Street, New York 11249, United States
Price: $0.0
Venue: National Sawdust
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