Album Details
Mission Road by Chanticleer includes Bonus DVD. Enjoy the beauty of California's beloved missions and share the captivating experience of seeing and hearing this music performed in the setting for which it was written. Sometimes the brightest jewels are not found in remote, exotic lands but instead are found close by, right under our noses in our own backyard. Such is the case with the enchanting melodies and musical settings of the California missions and Mexican catherdrals. Music on this CD/DVD package delves into these musical frontiers and examines what local Californians would have heard around 200 years ago, both inside and outside the mission walls. Approximately one-third of the repertoire deals with processional pieces: parades and pageantry were part of major feast days. Another third is devoted to the Misa en sol, which most probably was composed by Friar Juan Bautista Sancho during his 26 years at Mission Antonio de Padua near present day King City and Paso Robles.
