Sanctuary

Sanctuary A sanctuary is not always a place. Sometimes it is a sound, a memory, a few minutes of stillness—or something we return to when the rest of the world has become too loud. Sanctuary is the second recital in my After the Last Note series: an exploration of music not simply as performance, but as a place of refuge, reflection, and return. This program moves across five centuries of music for the guitar and its predecessors, from the quiet gravity of the Spanish Renaissance to the intimacy of Tsumeki, the classical variations of Giuliani, the extraordinary musical world of Manuel Maria Ponce, and finally the great arc of Agustín Barrios Mangoré’s La Catedral* *PROGRAM* Luis de Narváez (c. 1500–c. 1555) Canción del Emperador Issay Tsumeki Serene Summer Nights Mauro Giuliani (1781–1829) La Folía — Theme and Variations Manuel M. Ponce (1882–1948) Alborada Trópico Rumba Canción Popular Gallega Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885–1944) La Catedral I. Preludio Saudade II. Andante Religioso III. Allegro Solemne Performed by Swede Larson, classical guitar After the Last Note Where music is only the beginning. More performances, writings, books, and projects can be found at swedelarson.com.