In many ways the most central woman to Western classical music, the Virgin Mary has inspired some of the most poignant and beautiful musical moments in the genre. This is particularly striking in Baroque era music from Latin America, with the confluence of European musical aesthetics, indigenous languages, and complex fusion rhythms. An exploration of Marian devotion, María del Pueblo weaves together anonymous and improvised instrumental and vocal works, ranging from anonymous fragments written in Guaraní, to complete settings of the Latin Magnificat text, to examples of Marian devotion in a very local sense. (Bloomington, IN)