José de Orejón y Aparicio

José de Orejón y Aparicio (Huacho 1706?-Lima, May 1765), was a Hispanic American (Spanish) composer. He was organist at Lima Cathedral.[1] He studied in Lima, first with Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, and then with Roque Ceruti.

The nave of Lima Cathedral.

Recordings

• "Ya que el sol misterioso", Valentina Alvarez (soprano) Urtext Records
• Ah, de la esfera de Apolo : "Ah, de la esfera de Apolo", A del Día, Our Lady of Copacabana Jilguerillo sonoro Tocatta - Al post Comunio Xácara - Según veo el Aparato Dolores y Gozos de San Joseph: Chacona - Giga Musica Temprana. Cobra Records 2017

References

1. Leslie Bethell The Cambridge History of Latin America 0521245168 - 1984 - p 792 "With admirable patriotic fervour, Campo preferred Jose de Orejon y Aparicio (b. Huacho, 1706; d. Lima, May 1765). The most gifted native-born Peruvian composer of the colonial period, Orejon became Lima cathedral's chief organist on 3 3 October 1742 and titular chapel- master on 9 April 1764. The bitter-sweet melancholy of his Sacrament solo cantata, Ya que el sol misterioso, and the sensuous charm of his tiple duet honouring Our Lady of Copacabana, A del dia a de la fiesta distinguish him from other more prosaic native-born South Americans of his century.."