"Grade A - nourishing to the body and soul."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2015-16 Biography: The chart-topping and critically acclaimed San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble (SAVAE) is taking tour dates for the 2015-2016 seasons. Features on NPR’s Weekend Edition, in the Associated Press, and in dozens of other media outlets brought their contemporary take on ancient Latin American compositions into the international light.
SAVAE made its debut in 1989 at historic San Fernando Cathedral, presenting their own Texas take on Latin American music from the colonial period. In the years since, SAVAE has recorded six albums, including two Billboard-charting CDs, Guadalupe Virgen de los Indios and Milagro de Guadalupe. Director Ridley Scott included a track from Ancient Echoes, SAVAE’s album of early Middle Eastern sacred roots music in his 2005 feature film, Kingdom of Heaven. SAVAE has been featured in soundtracks, including Academy Award-winning Tod Boekelheide's score for Discovering Dominga. SAVAE has been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, Weekend Edition, Sound & Spirit, Latino USA, The Savvy Traveler. SAVAE was featured in hour-long specials on the early music program Harmonia. John Diliberto recorded a “Living Room Concert” for his Echoes public radio show, and an encore appearance for the program at Indre Studio in Philadelphia. SAVAE has toured to 70+ cities across the USA. The International Baroque Festival Bolivia presented SAVAE in Misiones Chiquitos, marking the ensemble’s foreign debut. Reviews covering SAVAE and its vibrant approach to early world music have appeared in major papers including The Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, The Chicago Sun Times and via AP and wire services—coast-to-coast. SAVAE is comprised of seven musicians who sing and play a variety of world music string, woodwind, and percussion instruments.
Contact: Catherine "Covita" Moroney, General Manager — 210-573-6335 • moroneys@mac.com
Members: Seven (7) singers/instrumentalists — three male and four female
Instruments: Vocals, extensive hand percussion and drums, various wind/flutes, guitars, harps
Web/Video: www.youtube.com/user/savaevideo • www.savae.org • facebook.com/sanantonio.vocalarts
Availability: Summer 2015 — United States, Canada, and Mexico | Summer 2016 — North America, South America, Europe, Asia
SAVAE made its debut in 1989 at historic San Fernando Cathedral, presenting their own Texas take on Latin American music from the colonial period. In the years since, SAVAE has recorded six albums, including two Billboard-charting CDs, Guadalupe Virgen de los Indios and Milagro de Guadalupe. Director Ridley Scott included a track from Ancient Echoes, SAVAE’s album of early Middle Eastern sacred roots music in his 2005 feature film, Kingdom of Heaven. SAVAE has been featured in soundtracks, including Academy Award-winning Tod Boekelheide's score for Discovering Dominga. SAVAE has been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, Weekend Edition, Sound & Spirit, Latino USA, The Savvy Traveler. SAVAE was featured in hour-long specials on the early music program Harmonia. John Diliberto recorded a “Living Room Concert” for his Echoes public radio show, and an encore appearance for the program at Indre Studio in Philadelphia. SAVAE has toured to 70+ cities across the USA. The International Baroque Festival Bolivia presented SAVAE in Misiones Chiquitos, marking the ensemble’s foreign debut. Reviews covering SAVAE and its vibrant approach to early world music have appeared in major papers including The Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, The Chicago Sun Times and via AP and wire services—coast-to-coast. SAVAE is comprised of seven musicians who sing and play a variety of world music string, woodwind, and percussion instruments.
Contact: Catherine "Covita" Moroney, General Manager — 210-573-6335 • moroneys@mac.com
Members: Seven (7) singers/instrumentalists — three male and four female
Instruments: Vocals, extensive hand percussion and drums, various wind/flutes, guitars, harps
Web/Video: www.youtube.com/user/savaevideo • www.savae.org • facebook.com/sanantonio.vocalarts
Availability: Summer 2015 — United States, Canada, and Mexico | Summer 2016 — North America, South America, Europe, Asia
