
Juan
Díaz de Corcuera Herrador
Voice (tenor, in its historical meaning).
Roots
I was born in Bilbao (Vizcaya), but I don’t know Basque…. and I grew up in a small village in the south of Navarre.
Study
I was a pueri-cantor in the Escolanía de la Abadía de la Santa Cruz (San Lorenzo del Escorial). I studied singing at the Conservatory of Pamplona (Navarra). I completed my studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
Professional
Until shortly before the pandemic, I was a professor specializing in historical performance practice in the master’s degree program
“
Musical studies
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at the Universidad Central (Bogotá, Colombia). I am currently a freelance early music performer and work on musicological projects commissioned by other performers.
Why
Since childhood I have been seduced by the idea of playing the music of the past, studying the information we have about its performance.
Elective Affinities
Something that changed my life was a train trip through Italy in the summer of 1994, singing Monteverdi madrigals on the streets… that was beautiful and terrifying at the same time.
Something else
I just finished a Master’s degree in Applied Musicology at the University of La Rioja and I am about to start a PhD in Musicology at the same university. In 2000 I won the Musica Antiqua competition (Bruges) and the IYAP of Laus Polyphoniae (Antwerp) with the ensemble La Trulla de Bozes.
Interview on November project 2022 see details foldout video
2023
April
Dialogue of Keys II
Ammerbach with a Double M (and Voice)May
All in a Garden Green
Dance Melodies ... for Listening and WatchingBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
June
The Donkey’s Crown
Animals & Creatures Invite You to the FinissageBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
September
Biennale ReRenaissance 2023
Music and Might - Maximilian's Triumphal ProcessionBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Maximilian’s Songs
Barfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
Le Diamante et la Marguerite
Trumpf 2Schmiedenhof; Rümelinsplatz, Basel
Triumphal procession
Trump 3St. Martin's Church Basel
Canterey
Trump 4Martinskirche, Basel
Pfiffer & Prosoner
Trump 5Martinskirche, Basel
October
Glickhaftig!
The Musical World of Felix PlatterBarfüsserkirche
Historical Museum Basel
November
ぐるりよざ Gururiyoza!
Over the Seas with MusicBarfüsserkirche Historical Museum Basel