Música Ficta (Colombian ensemble)

Música Ficta
Background information
OriginBogota, Colombia
GenresBaroque music, Renaissance music
OccupationsEarly music
Years active1988–present
MembersCarlos Serrano, Jairo Serrano, Elisabeth Wright, Julián Navarro, Regina Albanez, Bárbara Cerón, Edwin García, Andrés Silva
Websitewww.musicaficta.com

Música Ficta is an early music ensemble founded in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1988. The ensemble is specialized in the performance of Latin-American and Spanish renaissance and baroque music. It has performed in Europe, the Americas, the Far and Middle East, and it has been reviewed, among others, by The Washington Post, Goldberg Magazine, Fanfare, AllMusic and Le Monde de la Musique.

The ensemble has recorded various unedited or scarcely known pieces from Latin-American musical archives, such as Bogotá, Mexico, Guatemala, Lima and Chiquitos (Bolivia). The group has also uncovered unedited pieces by 17th-century Spanish composers such as Sebastián Durón, Juan de Navas and José Marín.

Current members of the group are: Jairo Serrano (voice, percussion), Carlos Serrano (early woodwinds), Elisabeth Wright (harpsichord), Julián Navarro (baroque guitar), Regina Albanez (theorbo), Bárbara Cerón (baroque harp), Edwin García (theorbo), Andrés Silva (voice).