Mission
LA DONNA MUSICALE IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE DISCOVERY, PRESERVATION, AND PROMOTION OF MUSIC WRITTEN BY WOMEN COMPOSERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ENSEMBLE USES PERIOD INSTRUMENTS AND HISTORICALLY INFORMED PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. THE MISSION OF LA DONNA'S BRANCH ORGANIZATION RUMBARROCO IS TO RECREATE, PRESERVE, AND POPULARIZE THE VITAL RHYTHMS AND HARMONIES OF THE PAST THAT TRAVELED FROM THE IBERIAN PENINSULA TO THE AMERICAS AND VICE VERSA. RUMBARROCO'S LATIN-BAROQUE FUSION ENSEMBLE USES PERIOD, FOLK, AND CONTEMPORARY POPULAR INSTRUMENTS AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICES. RUMBARROCO EXPLORES THE MUSICAL AND CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DISTINCTIONS AMONG EUROPEANS, AFRICANS, AND AMERINDIANS.