Making Music Indigenous by Joshua Tucker

Stephen Weber at Amarillo College, Texas. Tom Assel studied vocal technique with Dr. *The ensemble for each concert is drawn from the complete roster below. Attracting some of the finest voices in Kansas City to audition, this semi-professional ensemble is made up of elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate music teachers professional singers, professional accompanists, private voice teachers, and music students at the undergraduate, masters, and doctorate levels. Since its inception in 2009, Te Deum has grown both in reputation and in size.

The deep meaning of the text and music drives every repertoire and musical choice as the Chamber Choir produces a unique choral experience. Te Deum Chamber Choir focuses its concerts to create a context for sacred music that evokes a penetratingly spiritual and musical experience for the audience. Tucker argues that by following the musicians that have championed chimaycha music in its many forms, we can trace shifting meanings of indigeneity-and indeed, uncover the ways it is constructed, transformed, and ultimately recreated through music.Te Deum Chamber Choir is an ensemble for highly skilled singers who volunteer their time to share, grow, and be inspired to create powerful choral music. This musical representation of indigeneity not only helps shape contemporary culture, it also provides a lens through which to reflect on the country's past. In Making Music Indigenous, Joshua Tucker traces the history of this music and its key performers over fifty years to show that there is no single way to 'sound indigenous.' The musicians Tucker follows make indigenous culture and identity visible in contemporary society by establishing a cultural and political presence for Peru's indigenous peoples through activism, artisanship, and performance. But, in contemporary Peru, indigenous chimaycha music has become a wildly popular genre that is even heard in the nightclubs of Lima. When thinking of indigenous music, many people may imagine acoustic instruments and pastoral settings far removed from the whirl of modern life.

Making Music Indigenous by Joshua Tucker