Following the conquest of the Americas, Spanish and Portuguese clergy and musicians brought their entire polyphonic tradition to the New World.

Musicians such as Juan de Araujo and Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco settled in Latin American countries. Others were born in the New World, such as Gaspar Fernández, who spent his entire career in Mexico. The music libraries of Latin American churches have also preserved a vast number of manuscripts, some of which contain pieces entirely unknown on the European continent.

While these musicians brought their expertise as polyphonic composers to the New World, they were also captivated by local folk traditions, even going so far as to adapt the texts of the Catholic liturgy into indigenous languages. This evolution of the Iberian polyphonic tradition is illustrated by this program, which also highlights the travels of these musicians in Europe, such as the Spaniard Tomás Luis de Victoria in Rome, where he immersed himself in the style of the papal chapel.

With his musical verve, Leonardo García-Alarcón transforms this sacred program into a hymn to the divine, carried by frenzied rhythms and unbridled performers.