Arauco

Founded in October 2002, FORESTARE is the initiative of a young guitarist. As soon as the idea took shape in his mind, Alexandre Éthier sought out conductor Pascal Côté. He also recruited a group of 12 promising young guitarists. Commissioning compositions and building bridges between song and classical guitar are priorities for the ensemble. Here they present Arauco , the story of the difficult relationship between the Mapuches (native people of the central-south region of Chile) and the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century.