The Oldest Telling of the Miracle at Tepeyac to Life with Narration, Piano and Flute

Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 5:30 PM, Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine, New York City

NEW YORK, NY — On Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 5:30 PM, the Saint Frances CabriniShrine in New York City will host the world premiere of Guadalupe from the Aztec, a retelling of the miracle at Tepeyac that joins spoken narration with a live score for piano and flute.

The performance is built on the oldest story of the miracle at Guadalupe, originally writtenin the Nahuatl language in 1649. Fr. Cawley translated the account into English over a period of thirty years. Now, for the first time, that translation is being brought to life onstage, with the words carried by a narrator and shaped by music written to move alongside them.

David Haney will serve as narrator and pianist, and Yael “KAT” Modiano Acher will performon flute. Together they follow the story as it unfolds at Tepeyac, letting the spoken word and the instruments answer one another throughout the evening.

Guadalupe from the Aztec

A musical retelling of the miracle at Tepeyac