The Madison Early Music Festival heads south this year, with works created in Mexico and South America between the 16th and 18th centuries. Entitled “El Nuevo Mundo: The Age of Exploration in the New World,” this year?s fest opens Saturday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by Piffaro, the Renaissance Band. Pre-show lectures introduce each show at 6:30 p.m. in Morphy Recital Hall, and each performance is in Mills Hall, both located at 455 N. Park St. on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.