Gerard Beljon: Me miseram quid agam/Min al acmaaq

Sunday, 20 November 2022   |   14:15 - 16:00

Gerard Beljon: Me miseram quid agam/Min al acmaaq

Composer Gerard Beljon in his latest work ‘Me miseram quid agam/Min al acmaaq’ was inspired by the 12th-century Game from the Basilica of Our Lady and expressed his vision of what is happening in the world now, from the war violence in Ukraine to the horrors in the Middle East, in which the woman is desperately looking for her lost lover. In this work, Beljon unites Western music with sounds from the Middle East and, through Rianne Wilbers and Paloma Lázaro Arteaga, allows the upheaval to resound in Latin and Arabic that spans centuries, national borders and cultural backgrounds.

In this way the composer and choir build a musical bridge between East and West. An art form is created that is nourished by two different cultures, but more importantly; understanding, tolerance, connection, unity arise.

Program:

Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599): Magnificat (Ton.8 vocibus octo)
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599): Ave Maria
Jean Titelouze (1563-1633): Magnificat septimi toni
Pablo Bruna (1611-1679): Tiento por gesolreut sobre la Letania de la Virgin

Hans Leenders (1965): Signum magnum
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Hymn to the virgin
Ola Gjeilo (1978): Unicornis captivatur
Petr Eben (1929-2007) Uit Sonntagsmusik: Fantasia II
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986): Quatre motets sur des themes grégoriens
Gerard Beljon (1952): Me miseram quid agam/Min al acmaaq

  • Composer(s) Gerard Beljon
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Me Miseram Quid Agam/Min Al Acmaaq

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Rianne Wilbers, soprano; Paloma Lázaro Arteaga, soprano; Raphaela Danksagmuller, kaval; Marcel Verheggen, organ; Chamber choir Studium Chorale conducted by Hans Leenders

Date

Nov 20 2022
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Time

14:15 - 16:00

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Location

Amsterdam, Orgelpark
Amsterdam, Orgelpark
Gerard Brandtstraat 28, 1054 JK Amsterdam
Website
https://www.orgelpark.nl

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