Orlando di Lasso’s Prophetiae Sibyllarum, pre-Christian prophecies about the arrival of the Prince of Peace, are the focus of this evening and open the festival. What is special about this work is, among other things, di Lasso’s unconventional use of harmony and chromaticism. This unique composition is juxtaposed with contemporary echoes from composers such as Samir Odeh-Tamimi and Younghi Pagh-Paan.

Program:

Orlando DI LASSO (1532–1594)
Prophetiæ Sibyllarum (1556-1559)
für 4 Stimmen
Prologo Carmina chromatico quae audis modulata tenore
I Sibylla Persica Virgine matre satus, pando residebit asello
II Sibylla Libyca Ecce dies venient, quo aeternus tempore princeps

Younghi PAGH-PAAN (*1945)
ma-am (1990)
für Frauenstimme und Claves

Johannes SCHÖLLHORN (*1962)
Reprise (2017)
für Akkordeon solo

Orlando DI LASSO
Prophetiæ Sibyllarum
III Sibylla Delphica Non tarde veniet, tacita sed mente tenendum
IV Sibylla Cimmeria In teneris annis facie præsignis, honore
V Sibylla Samia Ecce dies nigras quæ tollet læta tenebras

Luciano BERIO (1925–2003)
Lied (1983)
für Klarinette solo

Orlando DI LASSO
Prophetiæ Sibyllarum
VI Sibylla Cumana Iam mea certa manent, et vera, novissima verba
VII Sibylla Hellespontica Dum meditor quondam vidi decorare puellam
VIII Sibylla Phrygia Ipsa Deum vidi summum punire volentem

Maksym KOLOMIIETS (*1981)
Feuer in deinen Augen (2020)
für Akkordeon solo

Orlando DI LASSO
Prophetiæ Sibyllarum
IX Sibylla Europaea Virginis æternum veniet de corpore verbum
X Sibylla Tiburtina Verax ipse Deus dedit haec mihi munia fandi

Beat FURRER (*1954)
Prophezeiungen (2022-23)
für Alt, Kontrabassklarinette und Akkordeon

Orlando DI LASSO
Prophetiæ Sibyllarum
XI Sibylla Erythraea Cerno Dei natum, qui se demisit ab alto
XII Sibylla Agrippa Summus erit sub carne satus, clarissimus atque

Samir ODEH-TAMIMI (*1970)
Meréch (2020)
für Mezzosopran solo

Orlando DI LASSO
Tristis est anima mea
für 5 Stimmen