4 december, 11 a.m. MIM Berlin for “Alte Musik live”
“Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” music by M. Praetorius and others
special guests: Julia Kirchner (sporano), Ziv Braha (lute)
3 december – n.n. (details follow soon)
“Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” music by M. Praetorius and others
special guests: Julia Kirchner (sporano), Ziv Braha (lute)
2 december, Marcolinipalais Dresden
music by. M. Praetorius, C. Monteverdi, J. H. Schein and others
special guests: Julia Kirchner (sporano), Ziv Braha (lute)
6 – 9 october 2011, in cooperation with a-capella ensemble Thios Omilos (Leipzig) – details follow soon
"Musica Nova" – madrigals & motets by Adriaen Willaert, works by composers Thuon Burtevitz (Dresden), Robert Rehing (Leipzig) and Cecilia Arditto (The Hague)
17 october 2010, 4 p.m. Alte Handelsbörse Leipzig
"In Stile Italiano"
special guests: Julia Kirchner (soprano), Ziv Braha (lute)
16 october 2010, 7 p.m. "Oschatzer Musikherbst", St. Aegidienkirche
"In Stile Italiano"
special guests: Julia Kirchner (soprano), Ziv Braha (lute)
27 march 2010, galery JeanFJans Brussels
"In Stile Italiano"
special guests: Coline Duttileul (soprano), Nicolas Achten (harp, lute, baritone)
26 march 2010, eglise St. Antoine Brussels
"In Stile Italiano"
special guests: Coline Duttileul (soprano), Nicolas Achten (harp, lute, baritone)
01 november 2009, 11 a.m. Musikinstrumentenmuseum Leipzig
„Wir glauben all an einen Gott“ – music by M. Praetorius, J. Walter, C. Goudimel and others
special guests: Anja Lipfert (soprano), Ziv Braha (lute, tenore)
31 october 2009, 5 p.m. city hall Torgau
„Wir glauben all an einen Gott“ – music by M. Praetorius, J. Walter, C. Goudimel and others
special guests: Anja Lipfert (soprano), Ziv Braha (lute, tenore)
25 april 2009, 7.30 p.m. Thomaskirche Leipzig in cooperation with Kammerchor Josquin des Préz (direction: Maurice van Lieshaut)
Josquin – missa “Hercules Dux Ferrariae”
19 october 2008, 5 p.m. Michaelis Church Erfurt
„Banchetto musicale“ – music by J.H. Schein and others
special guest: Christine Mothes (soprano, recorder)
18 october 2008, church Oehrenstock near Ilmenau
„Banchetto musicale“ – music by J.H. Schein and others
special guest: Christine Mothes (soprano, recorder)
17 october 2008, Fachhochschule für Instrumentenbau Markneukirchen
„Banchetto musicale“ – music by J.H. Schein and others
special guest: Christine Mothes (soprano, recorder)
30 august 2008, International Young Artists Presentation on Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerp (honorary mentioned "highly recommanded" by the jury)
“Musica Nova” – motets & madrigals by Adriaen Willaert
special guest: Christine Mothes (soprano)
24 august 2008, 11 a.m. Musikinstrumentenmuseum Leipzig
„Veni Venezia e poi muori“ - music by masters of venecian school
Gast: Christine Mothes (Sopran)
23 august 2008, 5 p.m. Schlosskirche Torgau
„Veni Venezia e poi muori“ - music by masters of venecian school
Gast: Christine Mothes (Sopran)
For 2011 RinascitaConsort is planing to perform concerts with music around the collection "Musica Nova" by Adrian Willaert & compositions from Thuon Burtevitz, Cecilia Arditto and Robert Rehnig.
Adrian Willaert was one of the last Franco-Flemish composers who worked in Italy. Probably born around 1490 in Bruges, Willaert was bandmaster of San Marco in Venice since 1527. His pupil Zarlino stated that Willaert gave the crucial impulse for the "Venetian School". Other of his pupils were Rore, Vicento, Parobosco, A. Gabrieli and Porta.
At this time a group of republicans from Florence who were majorly bankers lived in exile in Venice. They cultivated literature and music that was strongly influenced by humanistic values and ordered Willaert to compose many madrigals and motets for them. This order contained some danger because it helped to spread the same republican ideas that had forced Willaert's clients into exile. Because of that reason the manuscript of the Musica Nova circulated round and round before it was printed finally in 1559. In fact because of it's political background and it's extraordinary quality the Musica Nova was a kind of open secret that attracted a lot of European music enthusiasts to Italy, long time before it was finally printed.
Musica Nova contains motets and madrigals that adapt all - except for one piece - lyrics of Petrarca. Petrarca lived also in exile and many of his lyrics reflect the fate of the immigrants from Florence: Like for example the lyrics of Maria or the psalm of King David. Willaert used all resources that were common for the genre of motet. He also adapted these resources for madrigals to interpret the lyrics of Petrarca.
The intensity of these pieces that express in their universal language themes like the unfulfilled love to Laura or the longing for the lost and unreachable is still touching us deeply today.
