Graindelavoix
In 1902, a remarkable recording was made of Alessandro Moreschi, the last castrato in musical history. His voice still sounds strikingly intimate, evoking both admiration and unease.
Using this recording as a starting point, Graindelavoix explores the mysterious soundscape of ancient vocal traditions. Music from the Sistine Chapel, Byzantine chants and Mediterranean rituals come together in an intense musical experience.
Becoming Moreschi is not just about music, but also about how voices can move, unsettle and haunt us. The programme brings the past very close and reveals just how powerful and strange the human voice can be.
Also live on www.emtv.online.
With an introduction by Annelies Andries (19:15 hrs, in Dutch) and a Q&A session (after the concert, in English), both taking place in the Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer (limited capacity)
Programme
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Plainchant / Alessandro Moreschi
Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae
1858-1922 -
Giovanni Pierlugi da Palestrina
La crudia mia nemica
1525/26-1594 -
Traditional
Kyrie igapisa euprepeian
SantousItalo-Greek -
Guillaume Dufay
Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae
Balsamus et munda cera
Salve flos Tuscae gentis1397-1474 -
Josquin Desprez
Nimphes, nappées
c1450/55-1521 -
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Popule meus (Improperia)
1548-1611 -
Giovanni Pierlugo da Palestrina
Sanctus Missa Pape Marcelli
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Constanzo Festa
Miserere mei Deus
c1485/90-1545 -
Traditional
Miserere mei Deus
Sardinia -
Gregorio Allegri / Tommaso Bai
Miserere mei Deus
Programme subject to change1582-1652 / c1650-1714
Musicians
- Teodora Tommasi, Florencia Menconi, Flor Paichard soprano
- Andrew Hallock, Razek François Bitar altus
- André Pérez Muiño, Albert Riera, Marius Peterson tenor
- Tomàs Maxé baritone
- Arnout Malfliet bass
- Luís Neiva narrator
- Björn Schmelzer musical direction
- Dominik Boiy sound design & manipulation
- Margarida Garcia, Björn Schmelzer concept & dramaturgy
