Sanstierce & Ars Choralis Coeln / Maria Jonas & Bassem Hawar

Sanstierce & Ars Choralis Coeln

Cohabitating, fighting, forgiving, conquering: the Iberian Peninsula is the scene where three monotheistic world religions met as far back as the Middle Ages. Just as the languages Hebrew, Arabic and Spanish became intertwined, so does the music exude the interaction between Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Maria Jonas has mapped out a route to Al-Andalus. She highlights the richness of difference, and the wonder of connection.  

Programme

• Anonymous

  Tres morillas
  (from: Cancioneiro de Palacio, Spain 1470-1520) 

  16th century
• Traditional / text: Dunash ben Labrat

  D’ror Jikra 

  c920/25-after 985
• Anonymous, Al-Andalus

  Kien kyere buena bentura

• Anonymous / Yitzhak ibn Khalfoun

  Tant’amare 

  965-1020
• Anonymous, Al-Andalus

  Allah, y’a rabbi 

• Judah Halevi

  Veni sidi, veni 

  c1074-1141
• Anonymous, Al-Andalus 

  Ya habibi 

• Anonymous / ? Alfonso el Sabio

  Quantos me crevéren
  (from: Cantigas de Santa Maria, no. 120)
  
  Programme subject to change

  1221-1284 

Musicians

• Ars Choralis Coeln
• Pamela Petsch, Stefanie Brijoux, Cora Schmeiser voice
• Sanstierce
• Jalda Rebling voice
• Saad Mahmood Jawad oud
• Rageed William ney
• Maria Jonas vocals, musical direction
• Bassem Hawar djoze, musical direction