Ensemble Lucidarium
In medieval Spain, a fluid identity was a necessary survival tool for religious minorities. Both Conversos - Jews who had converted to Christianity - and Sephardic exiles made a name for themselves far beyond Europe with high quality literature and music. Moriscos, forced converts who secretly adhered to their Islamic faith, transcribed Spanish songs into Arabic. Ensemble Lucidarium spices up this unique repertoire mix with the élan and commitment we love so much.
Programme
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Las Coplas del Alichante de Puey Monçón
Text: Anonymous, Aragon 16th/early 17th century
Music: Anonymous, Ia não podeis ser contentes
(from: Cancioneiro de Elvas, 1530-45) -
Yagil Alekha Be-Rinnah
Text: Israel Najara c1555-c1625
Music: Rabbi Abraham Ariyas 19th century, “Pechref [Makam] Husseini [Usul] Devri Quibir”.
Moriscos -
Oh, Ropero, amargo, triste
Text: Antón de Montoro c1404-c1483
Music: Juan del Encina 1468-1529/30, Triste España sin ventura -
R’aslamtu fī_hā mā qad maḍā [There I surrendered to what had disappeared]
Text: Ibn ‘Iyād, Ibn ‘Abad al-kafif or anonymous
(from: Biblioteca Histórica del Universidad de Valencia, MS 966.4)
Music: Salim Al-Hulū, Man Habbak
(from: Al-Mowachahar Al-Andaloussia, Beirut 1965) -
Pavana muy llana para tañar, Las Vacas con doze diferencias
Diego Pisador 1509/10?-after 1557
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Passeava se el Rey Moro
Diego Pisador
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Alhambra hanina gualecoçor taphqi
Text: transcribed in Latin characters by Gonçalo Argote de Molina 1548-1596
(from: El Conde Lucanor, Seville 1575) -
Z’man hikah b’chetz shanun l’vavi [Time struck my heart with its clever arrows]
Text: Judah Abravanel c1460-c1530
Music: Traditional, Italian-Sephardic
Zambras/Leilas -
Subḥāna allah al_wāḥid al_mu’īn [Glory to Allah, the One and Only]
Text: Sa’ad al-Muhrāz
Music: Traditional Palestinian / Farhat Ziadah and Salma al-Jayyisi, Ayyuhā s-aāqī ‘ilay-ka l-muštakà -
Alabansa ada Allah
Text: Anonymous 1880 El Escorial
Music: Anonymous, Señora bem poderey
(from: Cancioneiro de Elvas)
Canarios -
Cantemos con alegria
Text: Traditional / Leonor Nuñez de Carvajal 1558-1596
Music: Anonymous, Tu gitana que adevinas
(from: Cancioneiro de Elvas)
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Dima Orsho, Carla Nahadi Babelegoto, Svetlana Kundish, Enrico Fink voice
- Hussain Atfah voice, oud
- Avery Gosfield recorder, pipe and tabor
- Tayfun Guttstadt ney, percussion
- Turan Vurgun qanûn
- Élodie Poirier viola da gamba
- Fabio Accurso lute
- Massimiliano Dragoni percussion, dulcimer
