KULTUURINÄLJASTELE: Austraalia esmaettekanne Veljo Tormis – Raua needmine. Sydney koor Bel a Capella esitab Eesti shamaani rituaalil põhinevat teost, mis räägib, kuidas kurjus raua sisse sai. Kontsert toimub pühapäeval 19.aprillil kell 15.00 Darlinghursti vanas rauast vangikongi teatris. Kindlasti väga eriline kontserdikogemus, eriti sobilik Maestro Tormise 85ndal juubeliaastal.
Miserere pileteid saab osta Bel a cappella’s kodulehelt (www.belacappella.org.au) või telefoni teel 02 9064 1729. Pileti hind: $45/täiskasvanu; $35/soodus. Uksel piletite arv limiteeritud.
Bel a cappella presents Miserere
One can anticipate three characteristics of a Bel a Cappella concert:
- the ensemble will be well prepared
- the program will be well constructed
- Musical Director Anthony Pasquill will have his heart firmly placed on his sleeve
So said our reviewer from Classikon after our Puer natus est concert at the end of 2014. Our first concert of 2015 promises to be no different, with the choir celebrating 20 years and performing for the first time in Darlinghurst at 3 pm on Sunday 19 April at the beautiful, awe-inspiring Cell Block Theatre at the National Art School – a visually remarkable building and a significant feature of Australia’s colonial and cultural heritage as it was once the Old Darlinghurst Gaol.
Bel a cappella will be presenting music from the 15th century by Johannes Ockeghem with his polyphonic setting of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass (the Missa pro defunctis, or Mass for the dead) through to James MacMillan’s 21st-century take on the text of Psalm 51 (Miserere mei). The psalm (set in Latin) is the same as that set by Allegri: ‘Have mercy upon me, O God, according to they great mercy’.
Contrasting with the simple beauty of the Ockeghem are the Quatre Motets Pour Un Temps De Pénitence by Francis Poulenc which date from 1938‐39, three years after his return to Catholicism following his pilgrimage to visit the famous Black Virgin in Rocamadour (in Western France). The motets are short settings of texts from the Holy Week and show a remarkable balance of emotional restraint and expression along with textural and musical economy.
Bel a cappella will also be performing Australian Premieres by Australian composers: Ave Maria by Anna Jacobs and Pater Noster by David Basden.
Closing the concert is Veljo Tormis‘ frightening, powerful and entrancing Curse Upon Iron. which tells the story about how iron came to be. Driven on by the beating of the shaman drum, the choir chants and shouts lines from the Finnish epos “Kalevada’, mixed with modern statements and the wailing of sirens.
Miserere tickets are available on Bel a cappella’s website (www.belacappella.org.au) or by phone on 02 9064 1729. Tickets are: $45 for adults; $35 for concessions. A discount of $5 per ticket is available for groups of 10 or more, if pre-booked through the website. Limited tickets will be available at the door for what is likely to be a sell-out concert.
Further information www.belacappella.org.au
President: Margaret Grove 0414 773 714 president@bel.org.au
