Arp-Schnitger-Festival I: Aus der Thomaskirche

In the organizer's words:

Program:
Johann Hermann Schein: Excerpts from "Israelsbrünnlein" (Fontana d'Israel) and "Opella nova. Other parts of sacred concerts"
Samuel Scheidt: "We all believe in one God" SSWV 102

Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630), one of the most important Leipzig St. Thomas cantors before Johann Sebastian Bach, published "Israelsbrünnlein", a collection of settings of Old Testament texts, in 1623. Originally composed for festive occasions such as weddings, funerals or graduations, they combine the expressive secular madrigal style of Italian music with the polyphonic art of the sacred motet in the German-Dutch tradition. Accordingly, the composer himself described this interesting hybrid form as "sacred madrigals in the Italian manner" and thus created a compositional pinnacle of 17th century German music. Founded in Basel in 2012, the ensemble Voces Suaves, most of whose members studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, specializes in Renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Supported by three continuo instruments (theorbo, violone and chest organ), the ensemble makes these expressive songs shine in Schnitger's baptistery with its perfectly balanced voices, pure intonation and great artistry!

Voces Suaves vocal ensemble

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Price information:

€ 20 (reduction 20 %)