At the time of writing, there is intense speculation about Liekinheitin’s possible success in the Eurovision Song Contest, but we will open the festival with music that is heard in the competition every year. Can you guess what it is? Our international guest of the summer, the Danish vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices, demonstrates its versatility as an interpreter of both early and contemporary music.
A true rarity in the concert comes from Krzysztof Kieślowski’s 1990s hit film Blue, whose plot revolves around a hymn for the unification of Europe. The work is performed in Greek – so we’ll get a stamp from that country in our imaginary festival passport as well. The closing piece, Ravel’s String Quartet, is among the finest works in the repertoire. We are delighted to have our artistic director Atte Kilpeläinen’s own ensemble, Meta4, perform it.
Theatre of Voices
Else Torp, soprano
Anna Caroline Olsen, mezzo-soprano
Paul Bentley-Angell, tenor
Jakob Bloch Jespersen, bass
Meta4
Minna Pensola, violin
Antti Tikkanen, violin
Atte Kilpeläinen, viola
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, cello
PROGRAMME
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum (France)
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Béla Bartók: Alla Bulgarese from String Quartet No. 5 (Hungary/Bulgaria)
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Psalm 134 Or sus, serviteurs du Seigneurs (The Netherlands)
Theatre of Voices
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Song (Denmark)
Theatre of Voices
Zbigniew Preisner: Song for the Unification of Europe from the movie Three Colours: Blue (Poland/Greece)
Theatre of Voices
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INTERMISISON
Maurice Ravel: String Quartet (France)
Allegro moderato – Très doux
Assez vif – Très rythmé
Très lent
Vif et agité
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