For the series “The Italian concerts of the Chamber Music Society”, a concert by the Estonian ensamble HORTUS MUSICUS. Event organized in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa.
Early music consort Hortus Musicus was founded by its artistic director and conductor Andres Mustonen in 1972. Hortus Musicus is the oldest continuously working ensemble in its field in Eastern Europe and one of the few of such longevity in the world.
Hortus Musicus’ repertoire includes music from the 8th-20th century. Their programs consists of the Gregorian chant, organums, medieval liturgical dramas, hymns and motets, works of the Franco-Flemish school, the Trecento-masters of Italy, the 16th-century rigid polyphony, French chansons, Italian madrigals, frotollas and villanelles, a large amount of suites from Renaissance dances, early sonatas and secular large-scale works of baroque composers of the 17th-18th centuries and the music of 20th century composers. Many contemporary composers have written pieces for the ensemble, such as Alexander Knaifel, Arvo Pärt, Galina Grigorjeva, Lepo Sumera and others. Hortus Musicus has recorded more than 30 CD-s for Warner Classics, Melodiya, Forte, Antes and others.
Members of the ensamble:
- Andres Mustonen – artistic director, violin, recorders, crumhorns
- Olev Ainomäe – shawms, oboe, recorders, crumhorns, rauschpfeiff, duduk
- Valter Jürgenson – trombones
- Tõnis Kuurme – curtal, shawm, bassoon, recorders, crumhorns, rauschpfeiff
- Imre Eenma – violone, double bass, viola da gamba
- Ivo Sillamaa – harpsichord, organ, piano
- Riho Ridbeck – bass, percussion instruments
- Tõnis Kaumann – baritone, percussion instruments
- Anto Õnnis – tenor, percussion instruments
Program:
- Carmina Burana: Cycle of 14 medieval songs
- La Follia by Monteverdi: Vocal and instrumental segments from the 16th and 17th centuries
For further info and TKTS, please contact the Haifa Chamber Music Society at 04-8363804 &/or at hchamber@netvision.net.il.
Saturday, September 22nd 2013, at 13.00
Greek-Orthodox Church in Haifa
Rehov HaFarsim 3, Haifa