Photo Renessanssimusiikkia Paavalinkirkossa ry (c) Kalle Järvenpää
Aurore: Mariavesper
Aurore – Helsinki Renaissance Music Festival will be held in February st St. Paul's Church
Aurore – Helsinki Renaissance Music Festival will be held in February st St. Paul's Church
The program presents Aurore's four enchanting concerts including full of colourful renaissance music!
The Vespro della Beata Vergine, also known as Mariavesper, of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) stands as one of the great masterpieces of the Renaissance. When it is performed as a whole, with its full complement of voices, strings, cornetti, tromboni, and continuo, it is a stunning ritual full of drama, sublimity, intimacy and beauty – music that will truly stir the soul.
The music will soar in the generous acoustic of St. Paul's Church and will bring the light of Venetian splendour to Helsinki in the darkest winter.
British singer and choir conductor George Parris directs a stellar team of musicians from vocal ensemble I Dodici, Ensemble Nylandia renaissance ensemble and Schola Buccina Basiliensis Renaissance brass consort in a complete performance of this sublime work, celebrating Monteverdi’s genius and the 10 full years of Aurore.
I Dodici
Ensemble Nylandia
Schola Buccina Basiliensis
Directed by George Parris
St. Paul's Church
11.2.2024
18.00-20.00
Free coffee with artists 45 min before the concert
Tickets 20-30€, festival pass 55/65€ online, from Lippupiste and at the entrance