The Dark is my Delight (CANCELLED)
Music from the Middle Ages until today
Aleotti – Von Bingen – Casulana – J. S. Bach – Dufay – Hille – Virtaperko
The recorder quartet Bravade:
Sunniva Fagerlund
Pauliina Fred
Hanna Haapamäki
Hanna Kangasniemi
The concert is cancelled. Information about ticket refunds is found here.
NOTE THE CHANGED DATE!
Recorder quartet Bravade take us on a lyrical journey from medieval monasteries to today, while combining familiar Christmas carols and musical treasures that suit the holiday season. We approach the core repertoire of the ensemble, whose specialty is Renaissance recorders, from the female composer's perspective as we encounter music by Hildegard von Bingen as well as Vittoria Aleotti and Maddalena Casulana.
Renaissance recorders can easily play organ music – the majority of organ pipes are in fact flue pipes, in which the sound is produced the same way as in a recorder. Now we can hear these "human organs" play e.g. the well-known chorale from Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Bravade is not restricted to old music, but it eagerly explores contemporary music. Da pacem Domine by Arvo Pärt offers a moment of pause in the concert. It is based on a Gregorian melody and written after the Madrid bombings in 2004. Bravade also premieres a lot, and in this concert, we will experience a new piece written for Bravade by German-Finnish Sid Hille, in which the Baroque counterpoint is combined with jazz and blues influences.
Duration: 1 h 30 min (incl. intermission) ATTENTION! The length of the concert may shorten due to no intermission.
SAFETY
Only just under half of the normal amount of tickets to the concerts of The Residency Series at the House of Nobility will be up for sale, and the seats for the audience are placed with a large enough distance from each other. During the concerts there will be no intermission nor sale of physical programs or food. Serial tickets won’t be sold at all.
The doors to the House of nobility will open 30 minutes before the concert begins. The audience will be directed into the hall through two doorways according to their seats. Jackets can be left in the cloakroom or taken into the hall. On every seat there will be information about the repertoire and the performers, and the official program can be found on the concert’s website.
We recommed you to wear a face mask! And please do not arrive at the concert if you are feeling sick!