Magister Perotinus, Guillaume de Machaut,
Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin Desprez,
Martin Smolka, Arvo Pärt

The programme highlights Belgian and Czech artists who strive for an encounter between old and new music. Cappella Mariana, the Goeyvaerts String Trio and organetto player Catalina Vicens perform a diverse repertoire throught 1000 years of musical heritage, ranging from the sources of polyphony to a new creation by Martin Smolka via the great names of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance and the genius of Arvo Pärt. They let you taste the beauty of moving works that sometimes pay homage to the virgin Mary, at other times they are dedicated to deceased people who are are permanently commemorated in soothing music.

Sequence | Alle caeleste nec non
Perotinus (fl. ca 1200) | Alleluia, Pascha nostrum immolatus
Guillaume de Machaut (?1302–1377) | Ma fin est mon commencement
Johannes Ockeghem (?1410–1497) | Mort, tu as navré
Josquin Dezprez (?–1521) | Proch Dolor
Arvo Pärt (*1935) | Da Pacem Domine
Martin Smolka (*1959) | Maria je
Arvo Pärt | Stabat Mater

GOEYVAERTS STRING TRIO
Fedra COPPENS | violin
Kristiaan MATTHYNSSENS | viola
Pieter STAS | cello

CAPPELLA MARIANA
Lina López SÁNCHEZ| soprano
Filip DÁMEC | countertenor
Vojtěch SEMERÁD, Tomáš LAJTKEP | tenor
Jaromír NOSEK | bass
Catalina VICENS | organetto