Ensemble Phoenix Munich was founded in 2003 by the American bass and lutenist Joel Frederiksen. For this Adriatic edition of Laus Polyphoniae the group compiled a programme with little known religious and secular music from 16th-century Croatia.

One of the composers who will get pride of place, is Andrea Antico da Montona. He secured his place in the history of music with the first printed volume of keyboard music: Frottole intabulate per sonar organi. Other names featuring on the programme are Franciscus Bossinensis (presumably of Bosnian extraction), Julije Javetić and Andrija Patricius. The concert ends with a Mass in four parts by Gabriello Puliti: a triumph of imitative polyphony, based on a madrigal by Palestrina.

Performers
Lydia Brotherton, soprano | Franz Vizthum, alt | Daniel Auchincloss, haute-contre  | Giovanni Cantarini, tenor | Tim Evans, tenor  |Joel Frederiksen, bass, lute & artistic direction | Michael Gondko, lute | Domen Marincic,  viol, virginal & organ

Programme
Work by Franciscus Bossinensis, Andrea Antico da Montona, Julije Javetić , Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gabriello Puliti en Andrija Patricius

Thanks to
Ensemble Phoenix Munich and Joel Frederiksen, director, would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their invaluable help with the program “100 years of Croatian Music”:

The Centre d’études supérieures de la Renaissance (CESR) of Tours, director Philippe Vendrix and Vincent Besson, also of CESR, for the excellent performing editions of madrigals of Andrija Petris (transcriptions by Ennio and Francesco Pezzi) and the motets of Julije Skjavetić.

Carolina Mora Cordero for the transcription of the Messa da choro of Gabriello Puliti and Domen Marincic for editing.

 

Listen to Ensemble Phoenix Munich on their website

‘But the real gem here is the disc from the Munich-based Ensemble Phoenix, directed by the American abroad Mr. Frederiksen: a widely varied collection of musical Americana rendered with consistent beauty and restraint.’ (See Reviews of Rose of Sharon)
New York Times, July 28, 2011

‘Ensemble Phoenix makes ancient music come alive.’
Süddeutsche Zeitung, February 14, 2010
 

28 August, 2012 11:00 -- Elzenveld

In the first millennium of our calendar five Christian Churches with their own singing traditions existed. The Beneventan tradition – extending from southern Italy to the Dalmatian coast – was one of them. For years already Marcel Pérès has been carrying on pioneering research about liturgical singing practices since the early stages of Christianity, thus qualifying today as the perfect guide for this age-old repertory.

From 1058 on Beneventan liturgy was forbidden by Pope Stephen IX, resulting in the loss of nearly all sources of this tradition. One single Mass for Easter survived and evidently gets pride of place on the programme of this unique concert. Thus Ensemble Organum makes resound a long gone past: chants rooted in late Antiquity, echoes of the very first liturgies that spread from Jerusalem to the West.

Performers
Marcel Pérès, artistic direction

28 August, 2012 18:00 -- St.-Andrieskerk

Musicologist Sofie Taes (AMUZ, Alamire Foundation, KU Leuven) unravels the music history of the MARE ADRIATICO. Throughout the centuries the Adriatic Sea saw the emergence of different political powers. The area was steeped in diverse cultures, becoming a melting pot of artistic and musical traditions.

How did those forces mutually influence each other and what kind of specific repertory did they develop? You will discover that during this free theme lecture, in the process casting a glance on the historical context of the different repertories that will be dealt with during the festival programme of Laus Polyphoniae 2012.
Dutch spoken.

I.c.w. Alamire Foundation

29 August, 2012 08:00 -- Elzenveld

Musicologist Sofie Taes (AMUZ, Alamire Foundation, KU Leuven) unravels the music history of the MARE ADRIATICO. Throughout the centuries the Adriatic Sea saw the emergence of different political powers. The area was steeped in diverse cultures, becoming a melting pot of artistic and musical traditions.

How did those forces mutually influence each other and what kind of specific repertory did they develop? You will discover that during this free theme lecture, in the process casting a glance on the historical context of the different repertories that will be dealt with during the festival programme of Laus Polyphoniae 2012.
Dutch spoken.

I.c.w. Alamire Foundation

29 August, 2012 08:00 -- Elzenveld

Summer course on the musical history of the Adriatic region. Dutch spoken.

29 August, 2012 08:00 -- Elzenveld

Summer course on the musical history of the Adriatic region. Dutch spoken.

29 August, 2012 08:00 -- Elzenveld