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O SIDERA
The song of the sibyls

Ioannis Koukouzelis

Terirem (on the Akathist) s. XIII – arr. Lila Hajosi

Orlando di Lasso (ca 1531-1594)

Prophetiae Sibyllarum

Prologue: Carmina chromatico
I. Persian Sibylla
II. Sibylla Libyca
III. Delphic Sibyl

Anonymous

Cheruvikon, Hymn of the Cherubim (Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom)

Orlando di Lasso (ca 1531-1594)

Prophetiae Sibyllarum
IV. Sibylla Cimmeria
V. Sibylla Samia
VI. Sibylla Cumana
VII. Sibylla Hellaspontica
VIII. Sibylla Phrygia

Anonymous

Agni Parthene (Saint Nektarios of Aegina, ca 1900 – arr. Lila Hajosi)

Orlando di Lasso (ca 1531-1594)

Prophetiae Sibyllarum
IX. Sibylla Europaea
X. Sibylla Tiburtina
XI. Sibylla Erythraea
XII. Sibylla Agrippa

Anonymous

Gnosin agnoston gnonai (excerpt from The Akathist to the Virgin Mary (ca. 626), Canticle of the Great Lent of Constantinople, arr. Lila Hajosi)

Anonymous

Polyeleos (Psalms 134-135, Liturgy of Constantinople, arr. Lila Hajosi)

Artists

Ensemble Irini
Lila Hajosi, conductor
Eulàlia Fantova, mezzo-soprano
Julie Azoulay, contralto
Loïc Paulin, tenor
Jean-Marc Vie, bass
Sébastien Brohier, bass

Programme

This concert is included in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of L’Auditori

Ensemble Irini will present their inaugural performance in Spain, showcasing a repertoire that juxtaposes Byzantine liturgical music with Orlando di Lassos Prophetia Sibyllarum series of motets, one of the most renowned works of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance, which centres on the various sibyls of Greek mythology. A chromatic and exceptionally expressive language in the common practice of 16th-century polyphony, Lasso’s twelve motets contrast with the depth and austerity of the chants of the Greek liturgy of Constantinople, repertoires that predate the Ottoman invasion of the city in 1453.

A collaborative concert with the Religious Affairs Office of Barcelona City Council and the Sant Pau del Camp Monastery.