Six female singers showcase the splendor of their voices, giving us goose bumps – and bringing a focus onto creative women and their wisdom, including Kassia, the earliest female composer in music history.
Thu. 25.9.
Contributors
- Sjaella
- Viola Blache soprano
- Marie Fenske soprano
- Franziska Eberhardt soprano
- Marie Charlotte Seidel mezzo soprano
- Felicitas Erben alto
- Helene Erben alto
- Lucile Boulanger viola da gamba
Programme
Wally Gunn
»What Would Circe Do?« with text by Felicitas Erben (premiere)
Laura Marconi
»Giselle« (excerpts)
»Giselle« (excerpts)
Kassia
Byzantine Orthodox hymns and secular epigrams, arr. by Burak Özdemir
The concert at a glance
Description
»The Thriving Principle«
The urge for freedom and self-development is the theme of this three-part concert, which focuses on female figures from different eras. The sorceress Circe from Greek mythology, Giselle, the title character of the well-known ballet classic, and Kassia, the earliest known composer from Orthodox Byzantium: Three touching contemporary vocal works tell of the growth and self-expression of these creative women despite all constraints.
Concert recording by Deutschlandfunk