The eighth and final concert of the 2017-2018 season of the Fundació Studium Aureum is dedicated to contemporary music. Directed by Carles Ponseti, the program consists of works by John Tavener (1944-2013), Péteris Vasks (1946) and Patrick Hawes (1958).
Soloists:
Raquel Ribas, Sandra Solascasas, Do-in Peleteiro (sopranos), Ramon Andreu (violin), Dmitri Struchkov (violoncello)
Andreu Riera (piano), Ramon Andreu and Enrique Pastor (violins), M José Gómez de la Vega (viola), Dmitri Struchkov (violoncello), Francesc Aguiló (double bass)
Chorus:
Sopranos: M José Campaner, Bàrbara Femeníes, Maria Mulet, Raquel Ribas, Do-in Peleteiro, Maria Rosselló, Francesca M Salas, Sandra Solascasas
Contrasts: Gemma Clarissó, Amelia Forteza, Joana M Furió, Ció Gener, Petra Genestra, Rose-Marie Iglesias, Montserrat Sobrevias
Tenors: Quico Ribas, Detlef Reshoft, Joan Serra, Santiago Torresquesana
Bass: Guillem Cortés, Jaume Llull, Pere Mateu, Llorenç Melià, José Gabriel Serrano, Joan Carles Simó
Half an hour before the concert, the composer Mercè Pons will offer an introductory talk about composers and works.
Program:
Eric Whitacre (1970): I will wade out for chorus a capella; Sleep for choir a capella
Patrick Hawes (1958): Factum est silentium for violin and cor; Lullaby for violin and piano
Eric Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love songs for violin, cor and piano: Temuná, Kalá kallá, Lárov, Éyze shéleg !, Rakút
Patrick Hawes: Rhapsody for cor, piano and strings; Reflexionem for soloist, choir, piano and strings; Gloriette for cello and piano; Quanta Qualia for soloist, choir, piano and strings; Faint With Love for soloist, choir, piano and strings; Song of Songs for choir, piano and strings
Students: € 10
General: € 20
