Peace
Thursday, February 20th at 11:00 am
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Doors open at 10:30AM
Complimentary pre-concert Coffee Hour returns: 10:00AM
Sponsored by The Renaissance Retirement Residence
PERFORMERS
La Modestine
Marc Destrubé, violin and artistic director
Natalie Mackie, viola da gamba
Marco Vitale, harpsichord and organ
with Paul Wicke, viola
PROGRAMME INFORMATION
The German Reformation initiated by Martin Luther, along with the invention of the printing press, led to religious and cultural unrest, culminating in the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). Remarkably, the turbulence of one of the most brutal conflicts In Europe’s history actually resulted in an exceptionally fertile time in the arts, with writers, artists and composers reflecting the horrors of war and the longing for peace and heavenly pleasures, themes which are expressed in this concert’s program.
Programme
The Citern Player by Gabriel Metsu
Prayers for peace and sacred Songs:
Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Hymnus
‘Verleih uns Frieden gnädiglich’
Josquin Desprez (ca. 1455-1521)
Missa supra "Da pacem“
Kyrie
Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)
O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Josquin Desprez
Missa supra "Da pacem"
Christe
Dmytro Bortnianskyi (1751-1825)
Tebe Pajom - Friedensgebet
Josquin Desprez
Missa supra "Da pacem"
Kyrie
Sounds of war and of hope
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Galliard Battaglia SSWV 59
from Ludus musicus
Johann Hildebrandt (1614-1684)
Ach Gott! Wir haben’s nicht gewusst
from Kriegs-Angst-Seufftzer
Anonymous (Folksong from the Thirty Years’ War)
Ach bittrer Winter
Melchior Frank (1579-1639)
Wenn Euer Sünd gleich blutrot wäre
from Paradisus Musicus
Johann Erasmus Kindermann (1616-1655)
Fried, wo bist du hingegangen?
from Musikalische Friedens-Seuftzer
Johann Herrmann Schein (1586-1630)
Fürwahr, er trug unsere Krankheit
Melchior Franck
Da Pacem domine
from Paradisus Musicus
Instrumental meditations and festive sounds
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620-1680)
Sonata Quarta for Violin and Basso Continuo
from 6 Sonatae Unarum Fidium
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Singet dem Herren
The comfort of angels - Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1637-1707)
Recitative: Ich fürchte mich vor tausend Feinden nicht
Aria: Gottes Engel weichen nie
from Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg, BWV 149
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chorale: ‘Amen! Komm, Du schöne Freudenkrone’
from Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
PURCHASING TICKETS
Single Tickets: $35 + tax & fees and $30 for Seniors/Students + tax & fees
You can buy your tickets by clicking here.
Festival Passes: $105 + tax & fees and $90 for Seniors/Students + tax & fees are also available for purchase here.
School-age and post-secondary students: FREE entry at door with presentation of student ID or proof of enrolment
VCM Box Office: 250-386-5311
GETTING TO ALIX GOOLDEN HALL
Parking Information
Alix Goolden Hall is located at 907 Pandora Ave.
Patrons must enter the venue from 900 Johnson St.
The VCM parking lot is reserved for staff and faculty at all times. Street parking and public lots are available within short walking distance.
BROTHERS DEVELOPMENTS
DAVID & PEP GROOS FUND FOR VOCAL MUSIC, VICTORIA FOUNDATION
The Magnolia Hotel provides Festival audience members with a special rate during the Festival: a 18% discount on the best available room rate.
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