A contemporary liturgy about a central theme of all traditions in past and present: the wish for spiritual growth. Le moment fraternité is set up like a liturgy, combining elements of different religions. It is the story of the very fragile global ‘brotherhood’, exploring the central theme all traditions in past and present have in common: the search for becoming a better human being.
We travel through time and space: from the healing prayer of Hildegard von Bingen and the oldest written score of psalm 130 to a contemporary Tibetan ritual in Thierry Pécou’s Chö. Arvo Pärt’s meditative hymn Fratres is connecting past and present in yet a different way, with its elements of early music and orthodox tradition. Via a Glagolitic Croatian version of Jeremiah’s Lamentations we end up with the contemporary view of Thierry Pécou on the Miserere. Although respecting the Latin text of the psalm, his perspective is more dramatic: the cry for mercy and the desire to transform into something good does not necessarily need to be strictly religious anymore in our current society. A moment of sharing in a world focussing on differences.
Miserere
Program
Medieval chants
Hildegard von Bingen, chant from Cantatorium of St. Gall, Glagolitic chant
Arvo Pärt
Fratres for cello and piano
Thierry Pécou
Chö, un rituel tibétain for bass clarinet and piano, alto flute, cello and percussions
Thierry Pécou
Miserere for three sopranos and instruments
The cast
Dania El Zein soprano
Marina Ruiz soprano
Sarah Breton soprano
Katarina Livljanic mezzo-soprano (Medieval chants)
Ensemble Variances
Anne Cartel alto flute
Carjez Gerretsen bass clarinet
Cecilia Bercovitch violin 1
Masha Lankowsky violin 2
Andrii Malakhov viola
David Louwerse cello
Irini Aravidou percussions
Thierry Pécou piano and direction
Informations
Co-production Festival arabesques, Lux Aeterna Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Ensemble Variances. With the support of ODIA Normandie.