Jan Dismas Zelenka, the Bach of Bohemia and his Missa votiva, 1st premiere in Alsace.
Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir, La Follia Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Catherine Bolzinger.
Jan Dismas Zelenka is the most important Czech composer of the Baroque period. His prolific and monumental output, comparable to that of Bach and Telemann, paradoxically remained unknown to the general public until very recently. Steeped in the traditions of the regions of Europe where he lived, Zelenka drew inspiration from them and wrote music that was tonic and expressive, dynamic and rich. His Missa Votiva, composed at the end of his life, can be heard as an ex-voto, a thanksgiving after a long period of illness. Written for four soloists, a mixed choir, a string orchestra and two oboes, the Missa Votiva carries an intense message of gratitude and joie de vivre. There is no doubt that it will communicate to the listener all the vivacity and beauty of its vital momentum. The Chœur philharmonique de Strasbourg is joining forces with La Follia, the Colmar-based chamber orchestra of Alsace, for a concert in the Abbey Church. True to its vocation of opening up to young people, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir takes advantage of its spring tours to offer young professional soloists the chance to take their first steps in the great repertoire, alongside a choir and orchestra of excellence, conducted by Catherine Bolzinger. Created in 2003 by the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir is a choir of excellence. Cosmopolitan and intergenerational, it brings together more than eighty choristers aged 16 to 75, from four continents and seventeen different nationalities, supported by a team of professionals, singing teacher and pianists, under the direction of conductor Catherine Bolzinger. The choir performed in Ebersmunster last year in a Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, which made a strong impression on the audience at the Heures musicales.
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Jan Dismas Zelenka, the Bach of Bohemia and his Missa votiva, 1st premiere in Alsace.
Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir, La Follia Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Catherine Bolzinger.
Jan Dismas Zelenka is the most important Czech composer of the Baroque period. His prolific and monumental output, comparable to that of Bach and Telemann, paradoxically remained unknown to the general public until very recently. Steeped in the traditions of the regions of Europe where he lived, Zelenka drew inspiration from them and wrote music that was tonic and expressive, dynamic and rich. His Missa Votiva, composed at the end of his life, can be heard as an ex-voto, a thanksgiving after a long period of illness. Written for four soloists, a mixed choir, a string orchestra and two oboes, the Missa Votiva carries an intense message of gratitude and joie de vivre. There is no doubt that it will communicate to the listener all the vivacity and beauty of its vital momentum. The Chœur philharmonique de Strasbourg is joining forces with La Follia, the Colmar-based chamber orchestra of Alsace, for a concert in the Abbey Church. True to its vocation of opening up to young people, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir takes advantage of its spring tours to offer young professional soloists the chance to take their first steps in the great repertoire, alongside a choir and orchestra of excellence, conducted by Catherine Bolzinger.
Created in 2003 by the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir is a choir of excellence. Cosmopolitan and intergenerational, it brings together more than eighty choristers aged 16 to 75, from four continents and seventeen different nationalities, supported by a team of professionals, singing teacher and pianists, under the direction of conductor Catherine Bolzinger. The choir performed in Ebersmunster last year in a Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, which made a strong impression on the audience at the Heures musicales.