Festive Vespers for the Basilica of St. Mark
G. Gabrieli, C. Monteverdi

CAPELLA MARIANA – vocal ensemble
Michaela Riener, Theresa Dlouhy – soprano
Daniela Čermáková, Kamila Ševčíková – alto
Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor
Tomáš Král – baritone
Jaromír Nosek – bass
Vojtěch Semerád – tenor, artistic director

CAPELLA ORNAMENTATA – historical wind instruments ensemble
Miroslav Kůzl – cornetto
Jakub Zívalík – alto trombone
Ondřej Sokol – tenor trombone
Bernhard Reiner – bass trombone
Petr Budín – dulcian
Jan Krejča –  theorbo
Kateřina Ghannudi – triple harp
Marek Čermák – organ
Richard Šeda – corentto, artistic director

Vojtěch Semerád – musical direction, conductor

 

In Psalm 42 we read: “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.” The vocal pearls by Claudio Monteverdi and Giovanni Gabrieli have suchlike mighty effect on us. Especially those intended for multiple choirs and dedicated to the Venetian basilica of St Mark’s which has always vibrated with sung music. The first August night, the Cappella Mariana vocal ensemble and the historical winds ensemble Capella Ornamentata will enact a musical conversation between Sts Simon and Jude. The program, performed under the direction of Vojtěch Semerád, will also include some lesser known pieces by two Benedictine nuns, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Bianca Maria Meda. Blessed be the times when Renaissance was melting into Baroque!