'The mysticism of the 21st century'

The music of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, the forerunner of Sacred Minimalism, is the proposal of the fifth concert of the 2016-2017 Season of Fundació Studium Aureum. The concert is directed by Carles Ponseti and involves soloists, choir and the orchestra of Studium Aureum.

Arvo Pärt (Paide, 1935) is known mainly for his second compositional period, when he left behind the most severe neoclassicism to immerse himself in ancient music, which led him to produce a music of simple unadorned harmonies. In 2014 he received in Tokyo the prestigious Praemium Imperiale in the category of music.

The program of the concert is composed by L'abbè Agathon (2004-2005), work for soloists, female choir and string orchestra; And Stabat Mater  (1985), for for choir and string orchestra.

They intervene:
Soprano: Immaculate del Valle
Under: Josep Miquel Ribot

Orchestra:
Concertino: Ramon Andreu
Violins first: Laura Àlvarez, Javier Díaz, Pavel Penev, Soriana Ivaniv, Enrique Pastor
Violins according to: Ricardo Duato, Esther Diaz, Marta Saura, Hanna Shakun, Leah Wolf
Violas: M José Gómez de la Vega, Beatriz Torres, Lourdes Pons, Cristina Trenchs
Cello: Dmitry Struchkov, Joana Gual, Ester Jiménez
Double Basses: Anna Endzelm, Philip Richard Dawson

Chorus:
Sopranos: M José Campaner, Bàrbara Femeníes, Maria Mulet, Do-in Peleteiro, Maria Rosselló, Raquel Ribas, Francesca M Salas, Sandra Solascasas
Contraltos: Amelia Forteza, Joana M. Furió, Petra Genestra, Rose-Marie Iglesias, M de Gràcia Salas, Montserrat Sobrevias
Tenors: Antoni Aragón, Guillem Cortés, Guillem Nicolau, Detlef Reshof, Quico Ribas, Joan Serra, Joan Carles Simó, Santiago Torresquesana

Half an hour before the concert, the composer Mercè Pons will offer an interesting talk about Arvo Pärt and the works to be performed.