Time 19:00
Church of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Kościelna 1, Radom
The concert is part of the 27th International Early Music Festival in Radom
In early modern Europe, it was common knowledge that every self-respecting ruler ought to maintain a music ensemble, the basic duties of which would include embellishing religious ceremonies. Professional music ensembles were also attached to major churches (after the fashion of Roman vocal ensembles), to mention but the chapel of Wawel Cathedral in Kraków. Music and archive sources confirm that such an imperative was taken seriously by the nobility in the seventeenth-century Commonwealth of Poland–Lithuania, which spent large sums on raising the standard of music at courts and in churches. Sacred music, ostensibly linked to an exclusively religious context, not only served to suitably enhance church services, but also reflected the splendor of a court, and sometimes of an entire state. The extant repertoire from the lands of the Commonwealth confirms the awareness of the latest trends emerging on the Apennine Peninsula at that time. Italy provided numerous European courts with instruments, repertoire, and artists. New genres and styles spread across Europe thanks to migrating musical sources and musicians themselves, who were employed at Polish courts as well. We will learn about all of this during a concert given by the Capella Regia Polona soloists and ensemble, during which we will hear vocal and vocal-instrumental works by leading representatives of the early Baroque in Poland, who were also perfectly au fait with current trends.
PROGRAM
Adam Jarzębski – Concerto primo à 2
Marco Scacchi – Tota pulchra es
Marcin Mielczewski – Canzona prima à 2
Marcin Mielczewski – Deus in nomine tuo
Mikołaj Zieleński – In splendoribus sanctorum
Marcin Mielczewski – Sub Tuum praesidium
Marcin Mielczewski – Canzona terza à 3
Kaspar Förster (son) – Dulcis amor Jesu
Kaspar Förster (son) – Sonata à 7
Bartłomiej Pękiel – Dulcis amor Jesu
PERFORMERS
OLGA PASIECZNIK SOPRANO
MARTA BOBERSKA SOPRANO
ANETA ŁUKASZEWICZ ALTO
MACIEJ GOCMAN TENOR
KAROL SKWARA BASS
THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA CONDUCTOR, POSITIVE ORGAN
Duration: approx. 1 h
