Cantiones Sacrae

Shows

At the first Palais Attems Vocal Academy, Grande Dame Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby introduces the next generation of singers to the techniques of early vocal music with the magnificent 'Cantiones Sacrae' by Heinrich Schütz.

Content

Palais Attems Vocal Academy

A new format for the Styriarte: the Palais Attems Vocal Academy. No less a person than Dame Emma Kirby passes on her vast experience in authentic Baroque singing to young singers to bring a 400-year-old masterpiece, Heinrich Schütz’s Cantiones Sacrae, to life. In 1625 the 30-Years War was into its seventh year when Schütz dedicated his Latin motets to “ the most illustrious Prince Anton Ulrich, lord of Krumau and Eggenberg”: a vision of peace between the warring parties written by the greatest Protestant musician of his time for the councillor of the Catholic Emperor.

Programme

Heinrich Schütz: Cantiones Sacrae 
Giovanni Valentini: Missa Susanne un jour 

Duration: around 70 minutes without a break 

Artists

Palais Attems Vocal Academy  
Study: Emma Kirkby  
Ārt House 17
Direction: Michael Hell, harpsichord & organ

Tickets

Ptices: EUR 24 / 48 / 72

Reductions:
U27 (for all under 27) & Ö1 Intro: 50 % reduction

Ārt House 17

Ensemble

Diving deep into historical music and its history(ies): That is the mission of the young Graz-based ensemble Ārt House 17, for which Michael Hell and Georg Kroneis have brought together some of the best specialists in their field. Their repertoire ranges from Pergolesi to Mozart and Offenbach. The ensemble is currently establishing itself internationally and is celebrating huge successes at the Utrecht Early Music Festival, for example.

Michael Hell

Direction, Harpsichord, Recorder

Michael Hell, born in North Rhine-Westphalia, is a virtuoso on both the recorder and the harpsichord whose reputation extends far beyond his adopted home of Graz. He is also a leading expert in basso continuo and historical performance practice, who knows how to convey the rules and history of his art with infectious enthusiasm.