Chamber Concert: Jewels of the Middle Ages
Fri 27 Feb 2015 7.00 pm
St Thomas’ Church, Helsinki (Pihlajatie 16)
Sufira
| Innocentius III (c. 1200) | Veni Sancte |
| Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) |
O viridissima virga |
| Anonymous Spanish (14th century) |
Stella splendens O virgo splendens |
| From the collection Cantigas de Santa Maria (c. 13th century) |
Santa Maria, strela do dia |
| From the collection Carmina Burana (c. 13th century) |
Planctus ante nescia |
| Guillaume Dufay (c. 1400–1474) |
Alma redemptoris Mater |
| Jacob de Senleches (c. 1355–?) |
La harpe de mellodie |
| Francesco Landini (c. 1325–1397) |
Amor, in te spera |
| Paolo da Firenze (1355 – c. 1436) |
Lena virtú Un pellegrin uccel |
| Francesco Landini | L'alma mie piange |
| Paolo da Firenze | La vaga luce |
| Orlando di Lasso (1532–1594) |
In pace in idipsum |
Sufira, founded in 2014, is made up of three musicians: Sofia Lindroos (soprano and recorder), Eira Karlson (mezzo and vielle) and Susanna Tollet (alto and recorder). Sufira performs music from 11th-century Gregorian chant to 16th-century Renaissance music. Sacred and secular music meet in a programme that also includes songs from the collections Carmina Burana and Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Admission free, programme 10€
In collaboration with: The Parish of Meilahti
Sufira: Sofia Lindroos, Eira Karlson & Susanna Tollet
The work with them was exciting and efficient. They have a particular ability to adapt themselves to a different sound and aesthetic conception. Their flexibility and enthusiasm gave me the the possibility to work in-depth because of the individual human, vocal and musical qualities of each singer.