Calliope Tsoupaki - concerts New York
07/03/24 12:04 Filed in: US première
In her Memento Nostri, Calliope Tsoupaki intertwines Latin and Byzantine texts. A brand new mass that connects traditions like a universal meta-requirement, Tsoupaki reveals. For Tsoupaki’s requiem, the choir is accompanied by a special ensemble, Consort Company: a quartet of viola da gambas conducted by Mieneke van der Velden joins forces with a recorder quartet led by Daniël Brüggen. In Tsoupaki’s new mass, it all comes together. The warmth of the choir sound, the mercurial sound of a collection of viola da gambas, combined with the clarity of a recorder ensemble.
At the request of Anthony Zielhorst, conductor of chamber choir Ad Parnassum Tilburg, and with support from the Performing Arts Fund, Calliope Tsoupaki has composed the Requiem composition MEMENTO NOSTRI (2020), which was originally intended to be premiered during Requiem in Koningshoeven in November 2020. This performance could not take place due to the pandemic, so the upcoming performances will bring the world premiere. Tsoupaki’s combination of instruments (choir accompanied by recorders and viola da gambas) was frequently used by many composers in the 17th century, because the sounds of both ensembles can melt together beautifully without losing their individuality.
9 & 10 March 2024 -New York, Church of St. Francis Xavier 46 West 16th Street, Manhattan
At the request of Anthony Zielhorst, conductor of chamber choir Ad Parnassum Tilburg, and with support from the Performing Arts Fund, Calliope Tsoupaki has composed the Requiem composition MEMENTO NOSTRI (2020), which was originally intended to be premiered during Requiem in Koningshoeven in November 2020. This performance could not take place due to the pandemic, so the upcoming performances will bring the world premiere. Tsoupaki’s combination of instruments (choir accompanied by recorders and viola da gambas) was frequently used by many composers in the 17th century, because the sounds of both ensembles can melt together beautifully without losing their individuality.
9 & 10 March 2024 -New York, Church of St. Francis Xavier 46 West 16th Street, Manhattan
