Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival 2017: AGNETHE CHRISTENSEN & LEAH STUTTARD (dk/uk)

Dato/tid
10.10.2017
20:00 – 22:00

Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival 2017

“LUTHER OG REFORMATIONEN” – 2 oktober – 5 november 2017

Tirsdag 10 oktober 20.00 – KoncertKirken

AGNETHE CHRISTENSEN & LEAH STUTTARD (dk/uk)

“The secret life of Lutheran chorales”

Martin Luther’s chorale melodies are familiar to many people. They are still sung in churches and in concert halls, absorbed into living traditions and the classical canon. These unassuming tunes have a value which our project is going to highlight in this 500th anniversary year of the beginning of the Reformation.

We will explore the origins of Luther’s chorales; Latin plainsongs and polyphony by composers such as Guillaume Dufay. Then we will perform Luther’s own hymns, in versions printed for consumption by amateurs in the home. Finally you will be able to hear Scandinavian folk hymns which significantly develop Luther’s originals, enriching the melodies with beautiful and unexpected chromatics.

We’ll make you see the humble hymn in a different light!

Billetter a 80/50 dkk i døren.

Copenhagen Renaissance Music Festival 2017 støttes af Statens Kunstfond, Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Prins Nikolai og Felix Fonden, Knud Højgaards Fond, Toyota Fonden, Augustinus Fonden, Oticon Fonden.

Samarbejdspartnere: KoncertKirken, Early Monday, Reformert Kirke, Sankt Ansgars Kirke, Danmarks Radio.

Networks: REMA – European Early Music Network, NORDEM – Nordic Early Music Network.