Vancouver Bach Festival: Resounding Hildegard – Echoes of the Abbess in Present Day
$18-$75 CAD ($10 CAD student rush; indigenous free); see event description for details
- Arkora
- Jonathon Adams, baritone
- Lan Tung, erhu
Benton Roark — Fireflies
Jonathan Wild — within a tender garden
Nicola Vicentino — Dolce mio ben
Dorothy Chang — Blue
Orlando di Lasso (Orlande de Lassus) — Carmina Chromatico, LV 1048 (from Prophetiae Sibyllarum)
Curtis Andrews — Shantaleela Namostute (world premiere)
Hildegard von Bingen — Caritas habundat in omnia (arr. Kathleen Allan)
Pérotin — Viderunt Omnes
Tova Kardonne — Temper Temper
Hildegard von Bingen — O Virtus Sapientiae ("O Strength of Wisdom") (arr. Kathleen Allan)
Benton Roark — Where Endless Ages Roll
The electric chamber consort Arkora, conceived in Vancouver, continues its exploration of connections between past and present with a project of new works by Canadian composers and ancient masterworks highlighting the oeuvre of Hildegard von Bingen. The program offers a combination of historically-informed performance and contemporary re-envisioning of early work performed by Arkora's ensemble of early and new music specialists. At the heart of the program lie Arkora-commissioned works by Dorothy Chang, Tova Kardonne, and Jonathan Wild, as well as world premieres by Curtis Andrews and Benton Roark, composer-performers that have each forged distinct voices in the world of contemporary music through the fusion of different styles. Alongside medieval and Renaissance chants and motets, these works find a meeting place in a concert of voices and instruments from different centuries and traditions, including mridangam, electric guitar, strings, and microtonal keyboard and percussion. For this project Arkora is also joined by special guest and master erhu improviser, Lan Tung. The early works will include the chants Nunc gaudeant and O Virtus Sapientiae and more by Hildegard von Bingen as well as motets by Pérotin, Vicentino, and Lassus.
Tickets (all prices in Canadian dollars):
Early bird (purchased before June 28): $28.80-$60
Individual tickets (purchased on/after June 28): $36-$75
Subscriber (with purchase of 3 or more events): $27-$56.25
Ages 34 & under: $18-$37.50
Student rush: $10
Indigenous patrons: Free (limit 1 per customer)
About Jonathon Adams, baritone
Born in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta), Jonathon Adams is a Cree-Métis baritone. They have appeared as a soloist with Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Vox Luminis, Servir Antico, and B'Rock Orchestra at Opera-Ballet Flanders. In 2021, Jonathon was named the first ever artist-in-residence at Early Music Vancouver. They are also featured in the film MESSIAH/COMPLEX created by Against the Grain Theatre and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
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