The Calmus Ensemble from Leipzig is one of the world's leading vocal ensembles. In the church of San Luzi Zuoz, they continue the Engadine tradition of a cappella concerts with the best ensembles. Emotionality, homogeneity, precision, lightness and humour - this is what characterises Calmus. The singers' passionate joy of making music, their wide range of tonal colours, their sound culture and their imaginative programmes never fail to inspire.
Programme:
"About life" - The world of myths and legends Martin Luther (1483-1546): Collage "Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin" (C. Piutti/J. Walter/Brahms/Reger)
Myth Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594): Kyrie from: Missa "Susanne un jour"
Friedrich Silcher (1789-1860): The Lorelei
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Der König von Thule; Schön-Rohtraut; Heidenröslein from: Romances and Ballads I, op. 67:
Superstition Max Reger (1873-1916): Jäger und Nixe from: 12 choruses from the folk songbook no. 11
Veljo Tormis (1930-2017): Murueide tütred (The Daughters of the Fairy Queen) from: Three songs from the Estonian epic "Kalevipoeg"
Harald Banter (*1930): Walpurgisnacht (composed for the Calmus Ensemble)
Beyond Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (*1963): Come away, Death; Lullaby from: Four Shakespeare Songs
John Tavener (1944-2013): Fear no more
The Weeknd (*1990): Blinding Lights (arr. Anna Ernst)
Intermission
Rebirth Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672): So fahr ich hin zu Jesus Christ aus: Sacred Choral Music SWV 379
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903): Einkehr; Resignation from: Six Sacred Songs, Nos. 2 & 3
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924): The Blue Bird op. 119/3
Kate Rusby (1973): Underneath the Stars (arr. Jim Clements 1983)
Orlando di Lasso: Agnus Dei from: Missa "Susanne un jour"
