Place des Arts
1600 Saint-Urbain Street
Phone:
514 842-2112
1 866 842-2112
with HESPÈRION XXI, LA CAPELLA REIAL DE CATALUNYA and GUEST ARTISTS
“We hear rhythms and songs that remind us of this history of suffering, when music became a means of survival and — for our greatest joy — the only refuge capable of bringing peace, comfort, and hop!.” — Jordi Savall
Surrounded by some twenty musicians, the maestro brings together on stage his ensembles, La Capella Reial de Catalunya and Hespèrion XXI, along with special guests from Canada, Guadeloupe, and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo from Mexico..
In this new work, Songs, Battles and Dances of the Old and New Worlds 1100–1780, Jordi Savall explores how, across seven centuries of history, music served as both an act of faith, a tool of resistance, and a means of survival. Reflecting the upheavals of the world, this sonic journey weaves a dialogue between medieval troubadours, Renaissance and Baroque repertoires, the songs of enslaved peoples of the African diaspora, Indigenous melodies, and Sephardic traditions.
A Catalan musician of international renown, Jordi Savall is recognized as one of the greatest viola da gamba players of our time. A conductor and passionate researcher, he stands as a leading figure in historically informed performance. Founder of renowned ensembles such as Hespèrion XXI, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Le Concert des Nations, he has revived forgotten repertoires from numerous cultures and across many centuries. For more than fifty years, he has developed a deeply humanistic body of work in which music becomes a space for memory, transmission, and dialogue between peoples.
Video excerpt from the premiere of Un mar de músicas, conducted by Jordi Savall. Concert presented at the Festival de Músicas de Canarias on January 12, 2024, at the Teatro Circo de Marte in Santa Cruz de La Palma.
PROGRAM
Songs, Battles and Dances from the Old & the New world 1100-1780
A dialogue with the music of Africa, America and the Caribbean
Jordi Savall, program concept, selection of music
With the support of the Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya and the consortium Institut Ramon Llull.
Works by Marcabru, Josquin des Prés, Pierre Attaingnant, Hieronimus Parabosco, Mateo Flecha l’Ancien, Sebastián Aguilera de Heredia, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Gaspar Fernandes, Salomone Rossi, Robert Johnson, William Brade, Juan García de Zéspedes, Christopher Tye and anonymous
PERFORMERS:
Guest musicians
DU CANADA
Neema Bickersteth, chants d’esclaves d’origine afro-américaine
DE GUADELOUPE
Yannis François, baryton et danse
DU MEXIQUE
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
Ada Coronel, voix et danse
Ulises Martínez, violon, vihuela, leona et voix
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Anna Piroli, soprano | David Sagastume, countertenor | Víctor Sordo, tenor | Lluís Vilamajó, tenor
Hespèrion XXI
Pierre Hamon, flutes | Béatrice Delpierre, flute and shawm | Daniel Lassalle, sackbut | Josep Borràs, dulcian | Jordi Savall, treble viol | Xavier Puertas, violone | Xavier Díaz-Latorre, theorbo, guitar & vihuela de mano |Andrew Lawrence-King, Spanish Baroque harp | David Mayoral, percussion
