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PROGRAMMA ~ INSIEME VOCALE VOX CORDIS (Vocaal ensemble Vox Cordis) Woerden 22-07-2009 INSIEME VOCALE VOX CORDIS Direttore/o.l.v. LORENZO DONATI CANTO GREGORIANO Salve Regina Ave maris stella Ubi caritas et amor MAURICE DURUFLÉ (1912 – 1986) Ubi caritas et amor GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (1525 - 1594) Sicut cervus – Sitivit anima mea LORENZO DONATI (1972) Ponetemente FRANCESCO CORTECCIA (1504 -1571) Caligaverunt oculi mei JAN PIETERSZOON SWEELINCK (1562 - 1621) Estans assis aux rives aquatiques LORENZO DONATI (1972) Salmocentotrenta BRUNO BETTINELLI (1913 - 2006) O Jesu dolce ________________________ BRUNO BETTINELLI (1913 - 2006) Già mi trovai di maggio CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567 - 11643) Lamento d’Arianna (n.1 e 2) - Lasciatemi morire - O Teseo mio LORENZO DONATI (1972) La baia tranquilla Notte PIETRO CLAUSETTI (1904 - 1963) L’ombra dei boschi d’Aser Saltavan ninfe LORENZO DONATI (1972) Ultimo sogno La sposa http://www.voxcordis.com - http://www.voxcordis.it Insieme vocale Vox Cordis The vocal ensemble Vox Cordis was founded in 1997 by a group of singers with broad musical experience. The choir bases its deep commitment and artistic qualities on the pleasure of making music together. The group has given many concerts both in Italy and abroad, and is particularly distinguished in its Gregorian and Contemporary repertoires. Vox Cordis has been invited to participate in many prestigious musical events among which are the following: CD recording of several un-published pieces by L. Donati, recording and radio transmission for Radio Vaticana (1998) III Prize at the XV National Coral Singing Competition “G. d’Arezzo” (1998), IV Prize and Special “Nuova Musica” Prize at the 38th International Coral Competition “C. A. Seghizzi” (1999), A four concert tour on the island of Malta for the Festival of Gregorian Chant organised by the Minister of Culture for Malta, AZAD and the Institute of Italian Culture (2000). Participation in the Rassegna Internazionale “Virgo Lauretana” , Loreto (2001), and in the Festival “De ignotu cantu”, Monastery of Fonte Avellana (2002 - 2008), First prize at the 38th National Competition “Città della Vittoria” Vittorio Veneto (2003), 11th Grand Prize “Efrem Casagrande” Vittorio Veneto (2003), Gold edition of Incontri Polifonici “Città di Fano” (2003 e 2008). Partecipation in the 17th International Choral Festival of Kifisia, Athens (2004) First prize at the International Competition “Choeurs de Cathédrales de Picardie ” Senlis (France) (2005), Participation in the “Festival des Cathédrales de la Picardie “(Abbeville, 2008), Premier of oratorio “Martinus” by Louis De Pablo (Abbeville, 2008). The choir has collaborated with various orchestral ensembles undertaking several engagements in Tuscany, with music by Bach, Beethoven, Pergolesi, Mozart, Vivaldi and others. The Association Insieme Vocale Vox Cordis organises annual coral music courses for directors and choristers which aim to promote and contribute to the artistic growth of Italian choral music. The choir has collaborated with prestigious musicians such as Gary Graden (Conductor of St. Jakobs Chamber Choir pf Stockholm), Stojan Kuret (Conductor of the Radiotelevisione Choir, Slovenia), Carl Høgset (Conductor of the Grex Vocalis Choir, Oslo), Kurt Suttner (Conductor of Via Nova Chamber Choir pf Monaco), Philipp White (Conductor of the Choir of French National Radio), Louis de Pablo and the Picardia’s Orchestre. LORENZO DONATI Composer, conductor and violinist Lorenzo Donati studied at the Liceo Musicale of Arezzo, and at the Conservatory "Luigi Cherubini" in Florence, following advanced courses in Composition at the Scuola di Musica in Fiesole, and at the Accademia Chigiana of Siena. In a course organised by the Guido d'Arezzo Foundation and with support from the European Community he successfully gained his diploma after three years of professional training as a conductor. He pursues his concert interests as director of the Insieme Vocale Vox Cordis, Arezzo, he is also director and singer with the Hesperimenta Vocal Ensemble. He has achieved excellent results with these groups in national and international competitions. Much appreciated as a composer of vocal music, his works have been performed in a number of European countries, recorded by ensembles and soloists, and published by various prestigious Italian publishers (Carrara, Erreffe, Pizzicato, Edizioni Musicali Europee). His compositions have been studied in a number of contemporary choral music courses, and his Pater Noster for three choirs was performed at EXPO 2000 at Hanover. Of notable acclaim in international competitions Donati has received prizes at “Guido d’Arezzo”, Arezzo ( 1996 and 1999), “C.A.Seghizzi”, Gorizia ( 1999 and 2002), “ROMA 2000”, Rome (1999), “Carlo Gesualdo”, Avellino (2003). He collaborates with a number of international cultural institutions, such as the Associazione Cori della Toscana, the Fondazione Guido D’Arezzo, the FENIARCO (Federazione Nazionale Italiana Associazioni Regionali Cori), and is invited to hold seminars as an expert in vocal music. He has taught at the conservatories in Pesaro , Florence and Trento and collaborates in musical activities with Scuola Maria SS. Consolatrice in Arezzo.