St. Anne's Girls' Choir x Concerto Copenhagen
The voices of youth
Concerto Copenhagen and Sankt Annæ Girls' Choir present a musical experience combining modern compositions with Vivaldi's forgotten treasures from Venice.
Concerto Copenhagen and Sankt Annæ Pigekor have collaborated on a unique concert project that brings together new music and music from Baroque Italy. The ensembles will tour together in 2025, visiting Flensburg, Hanover, Cremona, Mantua, Venice, and Copenhagen.
A new work inspired by history and today's youth
The tour features the premiere of the newly written work Prik i historien(A Dot in History), which is based on both classical Catholic liturgy and the sensual poetry of the Højsangen. Prik i historien seeks to capture the beauty of young people's community and friendships – a core value for the Sankt Annæ Pigekor choir, which is performing the work. The lyrics, written by Mette Damm, relate poetically to the traditional mass texts (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, etc.) and bring contemporary stories to life in a new musical setting.
The music was inspired by Damms' lyrics and composed by Anne-Terese Sales and Christian Berg, who adapted and arranged the material into a work that reflects the spirit of today's youth.
Voices from the street
In 18th-century Venice, there were four large Ospedali Grandi – a kind of hospice that cared for the needy, including orphaned girls. Here, selected female students were trained as professional singers and musicians, and these ensembles became famous far and wide for their high standard. The composer Vivaldi taught for many years at the Ospedale della Pietà, where MON an ensemble of 60 singers and instrumentalists.
The ensemble is of the same size when Sankt Annæ Pigekor, students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, and Concerto Copenhagen perform Vivaldi's masterpiece Gloria, which was originally written for the Venetian voices from the street. Now it can be heard in the company of the concert's premiere Prik i historien(A Dot in History), which takes the audience on a musical journey from the past to the present and from the street to the concert hall.
The musical training that young women received at Ospedali Grandi is often considered to be a precursor to the European conservatories of the 19th century. Professional development is also a recurring theme in the projects of the Sankt Annæ Pigekor, which is why the collaboration with Concerto Copenhagen and the Royal Danish Academy of Music is so important.
The voices of youth
Concerto Copenhagen and Sankt Annæ Girls' Choir present a musical experience combining modern compositions with Vivaldi's forgotten treasures from Venice.
Concerto Copenhagen and Sankt Annæ Pigekor have collaborated on a unique concert project that brings together new music and music from Baroque Italy. The ensembles will tour together in 2025, visiting Flensburg, Hanover, Cremona, Mantua, Venice, and Copenhagen.
A new work inspired by history and today's youth
The tour features the premiere of the newly written work Prik i historien(A Dot in History), which is based on both classical Catholic liturgy and the sensual poetry of the Højsangen. Prik i historien seeks to capture the beauty of young people's community and friendships – a core value for the Sankt Annæ Pigekor choir, which is performing the work. The lyrics, written by Mette Damm, relate poetically to the traditional mass texts (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, etc.) and bring contemporary stories to life in a new musical setting.
The music was inspired by Damms' lyrics and composed by Anne-Terese Sales and Christian Berg, who adapted and arranged the material into a work that reflects the spirit of today's youth.
Voices from the street
In 18th-century Venice, there were four large Ospedali Grandi – a kind of hospice that cared for the needy, including orphaned girls. Here, selected female students were trained as professional singers and musicians, and these ensembles became famous far and wide for their high standard. The composer Vivaldi taught for many years at the Ospedale della Pietà, where MON an ensemble of 60 singers and instrumentalists.
The ensemble is of the same size when Sankt Annæ Pigekor, students from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, and Concerto Copenhagen perform Vivaldi's masterpiece Gloria, which was originally written for the Venetian voices from the street. Now it can be heard in the company of the concert's premiere Prik i historien(A Dot in History), which takes the audience on a musical journey from the past to the present and from the street to the concert hall.
The musical training that young women received at Ospedali Grandi is often considered to be a precursor to the European conservatories of the 19th century. Professional development is also a recurring theme in the projects of the Sankt Annæ Pigekor, which is why the collaboration with Concerto Copenhagen and the Royal Danish Academy of Music is so important.
PROGRAM
Music by Vivaldi
Newly composed music by Anne Terese Sales
CONCERTS
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