O SIDERA

Ensemble Irini will present their inaugural performance in Spain, showcasing a repertoire that juxtaposes Byzantine liturgical music with Orlando di Lassos Prophetia Sibyllarum series of motets, one of the most renowned works of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance, which centres on the various sibyls of Greek mythology. A chromatic and exceptionally expressive language in the common practice of 16th-century polyphony, Lasso’s twelve motets contrast with the depth and austerity of the chants of the Greek liturgy of Constantinople, repertoires that predate the Ottoman invasion of the city in 1453.

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A collaborative concert with the Religious Affairs Office of Barcelona City Council and the Sant Pau del Camp Monastery.