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Artists:
Martin Schmeding/Germany – organ
Grupo Vocal Olisipo/Portugal:
- Elsa Cortez – soprano
- Maria Luísa Tavares – mezzosoprano
- Lucinda Gerhardt – mezzosoprano
- Carlos Monteiro – tenor
- Armando Possante – baritone and conductor
In the program:
Fantasie und Fuge g-moll BWV 542
Montes Israel. In Adventu
Laetentur caeli. In Adventu
2. Innig
3. Nicht zu schnell
Assumpsit Jesus. Dom. 2ª in Quadragesimae
Erat Jesus ejiciens. Dom. 3ª in Quadragesimae
Cum sublevasset. Dom. 4ª in Quadragesimae
Dicebat Jesus. Dom. Passionis
Dicebat Jesus. Dom. Passionis
Biographical notes:
Martin Schmeding studied church music, music education, music theory, conducting, and recorder, harpsichord, and organ at the music academies in Hanover and Amsterdam. He is a laureate of international organ competitions (including Berlin, Bruges, Ljubljana, Lüneburg, Magdeburg, Nuremberg). Since 2015, he has been a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig. He has made numerous recordings (including the complete organ works of J. Brahms, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, M. Reger). He gives concerts in Europe, Asia, and both Americas. He gives master classes, is a juror at international competitions, and works as a conductor and composer. In 2017, he was awarded the title of "Professor of the Year" from among 2,500 candidates nominated by 250 German universities.
Grupo Vocal Olisipo (named after the Latin name of the city of Lisbon) began its activity in 1987. The group's repertoire is quite wide and eclectic, from sacred and secular early music to contemporary works. Ch. Bochmann, I. Moody, B. Chilcott, L. Tinoco, E. Carrapatoso, V. Mendonça, M.P. Ferreira, A.V. d’Almeida – these are some of the contemporary composers who have dedicated their works to the group. The group has participated in master classes led by The King’s Singers and Hilliard Ensemble, among others. In 1995, the group received a distinction in the Portuguese Youth Music Competition and was a finalist in the Concorso Polifonico Internazionale "Guido d’Arezzo", taking second place and receiving the highest artistic evaluation. The ensemble also won first prizes at competitions in Varna (Bulgaria), Tampere (Finland), Gorizia and Riva del Garda (Italy). The ensemble has performed in Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Spain, Canada, Germany, Poland, Great Britain and Italy. The ensemble has recorded several albums – the latest of which was released in 2020 and focuses on the Portuguese tradition of church music from the 16th to the 19th century.
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