Sunday, September 22, 7 p.m.
Great Concert Hall of the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin

Romeo & Julia Kören Ensamble Benoît Malmberg, artistic leadership

Frida Grundel, soprano Anna Ander, soprano Johanna Tibblin, soprano Anna Hansson, alto Jenny Rosén Wedin, alto Malin Sternbrink, alto Joakim Rignell, tenor Mathias Nordström, tenor Urban Wedin, tenor Fredrik Ell, basso Thomas Lundqvist, basso Niklas Atterhall, lute Pierre Nordahl, lute

 
Programme:

RENAISSANCE MUSIC FOR EVERYONE

  Orlando di Lasso
Ung jour que madame dormoit  Pierre Certon
La la la, je ne l’ose dire  Orlando di Lasso
Fyons tous d’amour  Josquin des Prez
Petite Camusette  Clément Janequin
La Guerre
Orlando di Lasso
Bonjour mon coeur  Cipriano de Rore
Reiouyssons nous  Orlando di Lasso
Un jour vis un foulon  Clément Janequin
Toutes les nuitz Orlando di Lasso
O vin en vigne  Pierre Passereau
Il est bel et bon  Orlando di Lasso
La nuict froide et sombre  Henry Purcell
Hush, no more!
An evening hymn
Man that is born of a woman
If music be the food of love
Hark! How the songsters  Georg Friedrich Händel
For unto us a child is born  Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro torna
Su su su pastorelli vezzosi
Lasciate i monti
Lamento della Ninfa
A un giro sol
Vorrei baciarti
Ecco mormorar l’onde  
About performer: Romeo & Julia Kören is a dramatic renaissance music ensemble. By performing music from the renaissance and early baroque they create theatre concerts as much for the eyes as for the ears. Drama, music and choreography are fused into an expressive, playful, genre-transcending experience. Romeo & Julia Kören’s significant way of performing has been developed by Artistic director Benoît Malmberg over almost three decades and has captivated audiences and critics alike around the world. Since its foundation in 1991 Romeo & Julia Kören has been housed as Artist in residence at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where we perform regularly, and has toured more than 35 countries including China, USA, Chile, Russia, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Japan, France, Iceland, Tibet, Mexico, Kurdistan and Germany.
Romeo & Julia Kören has also performed at the Nobel Prize banquet on five separate occasions and at the wedding of Crown Princess Viktoria and Prince Daniel. The sizable repertoire span from Italian, Spanish, English, and French Renaissance and  Baroque masterpieces to Slavic songs and fiery Swedish folk tunes, songs that features tender tales of love as well as burlesque comedy. With arrangements specifically written for the ensemble, artistic director Benoît Malmberg dares to challenge the traditional way of performing this music, reviving it and making it speak to an audience of today.