Sunday, September 27, 2020.
Cantores Sancti Marci
Programme: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum in D major, H.146
Prelude - Marche en rondeau
Te Deum laudamus, bass solo
Te aeternum Patrem, choir and soloists (2 sopranos, alto, tenor)
Pleni sunt coeli et terra, choir
Te per orbem terrarum, trio (alto, tenor, bass)
Tu devicto mortis aculeo, choir and bass solo
Judex crederis, bass solo
Te ergo quaesumus, soprano solo
Aeterna fac cum sanctis, choir
Dignare, Domine, duo (soprano, bass)
Fiat misericordia tua, trio (2 sopranos, bass)
In te, Domine, speravi, choir and trio (alto, tenor, bass)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Magnificat, choir
Et exultavit, aria (soprano)
Quia respexit, aria (soprano)
Omnes, choir
Quia fecit, aria (bass)
Et misericordia, duet (alto, tenor)
Fecit potentiam, choir
Desposuit potentes, aria (tenor)
Esurientes implevit bonis, aria (alto)
Suscepit Israel, trio (2 sopranos, alto)
Sicut locutus est, choir
Gloria Patri, choir
About performer:
The Croatian Baroque Ensemble is the most prominent Croatian ensemble specialized in the historically accurate interpretation of instrumental and vocal-instrumental music of the Baroque period and recent epochs. It was founded in 1999, and brings together renowned musicians of the younger generation. In addition to regular concert cycles at the Croatian Music Institute, they are regular guests of numerous domestic and foreign festivals (Varaždin Baroque Evenings, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Split Summer, Korkyra Baroque Festival, Osor Music Evenings, Music Evenings in St. Donatus, Histria Festival, Passion Heritage, Organum Histriae, Concerts in Euphrasian, Rovinj Music Summer, Brod Summer, Osijek Summer, Pag Summer, SEVICQ Brežice Festival, Croatian Music Festival in Vienna, Esteban Salas Festival (Havana - Cuba), Melk International Baroque Festival, Misiones de Chiquitos Festival (Bolivia ), Festival of spiritual music of Central European countries in Rome, Festival Tesori musicali Toscani - Pisa, etc.
The Croatian Baroque Ensemble won the Milka Trnina Diploma of the Croatian Society of Music Artists in 2002 and the Orlando Award for its performance at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival in 2014.
Cantores Sancti Marci, officially the Oratory Choir of the Church of St. Marko in Zagreb, is a Croatian church choir from Zagreb, also the parish choir of the church of St. Brand.
It was founded in 1988. By the end of March 2014, they had more than 2,500 concerts. The choir was founded at the instigation of Neven Valent (1964-2012). The choir continues the tradition of the Oratory Choir of the Church of St. Mark and was founded in 1920, while their activities were terminated in 1946. The choir was conducted by famous Croatian conductors Vladimir Kranjčević, Ivan Repušić, Tomislav Fačini, Franjo Dugan senior and Mladen Pozajić. From the beginning of 2011, the leadership of the Oratory Choir was taken over by prof. Jurica Petar Petrač.
In 2015, at the Festivals of Joyful Culture, they were named the best church choir in Southeast Europe. In the following academic years, they held notable concerts with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Croatian Baroque Ensemble and the Zagreb Soloists.
At the 3rd European Choir Games 2017 in Riga, Latvia, they won first prizes in both competition categories. In the category of sacral music (Musica sacra), they performed one movement from the oratorio by Antun Tomislav Šaban "Golgotha", set to music by Silvio Strahimir Kranjčević, as well as the compositions "Gaude Virgo, Mater Christi" and "Nunc digitis" in Latin, "Abendlied" in German and “Precious lord” in English. In the category of adult choirs, they performed five other compositions, two of which were by Croatian composers: "Crn bel" by Igor Kuljerić and "Vokalmusik" by A. T. Šaban.
In memoriam Mo. Vladimir Kranjčević
Cantores Sancti Marci
Croatian Baroque Ensemble
Jurica Petar Petrač, conductor
Programme: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum in D major, H.146
Prelude - Marche en rondeau
Te Deum laudamus, bass solo
Te aeternum Patrem, choir and soloists (2 sopranos, alto, tenor)
Pleni sunt coeli et terra, choir
Te per orbem terrarum, trio (alto, tenor, bass)
Tu devicto mortis aculeo, choir and bass solo
Judex crederis, bass solo
Te ergo quaesumus, soprano solo
Aeterna fac cum sanctis, choir
Dignare, Domine, duo (soprano, bass)
Fiat misericordia tua, trio (2 sopranos, bass)
In te, Domine, speravi, choir and trio (alto, tenor, bass)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Magnificat, choir
Et exultavit, aria (soprano)
Quia respexit, aria (soprano)
Omnes, choir
Quia fecit, aria (bass)
Et misericordia, duet (alto, tenor)
Fecit potentiam, choir
Desposuit potentes, aria (tenor)
Esurientes implevit bonis, aria (alto)
Suscepit Israel, trio (2 sopranos, alto)
Sicut locutus est, choir
Gloria Patri, choir
About performer:
The Croatian Baroque Ensemble is the most prominent Croatian ensemble specialized in the historically accurate interpretation of instrumental and vocal-instrumental music of the Baroque period and recent epochs. It was founded in 1999, and brings together renowned musicians of the younger generation. In addition to regular concert cycles at the Croatian Music Institute, they are regular guests of numerous domestic and foreign festivals (Varaždin Baroque Evenings, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Split Summer, Korkyra Baroque Festival, Osor Music Evenings, Music Evenings in St. Donatus, Histria Festival, Passion Heritage, Organum Histriae, Concerts in Euphrasian, Rovinj Music Summer, Brod Summer, Osijek Summer, Pag Summer, SEVICQ Brežice Festival, Croatian Music Festival in Vienna, Esteban Salas Festival (Havana - Cuba), Melk International Baroque Festival, Misiones de Chiquitos Festival (Bolivia ), Festival of spiritual music of Central European countries in Rome, Festival Tesori musicali Toscani - Pisa, etc.
The Croatian Baroque Ensemble won the Milka Trnina Diploma of the Croatian Society of Music Artists in 2002 and the Orlando Award for its performance at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival in 2014.
Cantores Sancti Marci, officially the Oratory Choir of the Church of St. Marko in Zagreb, is a Croatian church choir from Zagreb, also the parish choir of the church of St. Brand.
It was founded in 1988. By the end of March 2014, they had more than 2,500 concerts. The choir was founded at the instigation of Neven Valent (1964-2012). The choir continues the tradition of the Oratory Choir of the Church of St. Mark and was founded in 1920, while their activities were terminated in 1946. The choir was conducted by famous Croatian conductors Vladimir Kranjčević, Ivan Repušić, Tomislav Fačini, Franjo Dugan senior and Mladen Pozajić. From the beginning of 2011, the leadership of the Oratory Choir was taken over by prof. Jurica Petar Petrač.
In 2015, at the Festivals of Joyful Culture, they were named the best church choir in Southeast Europe. In the following academic years, they held notable concerts with the Zagreb Philharmonic, the Croatian Baroque Ensemble and the Zagreb Soloists.
At the 3rd European Choir Games 2017 in Riga, Latvia, they won first prizes in both competition categories. In the category of sacral music (Musica sacra), they performed one movement from the oratorio by Antun Tomislav Šaban "Golgotha", set to music by Silvio Strahimir Kranjčević, as well as the compositions "Gaude Virgo, Mater Christi" and "Nunc digitis" in Latin, "Abendlied" in German and “Precious lord” in English. In the category of adult choirs, they performed five other compositions, two of which were by Croatian composers: "Crn bel" by Igor Kuljerić and "Vokalmusik" by A. T. Šaban.