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Les voix retirées
Song cycles by Rita Strohl (1865-1941) and Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Although productive and successful during their lifetimes, both Rita Strohl and Lili Boulanger lived outside of the artistic and intellectual communities that nurtured them. Strohl withdrew from Paris to found an experimental theater in a faraway village, while Lili Boulanger was forced to spend most of her short life in isolation due to chronic illness. It is highly unlikely that they ever met, and yet their artistic voices seem to recognize one another: in their choice of poetic texts and the delicacy of their musical settings, in the intensity of their expression, and in their ability to shape vast and radiant soundscapes from a place of seclusion. Their artistic dialogue is suggested here in the intimate form of a song recital, a genre uniquely suited to convey personal emotions, poetic imagery, and subtle shades of expression.

Rita Strohl, Dix Poésies
Lili Boulanger, Quatre Chants
Rita Strohl, Drei Lieder
Julie Comparini, Alt
Yonit Kosovske, Klavier

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Evensong service at the St. Martini-Kirche in Bremen-Lesum

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella of the St. Martini-Kirche
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Les voix retirées
Song cycles by Rita Strohl (1865-1941) and Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)

Although productive and successful during their lifetimes, both Rita Strohl and Lili Boulanger lived outside of the artistic and intellectual communities that nurtured them. Strohl withdrew from Paris to found an experimental theater in a faraway village, while Lili Boulanger was forced to spend most of her short life in isolation due to chronic illness. It is highly unlikely that they ever met, and yet their artistic voices seem to recognize one another: in their choice of poetic texts and the delicacy of their musical settings, in the intensity of their expression, and in their ability to shape vast and radiant soundscapes from a place of seclusion. Their artistic dialogue is suggested here in the intimate form of a song recital, a genre uniquely suited to convey personal emotions, poetic imagery, and subtle shades of expression.

Rita Strohl, Dix Poésies
Lili Boulanger, Quatre Chants
Rita Strohl, Drei Lieder
Julie Comparini, Alt
Yonit Kosovske, Klavier

Klosterkirche Lilienthal
Klosterstr. 14
28865 Lilienthal
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W.A. Mozart, "Krönungsmesse" KV 317 as part of Easter Sunday services

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella of the St. Martini-Kirche
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Good Friday services at the St. Martini-Kirche in Lesum

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella of the St. Martini-Kirche
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Via crucis

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella of the St. Martini-Kirche
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Evensong services in der St. Martini-Kirche

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella of the St. Martini-Kirche
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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New Year's Eve concert and service in St. Martini-Lesum, Bremen

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Christmas Eve services in St. Martini-Lesum, Bremen

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche, baroque orchestra
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Lessons and Carols service in St. Martini-Lesum, Bremen

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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G.P. Telemann, Der aus der Löwengrube errettete Daniel
Oratorio

Elena Tsanditis, Freude / Vertrauen
Julie Comparini, Daniel / Arbaces
N.N. Darius / Mut
Choirs of the Wolfsburger Kantoreien and baroque orchestra
Conducted by Jannik Hüffner

Christuskirche
An der Christuskirche 4
38440 Wolfsburg
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Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle

Emy Gazeilles, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Moritz Kallenberg, tenor
Guilhem Worms, bass
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Andreas Küppers, piano
Christophe Henry, harmonium
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle

Emy Gazeilles, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Moritz Kallenberg, tenor
Guilhem Worms, bass
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Andreas Küppers, piano
Christophe Henry, harmonium
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle

Emy Gazeilles, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Moritz Kallenberg, tenor
Guilhem Worms, bass
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Andreas Küppers, piano
Christophe Henry, harmonium
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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Gioachino Rossini, Petite messe solennelle

Emy Gazeilles, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Moritz Kallenberg, tenor
Guilhem Worms, bass
Balthasar Neumann Choir
Andreas Küppers, piano
Christophe Henry, harmonium
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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Choral Evensong service in St. Martini-Lesum, Bremen

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Joseph Haydn, Missa in angustiis Hob. XXII:11

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche and baroque orchestra
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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What are days for? To wake us up. To put between the endless nights. What are the nights for? To slip through time into another world.
-- Laurie Anderson

Under a waning half-moon and the watchful eyes of the river guards, six boats glide through twilight into darkness. Their illuminating lanterns cast shadows onto the water's surface and the reedy riverbanks; the night air is filled with the sweet sound of baroque music.

Every boat hosts a different ensemble. Together, they illustrate the musical depth and range of the European Baroque era. At certain points, they come to rest, inviting the audience to hear them up close. They can be heard from the riverbanks, the ports and locks or, in another boat, from on the river itself.

In our boat, Gli aeronauti di Monteverdi (lisa Solomon, Lea Völzer, Julie Comparini, Matthew Glandorf, and Alexander Schuhmann) sing madrigals by Claudio Monteverdi under the direction of Matthew Glandorf.
Concept and mise-en-scène: Peter Schenk

Saturday, September 12, from 7:30 pm
Torfhafen Findorff, Bremen
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Works by Orlando Gibbons for voices and viols

Lisa Solomon, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Carsten Krüger, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche
ORLANDOViols
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Arthur Honegger, König David

Anna Terterjan, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Mikolaj Kapala, tenor
Anika Brockmann, narrator
IntoNation – Choir of the Hochschule Bremen
Orchestra
Ines Piña and Mai Ferreira, video projections
Julio Fernández, conductor

Tickets: 20 / 15 Euro (advance), 25 / 20 Euro (door)
Advance sales via Nordwest-Ticket, Hochschule Bremen and the Kulturkirche St. Stephani. Remaining tickets at the door

Kulturkirche St. Stephani
Stephanikirchhof 8
28195 Bremen
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Missa Luba traditional music from the Congo, arranged by Guido Haazen Jacob Gallus, Confirma Hoc

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella St. Martini
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Official debut concert of musical director Matthew C. Glandorf. Works by Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) and David Briggs (*1962).

Margaret Hunter, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Michel Gattwinkel, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella St. Martini
Kai-Niko Henke, organ
Matthew Glandorf, musical direction
Achim Krebber, pastor

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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G.P. Telemann: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied as part of church services

Soloists
Kammerchor Arte Vocale
Michael Huß, Conducter

St. Cyprian & Cornelius
Ring 14
27777 Ganderkesee
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SANCTA by Florentina Holzinger

Performance by and with: Saioa Alvarez Ruiz, Born In Flamez, Gibrana Cervantes, Renée Copraij, Luz de Luna Duran, Sophie Duncan, Blathin Eckhardt, Fibi Eyewalker, Jasko Fide, Paige A. Flash, Fleshpiece, Florentina Holzinger, Sara Lancerio, Laura London, Annina Machaz, Malin Nilsson, Xana Novais, Netti Nüganen, otay:onii, Veronica Thompson
Cornelia Zink, soprano
Andrea Baker, mezzo-soprano
Emma Rothmann, contralto
Women of the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater opera choir and guests
Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin
Stage direction, Choreography & Performance: Florentina Holzinger
Musical Direction: Marit Strindlund

Tickets go on sale May 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
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SANCTA by Florentina Holzinger

Performance by and with: Saioa Alvarez Ruiz, Born In Flamez, Gibrana Cervantes, Renée Copraij, Luz de Luna Duran, Sophie Duncan, Blathin Eckhardt, Fibi Eyewalker, Jasko Fide, Paige A. Flash, Fleshpiece, Florentina Holzinger, Sara Lancerio, Laura London, Annina Machaz, Malin Nilsson, Xana Novais, Netti Nüganen, otay:onii, Veronica Thompson
Cornelia Zink, soprano
Andrea Baker, mezzo-soprano
Emma Rothmann, contralto
Women of the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater opera choir and guests
Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin
Stage direction, Choreography & Performance: Florentina Holzinger
Musical Direction: Marit Strindlund

Tickets go on sale May 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
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SANCTA by Florentina Holzinger

Performance by and with: Saioa Alvarez Ruiz, Born In Flamez, Gibrana Cervantes, Renée Copraij, Luz de Luna Duran, Sophie Duncan, Blathin Eckhardt, Fibi Eyewalker, Jasko Fide, Paige A. Flash, Fleshpiece, Florentina Holzinger, Sara Lancerio, Laura London, Annina Machaz, Malin Nilsson, Xana Novais, Netti Nüganen, otay:onii, Veronica Thompson
Cornelia Zink, soprano
Andrea Baker, mezzo-soprano
Emma Rothmann, contralto
Women of the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater opera choir and guests
Orchestra of the Komische Oper, Berlin
Stage direction, Choreography & Performance: Florentina Holzinger
Musical Direction: Marit Strindlund

Tickets go on sale May 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm
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W.A. Mozart (1756-1791): Missa Brevis in C Dur "Spatzenmesse" KV220

Carmen Callejas Garcia, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Enrico Busia, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche, Barockensemble
Matthew Glandorf, conductor
Jennifer Murasch, pastor

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Heinrich Schütz: Excerpts from the Johannespassion
Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus à 8

Carmen Callejas Garcia, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Enrico Busia, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche, Barockensemble
Matthew Glandorf, conductor
Achim Krebber, pastor

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
J. S. Bach: Kantate BWV 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
Johann Theile, Schaffe in mir Gott ein reines Herz

Soloists
Die Kleine Kantorei
Conducted by: Jonathan Hiese

Unser Lieben Frauen Kirche Bremen
ULF Kirchhof
28195 Bremen More Information

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 131 Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir
Michael Tippett: Five Spirituals from Child of our Time
Thomas Morley: Out of the Deep
J.S. Bach: Chorale from Cantata BWV 23, Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn

Carmen Callejas Garcia, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Enrico Busia, tenor
Alexander Schuhmann, bass
Capella der St. Martini-Kirche and orchestra
Conducted by Matthew Glandorf

Tickets (at the door)€ 20 / € 15 students and seniors
Free admission for under-18-year-olds

Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Martini-Lesum
Hindenburgstraße 30
28717 Bremen
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Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
J. S. Bach: Kantate BWV 150, Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
Johann Theile, Schaffe in mir Gott ein reines Herz

Soloists
Die Kleine Kantorei
Conducted by Jonathan Hiese

Liebfrauenkirche Fischerhude
Kirchstraße, 28870 Fischerhude
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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L. van Beethoven, Missa solemnis D-dur op. 123
Regula Mühlemann, soprano
Eva Zaïcik, alto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Gabriel Rollinson, bass
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester
Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
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Works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, Chiquinha Gonzaga and Clarence Cameron White

Although European and American music history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focuses on white composers, pioneering composers of color were also active during the Romantic era, enriching and expanding classical music with their compositions. This moderated concert presents four composers whose life and works made an impact on the musical world in spite of marginalization and discrimination.

Namu Ensemble
Dannielle Seiler, concept and arrangements
Julie Comparini, voice and moderation

St. Martini zu Bremen-Lesum
Hindenburgstr. 30
28717 Bremen
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Works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, Chiquinha Gonzaga and Clarence Cameron White

Although European and American music history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focuses on white composers, pioneering composers of color were also active during the Romantic era, enriching and expanding classical music with their compositions. This moderated concert presents four composers whose life and works made an impact on the musical world in spite of marginalization and discrimination.

Namu Ensemble
Dannielle Seiler, concept and arrangements
Julie Comparini, voice and moderation

Zentrum für Kunst im Tabakquartier
Hermann-Ritter-Straße 108 E
28197 Bremen
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Works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, Chiquinha Gonzaga and Clarence Cameron White

Although European and American music history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focuses on white composers, pioneering composers of color were also active during the Romantic era, enriching and expanding classical music with their compositions. This moderated concert presents four composers whose life and works made an impact on the musical world in spite of marginalization and discrimination.

Namu Ensemble
Dannielle Seiler, concept and arrangements
Julie Comparini, voice and moderation

Dom zu Verden, Großer Saal
Lugenstein 10-12
27283 Verden
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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 217, Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet
Johann Christoph Altnickol: Motet Befiehl du deine Wege
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 16 Herr Gott, dich loben wir

Friederike Stübner-Garbade, soprano
Julie Comparini, alto
Christian Volkmann, tenor
Carsten Krüger, bass
Vokalenemble terra nova
Ensemble Concerto Giovanni Battista, Paul Wicke
Conducted by Katja Zerbst

Ev. Kirchengemeinde Oberneuland
Hohenkampsweg 6
28355 Bremen

Tickets €24 / €18 erm.
Tickets at the door or in the Oberneuland Magazin-Ticketshop