My final concert of the Bachelor in Viola da Gamba! (HfK Bremen)

PROGRAM

Air
William Lawes - Consort Set Nr. 6 für 6 Gamben in g-Moll
Alfonso Ferrabosco - Sound out my Voice

Water
Egberto Gismonti - Água e Vinho (arr. Águeda Macias)

Fire
Georg Philipp Telemann - Pariser Quartette Nr. 1 in g-Dur
Marin Marais - Couplets de Folies

Earth
João Nogueira - Espelho
Waldir Azevedo - Brasileirinho

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"Simpatia" is a word with different meanings in Brazil. On the one hand, it stands for "affection" and "friendliness", and describes a personality trait that is highly valued by Brazilians. On the other hand, it describes a popular magical ritual beyond religious beliefs.

In my "Simpatia" I connect the past and the future as well as Germany and Brazil. I invoke the power of the four elements - air, water, fire and earth - and the versatility of the viola da gamba: the program includes pieces for viol consort, chamber music and solo viola by composers from England, Italy, France, Germany and Brazil.

The structure of the program is narrative and reflects my time in Bremen. William Lawe's dissonant and surprising polyphony represents the wealth of languages ​​and cultures that I encountered when I started studying in one of the best viola da gamba classes in Europe in 2019. The solo pieces reflect the loneliness and feeling of hopelessness during the Covid-19 pandemic. My arrangement of "Água e Vinho" was created during this time. The compositions by Telemann and Marais embody the joy of collective music-making after the pandemic. The final songs symbolize my desire to unite everything I learned while studying in Germany with my Brazilian roots.


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THE BAND

Violas da Gamba: Marie-Alice Stoye, Alma Stoye, Kristina Haller, Tim Wai Lam, Thomas Fields
Orgel und Cembalo: Ekaterina Khokhlova
Flöte und Traversflöte: Ngating Wong
Barockvioline: Johanna dall’Asta
Barockharfe: Lola Atkinson
Barockgitarre: Aria Rita Pires
Gitarre: Vinicius Nogueira
Pandeiro: Adriana Soares
Gesang: Felipe Faturi
Blockflöte: Adriano Trarbach
Barockcello: Azzurra Raneri


Simpatia! Bachelorkonzert Viola da Gamba: Águeda Macias de Oliveira
Klasse Prof. Hille Perl, HfK Bremen
Dienstag | 14. Mai 2024 19:30 Uhr
St. Jakobi Kirche